A MCRFB NEWS brief: 1966
Scott Regen Host Motown At Detroit’s Roostertail Club For WKNR
. . .The Upper Deck of The Roostertail, is proud to present . . . .
— From the MCRFB Aircheck Library featuring WKNR-AM
Motown Monday LIVE at The Roostertail (w/Scott Regen) 1966
DETROIT — The “Motown Mondays” at Detroit’s Roostertail Supper Club are now being broadcast on WKNR, Detroit, each Saturday at 11 P.M. Scott Regen is host. Artists of Motown Records appearing on the show include the Four Tops, Junior Walker & The All-Stars, Marvin Gaye, Martha & The Vandellas, Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, The Marvelettes, The Supremes and The Temptations. This marks the first time in memory that “live” entertainment and music will have been broadcast on WKNR exclusively from the location for the nightly popular Scott Regen Show. END
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Addendum: In 1967, Scott Regen, heard nightly 7 to 10 p.m. on WKNR at the time, wrote the liner notes for “The Supremes Sings Holland – Dozier – Holland” Motown LP. Scott also wrote the liner notes for “The Four Tops Live At The Roostertail” and can be heard singing along side with the Four Tops on “Reach Out.” Scott Regen also introduced the Temptations on their 1967 album “The Temptations Live At The Roostertail” as well. On ‘Keener 13,’ Scott Regen became the highest-rated night-time deejay in Detroit – No. 1 — in 1965, 1966 and 1967. Truly, Scott Regen was “Detroit Radio King Of The ’60s!“
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(Information and news source: Billboard; September 17, 1966)
This brings tears to my eyes. It’s the spirit of DETROIT as the great music city it was. And, it’s an example of REAL radio…making “top 40 radio” compelling!
Bob,
It was simply that certain magic WKNR invoked upon us all during that time. Nearly fifty-years after it’s inception, forty-years after it’s demise, the station has left an indelible mark on many who still regard dear what Keener would become — a legend — in what, how much Detroit radio offered us during the 1960s.
All those special WKNR memories and moments we hold now — a *gift* to us all.
i was at the roostertail for the four tops live album and beleive or not last sat night i ran into someone who was also there incredible anyway ive been looking for something from the roostertail a hat or a tshirt i have my vinal which ive lent out more times then i can count