1966: THE 4 SEASONS SINGS JOEY REYNOLDS FOR WXYZ!

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In 1966, WXYZ radio promoted heavily Joey Reynolds’ anticipated arrival from Cleveland to Detroit. Having been discovered by Lee Alan on radio WIXY 1260 while on a business trip there, one of the station’s promotions was having distributed for their listeners this record 45, “Joey Reynolds’ Theme”, as recorded by The 4 Seasons. Joey Reynolds was the late-night personality on Radio 1270 from 9-midnight. Short-lived at the station, Reynolds tenure on WXYZ was a little over 6 months, from April to October of that year.

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THIS WEEK, 1964: THE HOTTEST HIT IN THE U.S.A.! 57 YEARS AGO

NUMBER ONE 1964

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FOURTEEN WEEKS overall on the single pop charts, “Where Did Our Love Go” by The Supremes peaked at #1 this week (2 weeks) on the Billboard Hot 100. Beginning August 16 through week ending, August 29, 1964. (Source: Billboard)

For our previous Billboard 1964 Number One U.S.A. Hits go HERE

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NUMBER 1 IN AMERICA | AUGUST 16-AUGUST 29, 1964

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