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MISS TEEN DETROIT, 1964! JO JO SHUTTY MACGREGOR

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DETROIT FREE PRESS | Thursday, October 15, 1964

DETROIT FREE PRESS | Monday, October 19, 1964

DETROIT FREE PRESS | Friday, February 4, 1966

The nation’s first female (CKLW) helicopter traffic reporter Jo Jo Shutty 1971

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7/15/17: GOING ON TODAY! A SPECIAL ‘BIG 8’ TRIBUTE

 A SPECIAL TRIBUTE TO THE BIG 8!

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Hello, Charlie O’Brien here. Just a quick note about the CKLW Charity Tribute happening today for the 50th Anniversary of the BIG 8 Format.

It was spring/summer 1967 50 years ago that the Big 8 debuted on CKLW.

The Mt. Clemens Fraternal Order of Eagles are holding a FREE party at their lodge and property along the Clinton River in Harrison Township – TODAY – Saturday — July 15 — from 4pm-10:30-pm.

All proceeds from food and raffles go to Ronald McDonald Charities of Detroit.

“Brother’ Bill Gable, JoJo Shutty MacGregor and Charlie O’Brien are scheduled to appear.

It’s a FREE event open to all CKLW and all Motor City radio fans! More info on the Big 8 Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/big8cklw – so come on down and  join in on the fun — SEE YOU THERE! 🙂

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TODAY! JULY 15, 2017

Jo-Jo Shutty MacGregor and Charlie O’Brien (photo courtesy Charlie O’Brien)

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FUN RADIO 8: MOTOR CITY TOP 30 HITS! THIS WEEK, ’67

CKLW RADIO 8 HIT PARADE June 28, 1967 (Click on image 2x for largest PC view)
CKLW RADIO 8 HIT PARADE June 28, 1967 (Click on image 2x for largest PC view)
RADIO 8 HIT PARADE * Music Explosion * CKLW (No. 01) 06/28/67

RADIO 8 HIT PARADE * Davie Allen & The Arrows * CKLW (No. 02) 06/28/67

RADIO 8 HIT PARADE * Stevie Wonder * CKLW (No. 03) 06/28/67

RADIO 8 HIT PARADE * Frankie Valli * CKLW (No. 04) 06/28/67

RADIO 8 HIT PARADE * The Doors * CKLW (No. 05) 06/28/67

RADIO 8 HIT PARADE * Bettye Swann * CKLW (No. 06) 06/28/67

RADIO 8 HIT PARADE * Scott McKenzie * CKLW (No. 07) 06/28/67

RADIO 8 HIT PARADE * Chris Bartley * CKLW (No. 08) 06/28/67
RADIO 8 HIT PARADE * The Parliaments * CKLW (No. 09) 06/28/67

RADIO 8 HIT PARADE * The Forum * CKLW (No. 12) 06/28/67

RADIO 8 HIT PARADE * Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazelwood * CKLW (No. 16) 06/28/67

RADIO 8 HIT PARADE * Smokey Robinson & The Miracles * CKLW (No. 17) 06/28/67

RADIO 8 HIT PARADE * Jefferson Airplane * CKLW (No. 20) 06/28/67

RADIO 8 HIT PARADE * Patti Drew * CKLW (No. 25) 06/28/67

RADIO 8 HIT PARADE * Dean Martin * CKLW (No. 27) 06/28/67
CKLW TOP 30 HITS TABULATED BY LOCAL RETAIL SALES AND NATIONAL RADIO AIRPLAY

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The CKLW TOP EIGHT HITS (1-8), with additional bonus songs (9), were selected for your listening enjoyment. The official CKLW 30 biggest hits. This week in Detroit, June 1967.

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CKLW RADIO 8 HIT PARADE June 28, 1967 (Click on image 2x for largest PC view)
BONUS! RADIO 8 * Ian & Sylvia * Future Hits * 06/28/67

BONUS! RADIO 8 * The Sunshine Co. * Future Hits * 06/28/67

CKLW RADIO 8

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 28, 1967

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These were the records you bought. Many went on to become some of the most popular singles heard played on AM and FM STEREO radio, June of ’67, including stations WKNR, WJR, WXYZ, WCAR and WJBK, Detroit.

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TODAY. 50 YEARS AGO

CKLW RADIO 8 HIT PARADE June 28, 1967 (Click on image 2x for largest PC view)

A SPECIAL THANK YOU

In Memory of George Griggs

Above CKLW music chart courtesy of Mrs. Patty Griggs and the George L. Griggs estate.

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BIG 8 CKLW MOTOR CITY BIG 30 HITS: THIS WEEK, 1967!

CKLW RADIO 8 HIT PARADE April 11, 1967 (Click on image 2x for largest PC view)
CKLW RADIO 8 HIT PARADE April 11, 1967 (Click on image 2x for largest PC view)

 

RADIO 8 HIT PARADE * Arthur Conley * CKLW (No. 01) 04/11/67

 

 

RADIO 8 HIT PARADE * Frank & Nancy Sinatra * CKLW (No. 02) 04/11/67

 

 

RADIO 8 HIT PARADE * Tommy James & The Shondells * CKLW (No. 03) 04/11/67

 

 

RADIO 8 HIT PARADE * Martha & The Vandellas * CKLW (No. 04) 04/11/67

 

 

RADIO 8 HIT PARADE * Marvin Gaye & Kim Weston * CKLW (No. 05) 04/11/67

 

 

RADIO 8 HIT PARADE * The Wanted * CKLW (No. 06) 04/11/67

 

 

RADIO 8 HIT PARADE * The Supremes * CKLW (No. 07) 04/11/67

 

 

RADIO 8 HIT PARADE * The Five Americans * CKLW (No. 08) 04/11/67

 

 

BONUS! RADIO 8 * Southbound Freeway * (No. 23) * 04/11/67

 

 

BONUS! RADIO 8 * Sandy Posey * (No. 24) * 04/11/67

 

 

BONUS! RADIO 8 * Lou Rawls * (No. 25) * 04/11/67

 

 

BONUS! RADIO 8 * The Parade * (No. 28) * 04/11/67

 

 

BONUS! RADIO 8 * Simon & Garfunkel * (No. 29) * 04/11/67

 

 

 

CKLW TOP 30 HITS TABULATED BY LOCAL RETAIL SALES AND NATIONAL RADIO AIRPLAY

 

The CKLW TOP EIGHT HITS (1-8), with added bonus songs, were selected for your listening enjoyment here. The official CKLW 30 biggest hits, this week in Detroit. April 1967

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CKLW RADIO 8 HIT PARADE April 11, 1967 (Click on image 2x for largest PC view)

 

BONUS! RADIO 8 * Tommy James & The Shondells * Future Hits * 04/11/67

 

 

CKLW RADIO 8

TUESDAY, APRIL 11, 1967

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These were the records you bought. Many went on to become some of the most popular singles heard played on AM and FM STEREO radio, April of ’67, including stations WKNR, WXYZ, WCAR and WJBK, Detroit.

 

 

CKLW RADIO 8 HIT PARADE April 11, 1967 (Click on image 2x for largest PC view)

 

 

A SPECIAL THANK YOU

In memory of George Griggs

Above CKLW music chart courtesy of Mrs. Patty Griggs and the George L. Griggs estate

 

 

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A CKLW-AM 800 DETROIT NEWSPAPER ’71 FLASHBACK!

Sunday, October 10, 1971

A DETROIT RADIO BACK-PAGE

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DETROIT FREE PRESS: “CKLW’s Rosalie — The Most Powerful Lady in Popdom”

(Above CKLW-related article courtesy freep.com newspapers archive. Copyright 2017; Newspapers.com).

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A DETROIT ‘CK R. SEYMOUR ’66 NEWSPAPER CLIPPING!

Friday, December 23, 1966

A DETROIT RADIO BACK-PAGE

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DETROIT FREE PRESS: CKLW: ‘Ex-DJ Robin Bemoans Radio Trend’ 

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CKLW ROCK AND ROLL REVISITED: THE BIG 8! 03/01/69

A ‘BIG 8’ PRESENTATION * THE HISTORY OF ROCK and ROLL * 02/28/69 (HR. 01-01)
A ‘BIG 8’ PRESENTATION * THE HISTORY OF ROCK and ROLL * 02/28/69 (HR. 01-02)
A ‘BIG 8’ PRESENTATION * THE HISTORY OF ROCK and ROLL * 02/28/69 (HR. 01-03)
A ‘BIG 8’ PRESENTATION * THE HISTORY OF ROCK and ROLL * 02/28/69 (HR. 01-04)
A ‘BIG 8’ PRESENTATION * THE HISTORY OF ROCK and ROLL * 02/28/69 (HR. 01-05)
A ‘BIG 8’ PRESENTATION * THE HISTORY OF ROCK and ROLL * 02/28/69 (HR. 01-06)
A ‘BIG 8’ PRESENTATION * THE HISTORY OF ROCK and ROLL * 02/28/69 (HR. 01-07)

48-YEARS AGO THIS WEEK

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In conjunction with KHJ Boss Radio (Los Angeles), RKO General, and Drake-Chenault Enterprises, CKLW presented ‘The History Of Rock & Roll‘ this week in 1969. This seminal, historic rockumentary comprised of 48 hours of programming from start to finish. Covering the first and second generation of rock, the program traces the early roots of rock ‘n’ roll from its origins in the early ’50s, of its influence impacting the hits of the ’60s. For four days, CKLW aired the Bill Drake HRR program in 12-hour blocks — 12 noon to 12 midnight — beginning Sunday, February 28 through Wednesday, March 3, 1969.

BILL DRAKE. The producer, the voice behind the landmark rockumentary, ‘The History of Rock & Roll.’ 1969.
THE HISTORY OF ROCK AND ROLL * TIME SWEEP (A.)
THE HISTORY OF ROCK AND ROLL * TIME SWEEP (B.)
THE ORIGINAL CKLW SURVEY February 18, 1969

Motor City Radio Flashbacks presents today the first hour of ‘THE HISTORY of ROCK & ROLL’ as aired on CKLW 12 noon — 1:00 p.m., Sunday, February 28, 1969.

 Original program concept conceived and created by Ron Jacobs, KHJ. Produced by Bill Drake and Gene Chenault.

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Above CKLW music chart courtesy of Mrs. Patty Griggs and the George L. Griggs estate.

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A CKLW-AM 800 DETROIT NEWSPAPER ’67 FLASHBACK!

Sunday, August 13, 1967

A DETROIT RADIO BACK-PAGE

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DETROIT FREE PRESS: CKLW-AM ‘Dave Shafer: An Ear for Big Hits’ 

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A 1974 ‘BIG 80’ HAPPY NEW YEAR CHART FROM CKLW!

CKLW BIG 80 December 1974 (click on image 2x for largest view)
CKLW BIG 80 December 1974 (click on image 2x for largest view)
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CKLW BIG 80 December 1974 (click on image 2x for largest view)
CKLW BIG 80 December 1974
CKLW BIG 80 December 1974 (click on image 2x for largest view)
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A 1974 ‘HAPPY NEW YEAR’ SOUVENIR FROM THE BIG 8!

Above CKLW music chart courtesy of Mrs. Patty Griggs and the George L. Griggs estate.

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CKLW-AM BACK ON THE RADIO: NEW YEAR’S EVE, ’73!

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CKLW RECALLED ON MOTOR CITY RADIO FLASHBACKS

CKLW-AM 800 * December 31, 1973 * SUPER MAX KINKLE
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CKLW IN REAL TIME! NEW YEAR’S EVE

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NEW YEAR’S COUNTDOWN! AS IT HAPPENED

11 P.M. TO 12 MIDNIGHT – DECEMBER 31, 1973

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