52 YEARS AGO. SEPTEMBER 1965
A SPECIAL THANK YOU
In Memory of George Griggs
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Above WKNR music chart courtesy of Mrs. Patty Griggs and the George L. Griggs estate.
WKNR TOP 31 KEENER 13 HITS: THIS MONTH 09/15/1965
Category: Detroit Radio Surveys
WKNR TOP 31 DETROIT KEENER HITS: THIS WEEK 09/1964
53 YEARS AGO. SEPTEMBER 1964
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In Memory of George Griggs
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Above WKNR music chart courtesy of Mrs. Patty Griggs and the George L. Griggs estate.
BIG EIGHT CKLW! MOTOR CITY BIG 30 HITS: 09/20/1971
46 YEARS AGO. SEPTEMBER 1971
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Above CKLW music chart courtesy of Mrs. Patti Griggs and the George L. Griggs estate.
BIG EIGHT CKLW! MOTOR CITY BIG 30 HITS: 09/21/1970
47 YEARS AGO. SEPTEMBER 1970
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In Memory of George Griggs
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Above CKLW music chart courtesy of Mrs. Patty Griggs and the George L. Griggs estate.
BIG EIGHT CKLW! MOTOR CITY BIG 30 HITS: 09/16/1969
48 YEARS AGO. SEPTEMBER 1969
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In Memory of George Griggs
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Above CKLW music chart courtesy of Mrs. Patty Griggs and the George L. Griggs estate.
BIG EIGHT CKLW! MOTOR CITY BIG 30 HITS: 09/10/1968
49 YEARS AGO. SEPTEMBER 1968
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In Memory of George Griggs
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Above CKLW music chart courtesy of Mrs. Patty Griggs and the George L. Griggs estate.
BIG EIGHT CKLW! MOTOR CITY BIG 30 HITS: 09/12/1967
50 YEARS AGO. SEPTEMBER 1967
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In Memory of George Griggs
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Above CKLW music chart courtesy of Mrs. Patty Griggs and the George L. Griggs estate.
CKLW NUMBER ONE IN DETROIT! . . . NOVEMBER 4, 1967
From the MCRFB NEWS archive: 1967
CKLW New Detroit Singles Champ
NEW YORK — CKLW, 50,000-watt Hot 100 format station in Detroit, has taken over as the leading influence on sales of singles records in the market, according to a Radio Response Survey just released by Billboard for publication.
WKNR lead last year by a wide margin. This year, CKLW had 55-per cent of the votes of record dealers, distributors, one-stop operators, and local and national record company executives — all whose business depends on record sales. The survey depicts not only a leading ability to influence sales of products, but a large teen and young adult audience. WKNR had 45 per cent of the votes.
Tom Shannon of CKLW was the leading deejay influencing singles sales, according to a Billboard survey dated October 2. WJR lead WXYZ by a thin margin in ability to influence sales of albums, indicative of a large younger adult and adult audience combined, as well as an ability to influence them to buy product. Bill Drake, RKO radio consultant, was hired by CKLW earlier in the year. END
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(Information and news source: Billboard; November 4, 1967)
A MCRFB Note
Besides playing the national Hot 100 hits, CKLW also was playing some of the greatest hit records that ever came out of Detroit (including Bob Seger) besides Motown — here’s just 4 from the CKLW BIG 30:
For the week of August 29, 1967, “Heavy Music” by Bob Seger is at the #4 spot, after just two weeks on the guide… “To Share Your Love” by the Fantastic Four is at #6, only three weeks after its debut on the BIG 30 survey… “You Gotta Pay The Price,” the instrumental by Ric-Tic’s own Al Kent, is just below at #7, another fast-climber after just three weeks… “If This Is Love” by Detroit’s very own Precisions, climbed to the #13 spot overall, after just two weeks on CKLW…
On the national pop and R&B music scene: “Some Kind Of Wonderful” by the Soul Brothers Six was on the CKLW playlist for eight-consecutive weeks… “Little ‘Ole Man,” by Bill Cosby, and “Never My Love,” by the Association, had just debuted a week earlier on the CKLW BIG 30 guide…
“Ode To Billy Joe” by Bobbi Gentry was the No. 1 song for the second-week in a row… and that’s just some of the BIG 30 hits that were played on CKLW 800 during the week of August 29, 1967.
WDEE-AM: DETROIT COUNTRY MUSIC TOP 40! 07/05/76
BIG “D” COUNTRY MUSIC NO. 01 * DAVE and SUGAR
BIG “D” COUNTRY MUSIC NO. 02 * JOE STAMPLEY
BIG “D” COUNTRY MUSIC NO. 03 * WAYLON & JESSI
BIG “D” COUNTRY MUSIC NO. 04 * WILLIE NELSON
BIG “D” COUNTRY MUSIC NO. 05 * TOM BRESH
BIG “D” COUNTRY MUSIC NO. 06 * RAY STEVENS
BIG “D” RADIO 15. THIS WEEK 41 YEARS AGO
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The Top 40 country hits in Detroit. Featuring the ‘Top 6’ off the survey. As tabulated by WDEE 1500, for the week of July 5, 1976.
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A SPECIAL THANK YOU
In Memory of George Griggs
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Above WDEE music chart courtesy of Mrs. Patty Griggs and the George L. Griggs estate
FUN RADIO 8: MOTOR CITY TOP 30 HITS! THIS WEEK, ’67
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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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
A SPECIAL THANK YOU
In Memory of George Griggs
Above CKLW music chart courtesy of Mrs. Patty Griggs and the George L. Griggs estate.
