JIM HAMPTON (Last Show) | DATE: FRIDAY, JANUARY 20, 1967
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NEW! A special THANK YOU to Jimmy Hampton, of Cathedral City, California, for recently donating his 1967 (very last show) WXYZ radio aircheck to the Motor City Radio Flashbacks archives.
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National Black Radio Hall of Fame Posthumous Award
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(Feb. 27, 2021 at 6 pm EST on Zoom)
The National Board has approved Martha Jean ‘The Queen’ Steinberg and the following industry members into our prestigious National Museum for our 2020 and 2021 Induction Awards.
Guy Brody, Yvonne Daniel, Big George, Burke Johnson, Irene Johnson Ware
In honoring Martha Jean Steinberg, Diane Steinberg (in behalf of her family) will speak and will be accepting the NBRHOF posthumous award presentation.
Saturday, February 27, 2021
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The National Black Radio Hall of Fame
These outstanding inductees join the ranks of those who were inducted in the 2019 National Black Radio Hall of Fame held in Atlanta.
The National Black Radio Hall of Fame located in St. Louis, Mo. is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt charitable non-profit organization established in 2010 to recognize and acknowledge the countless contributions of personalities and pioneers to African American Radio Nationally. Our facility is located in the beautifully remodeled “Big Picture School” and consists of: a museum that showcases memorabilia, exhibits, and displays honoring personalities who developed and shaped Black Radio nationally. (See below)
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For more on the National Black Radio Hall of Fame visit their website HERE.
For the Detroit Chapter of the National Black Radio Hall of Fame, go HERE.
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(The National Black Radio Hall of Fame program courtesy of Diane Steinberg)
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ON YOUR PC? To fully appreciate this WKNR Music Guide for the week of February 25, 1965 chart feature click on image 2x and open to second window. Click image anytime to return to NORMAL image size.
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The above WKNR music chart was digitally restored by Motor City Radio Flashbacks
A SPECIAL THANK YOU
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A sincere, thank you, Mrs. Patti Griggs. This featured presentation would have not been possible without your generosity, dedication, and your continuous support.
Above WKNR music chart courtesy of Mrs. Patti Griggs and the George L. Griggs estate.
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BLAZO’S DINER & DRIVE IN * 1964
AMERICAN MOTORS * RAMBLER * 1964
PAN AMERICAN AIRLINES * 1963
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DzkyK3iXIP0&list=LL&index=124&t=3303s
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HITSVILLE U.S.A.! Documentary film that focuses on the period beginning with the birth of Motown in Detroit in 1958 until its relocation to Los Angeles in the early 1970s.
The film tracks the unique system that Gordy assembled that enabled Motown to become the most successful record label of all time.
The creation and initial success of Motown was achieved during a period of significant racial tensions in America and amid the burgeoning civil rights movement.
(SHOWTIME Channel; You Tube)
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Note: Uploaded for a free view and for a limited time, as of March 21, 2021, the Showtime documentary ‘Hitsville: The Making of Motown’, has been removed from the official SHOWTIME You Tube Channel.
In its replacement (March 21, 2012), we will now feature the official SHOWTIME trailer for the documentary.
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Note: We are happy to inform you again the complete documentary ‘Hitsville: The Making of Motown’ is back up on the You Tube SHOWTIME Channel as of Thursday, February 17 2022, therefore, as featured here previously, we now have it back up on this site once again for your view here as well. 🙂
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Mary Wilson passed away on February 8, 2021. She was 76.
In memory of Mary Wilson, we are featuring three classic Motown video performances by The Supremes on the Ed Sullivan Show.
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The Supremes May 1, 1966 * The Supremes May 7, 1967 * The Supremes May 1, 1966
