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For more on this story, please GO HERE.
A special thank you to Ric Allen, Michigan Music historian, for directing this Detroit Free Press story (printed this afternoon 3:25 p.m; online) with Motor City Radio Flashbacks.
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Tape recorders. Home stereo components. Portable record players. Transistor radios.
A look back at some of the ’60s electronics American consumers were buying from the Radio Shack chain, 1968. These four product pages were taken from the Radio Shack catalog, from that year.
Motor City Radio Flashbacks found an amazing website online where you can view the entire archived Radio Shack publications — where you can view page-to-page — every single catalog from 1936 to 2005.
It’s a ‘Realistic’ decades’ electronic blast from the past you’ll enjoy viewing. Check it out! ?
A MCRFB viewing tip: On your PC? For a larger detailed view click above image 2x and open to second window. Click image anytime to return to NORMAL image size.
Click your server’s back button to return to MCRFB.COM home page.
On your mobile device? Tap on image. Open to second window. “Stretch” image across your device screen to magnify for largest print view.
A MCRFB MOTOWN NOTE: You can view these photographs plus 16 others taken by Ken Steinhoff, who also as well, wrote a short story when Smokey Robinson & The Miracles performed at the Ohio University, in February 1968 — GO HERE
If you remember the great music radio stations in Detroit and Windsor like WKMH, WXYZ, CKLW, WKNR and WJBK, then you’ll love the music on Big 8 Radio!
Featuring the best Motor City music from the 50’s, 60’s and 70’s – the golden age of rock radio! It’s all here: Motown, the British Invasion, the rock and pop hits and those curious crossovers!
Big 8 Radio is a tribute radio station honoring the Motor City Classics and features Big 8 Breaks with legendary voices like Dave Shafer, Tom Shannon, Scott Regen, Big Jim Edwards, Pat Holiday, Frank Brodie, Ted Richards, Bill Gable and MORE!
— Charlie O’Brien
LISTEN HERE! FOR MORE ON CHARLIE O’BRIEN’S NEW BIG 8 RADIO STREAM ON THE WEB — GO HERE
NEW! THE ‘BIG 8 RADIO’ LINK ADDED TO THE MCRFB BLOGROLL!
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THE REUNION IS ON – SPACE LIMITED TO FIRST 500
May 28 Memorial Day 3-6 PM – Farmers Market (inside)
All Ticket Proceeds to Royal Oak Historical Society. Will post Celebrity Names Soon. Tickets Available Now!
For all other info please go here: www.leealancreative.com/reunion
A note to all my friends. Please share these Reunion Posts (linked here) on your personal Facebook page time line. Thanks!
BEFORE I GO – A REUNION OUR LAST CHANCE TOGETHER – IN PERSON
A Word by Lee Alan (March 25)
Thousands of us used to get together every night on the radio. What if we could all have one last time together? For a few hours. Not on the radio, In person. You and me. And as many of my friends from all those great days who are still with us, can get to come. Names you know. Radio-TV people. Music people.
One last time. In one place. Face to face.
You and me. We’ll share stories. Laugh a little. Play some music and sounds from the past. Talk a lot. Remember things. Answer questions. Even cry a little. Just a few short precious and memorable hours. I will soon be leaving the Detroit area for good. But before I go do you think we could get together? You and me together again. In person. Let’s make a memory.
One last time.
— LEE ALAN
UPDATE (April 7): ROBIN SEYMOUR COMING TO THE REUNION!!
92 Years Young and Still “Bobbin with Robbin“
THE REUNION IS ON – MAY 28 – MEMORIAL DAY 3-6PM
Inside at Royal Farmer’s Market – ALL ticket proceeds going to –The Royal Oak Historical Society. Limit 500 Advance Tickets
Get Info & Tickets here: http://leealancreative.com/reunion Watch here for all our famous friends who’ll be attending!
Please take a moment to check the website’s blogroll for other featured links archived there as well!
DENNIS EDWARDS OBITUARY | CHICAGO CBS LOCAL (Special thanks to CKLW’s Ric Allen for providing the link)
LISTEN LIVE NOW! Jim Hampton’s ‘An Original Christmas‘ begins CHRISTMAS DAY (1:00 A.M.) on wjr.com and on iHeartradio.com
Fats Domino, Early Rock ‘n’ Roller Pioneer With a Boogie-Woogie Piano, Is Dead at 89
