Author: Jim Feliciano

LOST IN THE ’50S: THIS WEEK! THE HONOR ROLL OF HITS!

AMERICA’S WEEKLY HIT PARADER: THE NATION’S TOP TUNES INDEX

 MELODY OF LOVE * Billy Vaughn * BILLBOARD (No. 01) 2/12/1955

Billboard 02-12-55

AMERICA’S WEEKLY HIT PARADER: THE NATION’S TOP TUNES INDEX

MR. SANDMAN * The Chordettes * BILLBOARD (No. 04) 2/12/55

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KAREN CARPENTER DIES AT AGE 32 . . . FEBRUARY 12, 1983

Motor City Radio Flashbacks logoFrom the MCRFB news archive: 1983

’70s POP MUSIC ICON FOUND UNRESPONSIVE; DIES OF CARDIAC ARREST

 

 

 

 

 

Karen Carpenter (click image foe largest view)
Karen Carpenter (click image 2x for largest view)

LOS ANGELES — Karen Carpenter, one-half of the Carpenters, the top-pop duo of the 1970s, died Friday (February 4) of full cardiac arrest at Downey Community Hospital near here. Carpenter, 32, was taken to the hospital at 9:23 a.m. by her parents and brother Richard, and was pronounced dead at 9:51 a.m.

An autopsy is pending though it is known that Carpenter suffered from anorexia nervosa for which she was first hospitalized several years ago.

The Carpenters signed with A&M in 1969 and went on to cut 11 albums for the label, of which eight went gold. They also reached Billboard’s Hot 100 with all 28 of their singles releases, of which 10 went gold.

(Information and news source: Billboard; February 12, 1983).

The Carpenters
THE CARPENTERS

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50TH! FRANCE ADDED TO TOUR OF MOTORTOWN REVUE . . . MARCH 20, 1965

Motor City Radio Flashbacks logoFrom the MCRFB news archive: 1965

 

PARIS SLATED FOR MOTOWN U.K. TOUR; ADDED SCHEDULED STOP

 

 

 

 

LONDON — Tamla-Motown’s Motor Town Revue, besides 21 personal appearances in 24 days in England, has a show slated for the Olympia Music Hall in Paris on April 13.

Motown logoA flock of new releases Friday (March 19) heralds the Motown in vasion of Britain. The Supremes’ “Stop! In The Name Of Love” was released for the first time in England and has been challenging for the top of the American chart. “Ooo, Baby Baby” by Smokey Robinson and the Miracles is being released as well as in the United States. A new record by Stevie Wonder, “Kiss Me Baby,” will also be released, but no definite date has been set.

Motown’s the Temptations, in England for a series of radio and television appearances, will release “It’s Growing” Friday (19). The group is not connected with the revue, but will appear on a TV spectacular, The Sound Of Tamla-Motown,” with revue stars. Dusty Springfield will only be the British star on the show.

The Supremes will also appear at the “Sunday Night At The London Palladium” TV show plus other TV/radio stints.

The Motor Town Revue package includes the Supremes, Martha and the Vandellas, Smokey Robinson and the Miracles, Stevie Wonder, and the Earl Van Dyke Sextet.

The U.K. Motor Town Revue Schedule

The Tamla-Motown schedule is: Astoria Hall, Finsbury Park, March 20. Odeon Hall, March 21; Colstone Hall, Bristol, March 23; Capitol Hall, Cardiff, March 24; Odeon Hall, Birmingham, March March 25; A.B.C., Kingston, March 26; Winter Gardens, Bournemouth, March 27; Odeon Hall, Leicester, March 28; Odeon Hall, Manchester; March 30; and Odeon Hall, Leeds, March 31.

Also scheduled: Odeon Hall, Glasgow, April 1; A.B.C., Stockton, April 2; City Hall, New Castle, April 3; Empire Hall, Liverpool, April 4; A.B.C., Luton, April 6; A.B.C., Chester, April 7; City Hall, Sheffield, April 8; A.B.C., Wigan, April 9; Gaumont, Wolverhampton, April 10; Gaumont, Ipswich, April 11; Guild Hall, Portsmouth, April 12; and Olympia Music Hall, April 13. END

TAMLA-MOTOWN invades the U.K., Scotland, and France in March-April 1965. (Click on image 2x for largest view).
The TAMLA-MOTOWN entourage photographed before leaving Detroit on their anticipated U.K. tour, with stops added for Scotland, France. March-April 1965. (Click on image for largest view).

(Information and news source: Billboard; March 20, 1965).

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