Category: CKLW

CKLW MOTOR CITY BIG 30 RECORDS: THIS WEEK! DECEMBER 26, 1967

CKLW BIG 30 December 26, 1967

CKLW BIG 30 December 26, 1967

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“The listing of records herein is the opinion of CKLW based on its survey of record sales, listener requests and CKLW’s judgement of the record’s appeal.”

The featured CKLW chart was digitally restored in its entirety by Motor City Radio Flashbacks

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CKLW BIG 30 December 26, 1967

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A sincere thank you Mrs. Patti Griggs. This featured presentation would have not been possible without your generosity, dedication, and your continuous support.

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

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CKLW THE BIG 8! DEBUTED THIS WEEK, DECEMBER 1973: ‘THE AMERICANS’

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Westbound Records release of famed CKLW newsman Byron MacGregor’s record 45 single of ‘Americans’, officially marked its debut on the CKLW Big 30 chart, this week, December 11, 1973.

Accordingly, the single would ultimately peak at #1 on CKLW on January 2, 1974, at date, just three weeks overall on the CKLW charts. Nationally, MacGregor’s ‘Americans’ would peak at #4 (1 week) on the Billboard charts on February 9, 1974.

All proceeds generated from sales off the single was decreed by Byron as a 100 per cent charitable donation for the American Red Cross.

Byron MacGregor, legendary news director at the Big 8, passed away at the age of 46, January 3, 1995.

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Audio recording was digitally enhanced by Motor City Radio Flashbacks

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CKLW RADIO 80! A 1963 [Detroit Free Press] DETROIT RADIO AD

The Detroit Free Press June 4, 1963

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MCRFB Note: Special THANKS to our friend, John Bartony (a.k.a. Jukebox John) St. Clair Shores, Michigan, for referencing and having provided the above Detroit Free Press CKLW 800 ad — June 4, 1963 — for this site, as featured today.

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Above article courtesy freep.com newspaper archive. Copyright 2022. Newspapers.com

The above featured Detroit Free Press article was digitally re-imaged in its entirety by Motor City Radio Flashbacks

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A special thank you to senior MCRFB consultant Greg Innis, of Livonia, MI., for contributing the Newspapers.com archives (Detroit radio related) articles, ads, and images we have featured on this site, since 2016.

Thank you, Greg Innis, for making these historic Detroit radio features possible. 🙂

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CKLW RADIO 8-0: A 1960 [Detroit Free Press] DETROIT RADIO BACK-PAGE AD

Detroit Free Press March 31, 1960

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Above article/advertisement courtesy freep.com newspaper archive. Copyright 2022. Newspapers.com

The above featured Detroit Free Press WKNR ad was digitally re-imaged by Motor City Radio Flashbacks.

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Missed any of our previous ‘Detroit Radio Back-Pages‘ features? GO HERE

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A special thank you to senior MCRFB consultant Greg Innis, of Livonia, MI., for contributing the Newspapers.com archives (Detroit radio related) articles, ads, and images we have featured on this site, since 2016.

Thank you, Greg Innis, for making these historic Detroit radio features possible. 🙂

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Missed any of our previous ‘Detroit Radio Back-Pages‘ features? GO HERE

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THE ‘BIG 8’ CKLW! THE WEEK’S MOTOR CITY ‘BIG 30’ RECORDS: SEPTEMBER 27, 1971

CKLW BIG 30 September 27, 1971

CKLW BIG 30 September 27, 1971

CKLW BIG 30 September 27, 1971

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“The listing of records herein is the opinion of CKLW based on its survey of record sales, listener requests and CKLW’s judgement of the record’s appeal.”

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The featured CKLW chart was digitally restored by Motor City Radio Flashbacks

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A Special Thank You

A sincere, thank you, Mrs. Patti Griggs. This featured presentation would have not been possible without your generosity, dedication, and your continuous support.

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

CKLW BIG 30 September 27, 1971

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CKLW THE BIG 8! THE WEEK’S MOTOR CITY ‘BIG 30’ RECORDS: AUGUST 16, 1977

CKLW BIG 30 SURVEY August 16, 1977

CKLW BIG 30 SURVEY August 16, 1977

CKLW BIG 30 SURVEY August 16, 1977

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“The listing of records herein is the opinion of CKLW based on its survey of record sales, listener requests and CKLW’s judgement of the record’s appeal.”

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The featured CKLW chart was digitally restored by Motor City Radio Flashbacks

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A Special Thank You

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A sincere, thank you, Mrs. Patti Griggs. This featured presentation would have not been possible without your generosity, dedication, and your continuous support.

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

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CKLW BIG 30 SURVEY August 16, 1977

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MCRFB AUDIO CALL-OUT: EDDIE CHASE on CKLW, WXYZ, ‘MAKE BELIEVE BALLROOM’

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CKLW EDDIE CHASE 1955 (Press Photo)

Motor City Radio Flashbacks is in search of anything audio relating Eddie Chase, renown Detroit radio legend in the 1940s and 1950s on WXYZ and CKLW.

His granddaughter, Kathleen Thompson (resides in Anchorage, Alaska), and for the benefit of her immediate family as well, has reached out to this site for any audio recordings of Eddie Chase on the radio, which may include his top-rated WXYZ show program, Make Believe Ballroom. Material we have yet to find and add into our Detroit radio archive.

If there is someone out there who may possibly have a recording of this Detroit radio treasure, please contact me at (copy and paste):

motorcityradioflashbacks65@gmail.com

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CKLW THE BIG 8! MOTOR CITY TOP 30 RECORDS: JULY 31, 1973

CKLW TOP 30 RECORDS July 31, 1973 [A]

CKLW TOP 30 RECORDS July 31, 1973 [B]

CKLW TOP 30 RECORDS July 31, 1973 [C]

CKLW TOP 30 RECORDS July 31, 1973 [D]

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“The listing of records herein is the opinion of CKLW based on its survey of record sales, listener requests and CKLW’s judgement of the record’s appeal.”

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The featured CKLW chart was digitally restored by Motor City Radio Flashbacks

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A Special Thank You

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A sincere, thank you, Mrs. Patti Griggs. This featured presentation would have not been possible without your generosity, dedication, and your continuous support.

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

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CKLW RADIO 8-0: THE ‘CK RADIO 80 SURVEY! JUNE 30, 1964

CKLW RADIO 8-0 June 30, 1964

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The CKLW BIG 50 (plus) hits in Windsor/Detroit. This survey was tabulated overall by record popularity appeal, sales, listener requests and record airplays based on the judgement of CKLW Radio. [June 1964)]

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The above CKLW chart was digitally restored by Motor City Radio Flashbacks

A SPECIAL THANK YOU

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A sincere, thank you, Mrs. Patti Griggs. This featured presentation would have not been possible without your generosity, dedication, and your continuous support.

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

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