CHOKER CAMPBELL 16 PIECE ORCHESTRA * “Mickey’s Monkey” * MOTOWN (1965)
Author: Jim Feliciano
TAMLA-MOTOWN EXECS SWING ACROSS EUROPE . . . MARCH 23, 1960
A MCRFB news brief: 1960
Motown Heads Make First European Excursion
LONDON — Berry Gordy, Jr., Esther Edwards and Barney Ales, executives of the Tamla-Motown group of Detroit, left here March 9 on a swing around Europe. After calls in Berlin and Hamburg last week, the trio will be in Rome until Monday, March 18.
The subsequent itinerary was Venice (Hotel Bauer Grunwald) March 18-21; Milan (Principe e Savoia) March 21-22; Zurich (Carlton Elite) March 22-23; Paris (King George V) March 23-29; Amsterdam (Hilton) March 29-31; Copenhagen March 31-April 2, when the party is due back in London. END
(Information and news source: Billboard; March 23, 1960).
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Gordy And Friends On Talking Whirl
DETROIT — Barry Gordy, Jr., Esther Edwards and Barney Ales, three executives of the Tamla-Motown Records group, hit London as their first stage of their European tour to investigate future expansion.
As well as meeting with Oriole executives, their current representative in Britain, they met British Decca Records executive Sir Edward Lewis; L. G. Wood, managing director of EMI Records, and a host of publishing personalities in connection with their Jobete firm during their first week here.
After visiting continental firms in a number of cities, they return to London on the way back to Detroit before making final decisions. END
(Information and news source: Billboard; March 23, 1960).
BILLBOARD’S HOT 100 HITS! NO. 05: FEBRUARY 20, 1965
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BILLBOARD HOT 100 AS COMPILED BY NATIONAL RETAIL SALES AND RADIO AIRPLAY
BILLBOARD SONG NUMBER 05 IN U.S.A. * Shirley Ellis * WEEK OF 2/20/65
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50 YEARS AGO: FOURTEEN WEEKS on the singles chart, “The Name Game” by Shirley Ellis peaked No. 03 on the Billboard Hot 100, week of March 6, 1965.
(source: Billboard)
BILLBOARD’S HOT 100 HITS! NO. 24: FEBRUARY 20, 1965
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BILLBOARD HOT 100 AS COMPILED BY NATIONAL RETAIL SALES AND RADIO AIRPLAY
BILLBOARD SONG NUMBER 24 IN U.S.A. * Searchers * WEEK OF 2/20/65
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50 YEARS AGO: FOURTEEN WEEKS on the singles chart, “Love Potion Number Nine” by The Searchers peaked No. 03 on the Billboard Hot 100, week of January 16, 1965.
(source: Billboard)
BILLBOARD’S HOT 100 HITS! NO. 67: FEBRUARY 20, 1965
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BILLBOARD HOT 100 AS COMPILED BY NATIONAL RETAIL SALES AND RADIO AIRPLAY
BILLBOARD SONG NUMBER 67 IN U.S.A. * Impressions * WEEK OF 2/20/65
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50 YEARS AGO: EIGHT WEEKS on the singles chart, “People Get Ready” by The Impressions peaked at No. 14 on the Billboard Hot 100, week of March 27, 1965.
(source: Billboard)
BILLBOARD’S HOT 100 HITS! NO. 33: FEBRUARY 20, 1965
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BILLBOARD HOT 100 AS COMPILED BY NATIONAL RETAIL SALES AND RADIO AIRPLAY
BILLBOARD SONG NUMBER 33 IN U.S.A. * Sam Cooke * WEEK OF 2/20/65
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50 YEARS AGO: SEVEN WEEKS on the singles chart, “A Change Is Gonna Come” by Sam Cooke peaked at No. 33 on the Billboard Hot 100, week of March 6, 1965.
(source: Billboard)
BILLBOARD’S HOT 100 HITS! NO. 89: FEBRUARY 20, 1965
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BILLBOARD HOT 100 AS COMPILED BY NATIONAL RETAIL SALES AND RADIO AIRPLAY
BILLBOARD SONG NUMBER 89 IN U.S.A. * Maxine Brown * WEEK OF 2/20/65
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50 YEARS AGO: SEVEN WEEKS on the singles chart, “It’s Gonna Be Alright” by Maxine Brown peaked at No. 56 on the Billboard Hot 100, week of March 20, 1965.
(source: Billboard)
THIS WEEK IN AMERICA: BILLBOARD HOT 100! 02/20/65
BILLBOARD HOT 100 AS COMPILED BY NATIONAL RETAIL SALES AND RADIO AIRPLAY
HOT 100. THIS WEEK. FEBRUARY 1965
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These were the record singles you bought in 1965. Many went on to become the most popular radio airplays heard on AM radio in Detroit, February 1965, on Top 40 WKNR, WXYZ, CKLW and easy-listening WJBK and conservative album-oriented WJR.
THE NATION’S TOP-SELLING 100 SINGLES 1965
FLASHBACK MOTOR CITY HAPPENINGS ’67-’68. . . JANUARY 6, 1968
From the MCRFB news archive: 1968
Music Happenings In and Around Detroit Town 1967-1968
DETROIT — The Roostertail, Detroit’s largest nightclub, plans to devote one night a week to the 21 and under crowd. Disk jockey Robin Seymour will host the first “night for the young” Sunday (January 7) with four bands providing entertainment. Seymour has also taped a special New Year’s Eve TV show for CKLW Channel 9. Featured on that show will be Deon Jackson, Robert Knight, Bobbie Gentry, the Cowsills, and others . . . . Radio station WCHB hosted its annual Christmas stage show at the Fox Theater December 16, featuring Motown acts.
The annual Motor Town Revue ran for ten days (December 23-January 1). Gladys Knight and the Pips, the Marvelettes, Willie Tyler and Lester, and a new Motown group called Bobby Taylor and the Vancouvers appeared for the ten-day run of the show. Stevie Wonder headlined the first five days, and Smokey Robinson and the Miracles headlined the last five shows . . . . Gino Washington and Merit Music Distributors have released Gino’s successful recording of “Gino Is A Coward” . . . .
The Utopias, released their first recording locally on the LaSalle label, titled, “Girls Are Against Me,” distributed by Solid Hitbounds Productions . . . . Brenda Holloway is in town to work on her next Motown recordings. END
(Information and news source: Billboard; January 6, 1968).
THIS WEEK 50 YEARS AGO: THE HOTTEST HIT IN THE USA!
NUMBER 1 IN AMERICA ’65 * Gary Lewis * WEEKS OF 2/14 – 2/27/1965
TWELVE WEEKS on the singles chart, “This Diamond Ring,” by Gary Lewis and the Playboys peaked No. 1 (2 weeks) on the Billboard Hot 100, weeks of February 14, 1965 through February 27, 1965. (source: Billboard).
MCRFB Link: For the previous No. 1 record in the U.S.A. 1965 GO HERE.