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Motown Monday! A special THANK YOU to CKLW and Big 8 Radio’s own Charlie O’Brien for permitting Motor City Radio Flashbacks to display his fabulous lithograph (recently having discovered online) he penned of The Motown Records Museum, a.k.a. Berry Gordy’s house he personally had named — Hitsville U. S. A. Suitable for framing . . . that is one great sketch, Charlie!
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NEW! A special THANK YOU to CKLW’s own Charlie O’Brien, Windsor, Ontario, Canada, for providing this classic Davy Shafer ‘Fun Radio 8‘ aircheck gem for this site’s aircheck archive, from 56 years ago.
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NOTE: The featured CKLW Dave Shafer aircheck is actually two airchecks combined — as dated — edited as one.
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Billboard (photo below; captioned) April 1965
“Los Angeles trumpeter Herb Albert and his band The Tijuana Brass promoting their newest album, ‘Whip Cream & Other Delights‘ on his own A&M Records label.”
A MCRFB Note: The model seen sitting in the LP cut-out, as pictured, is the same model Herb Alpert had displayed for his album cover.
The above Billboard 04/24/1965 ad was digitally re-imaged and completely restored by Motor City Radio Flashbacks
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Released October 16, “Can I Get A Witness” peaked at 22 (1 week; week-ending December 28) on the Billboard Top Pop Singles charts in 1963. Final week on Billboard (16 total weeks on the charts) drops out at #47, week-ending, February 1, 1964.
Released November 2, 1963, “Can I Get A Witness” peaked at #1 (3 weeks; charted 22 total weeks overall) on the Billboard Top R&B Singles charts in 1964. B-side: “I’m Crazy ‘Bout My Baby”
TAMLA 54087 Sources: Billboard Top Pop Singles and Billboard Top R&B Singles
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Released January 16, “My Girl” peaked at #1 (1 week; week-ending March 6) on the Billboard Top Pop Singles charts in 1965. Final week on Billboard (week-ending April 10; 13 total weeks on the charts) drops out at #29.
Released January 9, “My Girl” peaked at #1 (6 weeks; charted 16 total weeks overall) on the Billboard Top R&B Singles charts in 1965. B-side: “Don’t Look Back”
GORDY 7038 Sources: Billboard Top Pop Singles and Billboard Top R&B Singles
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