DON ZEE! SPOTLIGHTING HIS CKLW SHOW THEME: “TARANTULA” [1960] by THE TARANTULAS

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By the close of 1963, Don Zee had garnered significant popularity among teenage radio listeners with his “All-Night Satellite Show,” broadcast overnight on WXYZ. However, by the conclusion of 1964, his presence on the airwaves had shifted primarily to weekends, airing on both Saturdays and Sundays. By July 1965, Don Zee had departed from WXYZ altogether. Nonetheless, his resonant voice continued to captivate audiences as he resumed his overnight show, now transmitted from across the river at CKLW Radio 8-0 in Windsor, Ontario.

Today we are presenting Don Zee’s CKLW show-opening theme. This one from 1960 – TARANTULA – by The Tarantulas (which incidentally, Don also played opening his overnight shows when he was at WXYZ).

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Audio digitally remastered by Motor City Radio Flashbacks

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DETROIT WXYZ RADIO SOUND BYTE: DON ZEE, NOVEMBER 28, 1963

A special THANK YOU to our senior site contributor Greg Innis of Livonia, MI., for recently providing this rare WXYZ Don Zee Detroit radio audio memory to our Motor City Radio Flashbacks aircheck repository.

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WXYZ-AM BACK ON THE RADIO: DON ZEE!


WXYZ RECALLED ON MOTOR CITY RADIO FLASHBACKS

WXYZ-AM 1270 * 1965 * DON ZEE


NEW! Don Zee WXYZ aircheck date: Saturday, January 30, 1965

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* THE JIM FELICIANO COLLECTION *

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A MCRFB Note: While this is a very short aircheck, having recently been found, so shall we honor this legend and Detroit radio memory. The voice that was Don Zee on WXYZ 



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