A NEWSPRINT COMMENTARY: THE BEATLES! HEADING THIS WAY . . . 1964

The Detroit Free Press January 9, 1964

Thursday, January 9, 1964

A DETROIT NEWSPRINT BACK-PAGE

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THE DETROIT FREE PRESS: THE BEATLES

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THE BEATLES: DECEMBER 7, 1963

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WKNR GLAD ALL OVER PRESENTING THE DAVE CLARK 5

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‘WKNR Adds DC5 Cobo Hall Show with High School Journalists’ Press Conference’

 

 

 



FROM THE BACK-PAGES of the DETROIT FREE PRESS

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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1965


 

DETROIT (DECEMBER 17)At least 150 high school journalists were “glad all over” last Friday night. WKNR invited them to question the Dave Clark Five at a press conference before their Cobo Arena concert. The minute Dave Clark, Mike Smith, Lenny Richardson, Denis Payton and Rick Huxley into the Polar Bear Room in the Veteran’s Memorial, flashbulbs and question started popping.

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DETROIT FREE PRESS


Detroit Free Press Friday, December 17, 1965

Detroit Free Press Friday, December 17, 1965

Detroit Free Press. December 1965


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The Dave Clark Five (L-R): Lenny Davidson, Dave Clark, Rick Huxley, Denis Payton, and Michael Smith. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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BEFORE THE BEATLES! THE STONES DID DETROIT 06/1964

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‘Stones Roll On But Fans Still Gather’

 

 

 


 

 

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TUESDAY, JUNE 16, 1964

 

 

 

DETROIT (JUNE 15) — The Rolling Stones were weary Monday, but not at rest.

They packed their silver buckled shoes, took down their newly washed socks from the grillwork and moved from one Detroit motel to another in an attempt to elude their eager fans.

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Detroit Free Press June 16, 1964

Detroit Free Press Monday, June 15, 1964

Detroit Free Press Sunday, June 14, 1964

Detroit Free Press Wednesday, June 3, 1964

 

Detroit Free Press | June 1964

 

 

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The Rolling Stones 1964

THE STONES SLEPT HERE. Sunday night, June 14, 1964. The Holiday Inn, 1331 Trumbull Blvd., and Porter Street (two blocks south of Michigan and Trumbull), near downtown Detroit. While the famous name and facade has long since been removed in the 1980s, today, the four-storied structure is still open for business under its current name, The Corktown Inn.


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A 1960S MOTOR CITY MUSIC FEATURE: 1964 RECALLED!

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‘Top Teenage Idols Regale Fans at Michigan, Fox’

 

 

 



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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1964

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DETROIT (December 30) — Non fans of rock-and-roll music are hereby alerted that, on the pretext of making a sociological trip, they have had an opportunity to discover new worlds at the Michigan Theater these early mornings while watching a proceeding called the first annual T.A.M.I. Show. Tonight’s show completes the engagement. 

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DETROIT FREE PRESS


Detroit Free Press Wednesday, December 30, 1964

Detroit Free Press Sunday, December 27, 1964

Detroit Free Press. December 1964


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GORDY’S MOTOWN RECORDS, IS BIG, REALLY BIG: ’65

Six Years After Its Founding, Berry Gordy’s Motown Records Puts Detroit Musically On The Global Map

A ’60s Detroit Music Moment Revisited: 1965

 

 



DETROIT (March 21, 1965) — Eight doors off the first floor hallway at 2652 West Grand Boulevard and when they are closed, the tiny passageway grows eerie. You are alone there, but with a distant sound of music — a music that is part blues, part gospel and a lot of rhythm.

It takes a keen perception to open the right door to the music. (CONTINUES — please read the complete article below) . . . .

— DETROIT FREE PRESS


DETROIT FREE PRESS Sunday, March 21, 1965

DETROIT FREE PRESS Sunday, March 21, 1965

DETROIT FREE PRESS Sunday, March 21, 1965

DETROIT FREE PRESS Sunday, March 21, 1965

MOTOWN RECORDS 1959 – 1965

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DETROIT MAGAZINE Detroit Free Press, Sunday, March 21, 1965


 

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DINAH WASHINGTON DIES IN DETROIT; THIS WEEK, ’63

JAZZ CLUB LEGEND FOUND UNRESPONSIVE AT HER DETROIT HOME; DEAD AT 37

 

 

 




 

DETROIT — (Sunday, December 15) — In the jazz clubs they say that Dinah Washington merely stepped out of a hand-clapping church choir, dropped by the Brill Building to pick up some lyrics and began to wail.

The regulars in the Jazz clubs were wailing on Saturday.

Dinah — whom they considered the greatest blues singer since Bessie Smith — is dead at 37. (CONTINUES — please read the complete article below) . . . .

— DETROIT FREE PRESS



DETROIT FREE PRESS Sunday, December 15, 1963 (click on newsprint 2x for largest detailed read)


DETROIT FREE PRESS Monday, December 16, 1963 (click on image 2x for largest detailed read)

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A 1960S MOTOR CITY MUSIC FEATURE RECALLED: 1966!

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‘Respect” Makes A Hit For Ann Arbor Quartet

 

 

 



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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1966

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Put together an Otis Redding Tune, “Respect,” and four talented guys from Ann Arbor called The Rationals and you’ve got a big hit record. (CONTINUES — please read the complete article below) . . . .

— DETROIT FREE PRESS



DETROIT FREE PRESS Friday, September 9, 1966


THE RATIONALS 1966

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A 1960S MOTOR CITY MUSIC FEATURE RECALLED: 1967!

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The ‘Rationals’: One of Detroit’s Real ‘In’ Group

 

 

 



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FRIDAY, JULY 21, 1967

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Who does Mitch Ryder demands to back him up when he does a special appearance in Detroit with out his band? Who stole the show at the ALSAC benefit last fall? (CONTINUES — please read the complete article below) . . . .

— DETROIT FREE PRESS



DETROIT FREE PRESS Friday, July 21, 1967


THE RATIONALS w/Jeep Holland 1967

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A 1960S MOTOR CITY MUSIC FEATURE RECALLED: 1963!

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When Detroiters Read About the ‘Beatles’ the Very First Time

 

 

 



FROM THE BACK-PAGES OF THE DETROIT FREE PRESS

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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1963

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LONDON — AP — Police admitted Monday that Beatlemania — one of the wildest teenage phenomena yet — just about has them beat. (CONTINUES — please read the complete article below) . . . .

— DETROIT FREE PRESS


DETROIT FREE PRESS Tuesday, October 29, 1963


TWO ‘BEATLES’ GET A FAN’S ATTENTION (Associated Press; Monday, October 28, 1963)

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