Month: March 2018

WXYZ 1270: A 1959 ED MCKENZIE NEWSPRINT FEATURE

DETROIT FREE PRESS November 18, 1959
DETROIT FREE PRESS November 18, 1959

Wednesday, November 18, 1959

A DETROIT RADIO BACK-PAGE

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DETROIT FREE PRESS: Ed McKenzie / WXYZ

Above WXYZ related article is courtesy freep.com newspaper archive. Copyright 2018. Newspapers.com.

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WXYZ ED McKENZIE (Press Photo) 1959

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BILLBOARD HOT 75 COUNTRY SINGLES THIS WEEK! 1968

BILLBOARD HOT COUNTRY SINGLES February 24, 1968
NO. 1 COUNTRY SINGLE IN AMERICA * Henson Cargill * February 24, 1968
NO. 2 COUNTRY SINGLE IN AMERICA * Johnny Cash * February 24, 1968
NO. 3 COUNTRY SINGLE IN AMERICA * Tammy Wynette * February 24, 1968
NO. 4 COUNTRY SINGLE IN AMERICA * Merle Haggard * February 24, 1968
NO. 5 COUNTRY SINGLE IN AMERICA * Sonny James * February 24, 1968

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WEXL ‘TOP 5’ DETROIT

Week of 02/18/1968 – 02/24/1968

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Many of these records were the most popular radio plays heard on Detroit’s only country station 1340 on the AM dial at the time, WEXL, as was tabulated nationally week-ending previous, February 17, 1968.

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50TH! TOP 50 BILLBOARD R&B SINGLES CHART 03/02/68

BILLBOARD BEST SELLING R&B HITS March 2, 1968
NO. 1 HOTTEST R&B SINGLE IN AMERICA ’68 * THE TEMPTATIONS
NO. 2 HOTTEST R&B SINGLE IN AMERICA ’68 * THE IMPRESSIONS
NO. 3 HOTTEST R&B SINGLE IN AMERICA ’68 * JAMES BROWN
NO. 4 HOTTEST R&B SINGLE IN AMERICA ’68 * THE HESITATIONS
NO. 5 HOTTEST R&B SINGLE IN AMERICA ’68 * OTIS REDDING

WCHB / WJLB ‘TOP 5’ DETROIT

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Week of 02/24/68 – 03/02/1968

The ‘Top 5’ soul records were also the most popular radio plays heard on Detroit’s two R&B stations 1440 WCHB and 1400 WJLB on the AM dial at the time, as well as many of the nation’s Top 50 R&B singles listed from this chart as was tabulated by Billboard.

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A BILLBOARD CLASSIC LP’ AD FLASHBACK! 02/24/1968

A BILLBOARD 4 Corners RECORDS AD PAGE RIP: “Soul Coaxing (Ame Caline)” Raymond LeFevre Orchestra February 24, 1968 (click on image 2x for largest view)
RAYMOND LeFEVRE * 1968

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