A 1960S MOTOR CITY MUSIC FEATURE RECALLED: 1965!

A ’60s Detroit Music Moment Revisited: 1965

ON TOUR WITH THE BEATLES: OUR BRENDA FILES HER REPORT

 

 

 

 


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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1965

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“THE BEATLES NEVER calm down, never relax. The whole trip was like a crazy, wild vacation. Ringo planned all the menus and we ate green beans every night for two weeks!”

“In Portland the kids caught up with us. They were pushing and screaming. You feel like you’re going to be killed.” (CONTINUES — please read the complete article below) . . . .

— DETROIT FREE PRESS


DETROIT FREE PRESS Sunday, November 7, 1965


DETROIT FREE PRESS Sunday, November 7, 1965


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A 1960S MOTOR CITY MUSIC FEATURE RECALLED: 1965!

A ’60s Detroit Music Moment Revisited: 1965

‘MOTOWN RECORDS, MAN, WHICH IS BIG, REALLY BIG’

 


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SUNDAY, MARCH 21, 1965

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EIGHT DOORS OPEN OFF THE first floor hallway at 2652 W. Grand Boulevard and when they are closed, the tiny passageway grows eerie. You are alone there, but with a distant sound of music — that is part blues, part gospel and a lot of rhythm. (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

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A 1960S MOTOR CITY MUSIC FEATURE RECALLED: 1967!

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FRIDAY, JANUARY 20, 1967

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DETROIT — Fog delayed the plane carrying Mike Nesmith, Peter Tork, Davey Jones and Micky Dolenz to Detroit last Saturday. So the Monkees arrived only an hour before show time. They sped to the airport in a limousine. All this means there was time only for hello and goodbye and little time to chat. (CONTINUES — please read the complete article below) . . . .

— DETROIT FREE PRESS


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HEADLINE: 36-YEARS AGO. JOHN LENNON SHOT DEAD

motor-city-radio-flashbacks-logo-mcrfb-fb2BEATLE JOHN LENNON SHOT TO DEATH

 

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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1980

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NEW YORK — Former Beatle John Lennon, who with the long-haired British rock group who catapulted to stardom in the 1960s, was shot to death late Monday outside his luxury apartment building on Manhattan’s upper west side, police said. (CONTINUES — please read the complete article below) . . . .

— DETROIT FREE PRESS


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WHAT DETROITERS READ THE MORNING AFTER JOHN LENNON DIED

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A 1960S MOTOR CITY MUSIC FEATURE RECALLED: 1969!

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DETROIT — Friday, October 17, 1969 WKNR-FM will have a special program on Sunday concerning the possible death of Paul McCartney. Some of the clues Russ Gibb, Dan Carlisle and John Small have been working on were revealed to me during the week. (CONTINUES please read the complete article below) . . . .

— DETROIT FREE PRESS


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A 1960S MOTOR CITY MUSIC FEATURE RECALLED: 1966!

Motor City Radio Flashbacks logo (MCRFB)A ’60s Detroit Music Moment Revisited: Terry Knight, 1966

 

 

 

 

 

 

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DETROIT — Sunday, November 13, 1966Presenting Terry Knight — long haired worn Prince Valiant style, mod-clothes, no tie, much less a tie-tack. Immediately, 99 per cent of the population pokes fun or decides the decline of Western civilization is at hand. (CONTINUES please read the complete article below) . . . .

— DETROIT FREE PRESS


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TERRY KNIGHT and the PACK circa late-1965
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A ’60S MOTOR CITY MUSIC HAPPENING RECALLED: ’89!

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DETROIT — Wednesday, September 6, 1989It started even before they landed at Metro Airport.

An estimated 3,000 people swarmed the airport and about 100 extra police tried to keep order. This was five hours before their jet arrived. (CONTINUES please read the complete article below) . . . .

— DETROIT FREE PRESS


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A ’60S MOTOR CITY MUSIC HAPPENING RECALLED: ’66!

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FROM THE BACK-PAGES OF THE DETROIT FREE PRESS

 

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DETROIT Friday, May 20, 1966 —  Emotion filled the control room at Golden World Records out on West Davison. Driving, big beat sounds were coming through the four speakers hanging on the wall above the big glass panel.

On the other side of the glass, Edwin Starr was singing full of soul. Along with the studio musicians was his own group of five, scattered around the big soundproof room — (CONTINUES please read the complete article below) . . . .

— THE DETROIT FREE PRESS

 


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DETROIT Sunday, August 14, 1966 —  They screamed, and they cried. Their devotions to the Beatles, it seems, is undying, and all is forgiven in Detroit.

Close to 32,000 screaming, flashbulb-popping, banner waving, Beatle-loving teenagers and a few parents showed the mop-haired foursome Saturday . . . (MORE see article below) . . . .

— THE DETROIT FREE PRESS


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A BEATLES Olympia Stadium ticket stub, 7:00 p.m., August 13, 1966
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