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ENTERTAINMENT ’63! WHEN RADIO DJ’S BECAME STARS
Category: Flashbacks
JANUARY 29, 2000. A QUEEN’S PASSING. REMEMBERED
“A TRIBUTE TO THE QUEEN”
THE QUEEN REMEMBERED
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Eighteen years ago today. A voice was stilled.
Martha Jean. Beloved in memory by many, simply remembered as, “The Queen“.
She was heralded having been the voice of the city . . . whose daily broadcasts inspired “generations of radio listeners” in Detroit for nearly four decades.
Eighteen years ago today. We remember.
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More on the passing of Martha Jean Steinberg. Tomorrow. On Motor City Radio Flashbacks
FLASHBACK MOTOR CITY HAPPENINGS ’68 . . . FEBRUARY 10, 1968
From the MCRFB NEWS archive: 1968
Music Happenings In and Around Detroit Town, 1968
DETROIT — (02/1968) — Janis Ian appeared in concert Friday (26) at the Masonic Auditorium . . . . The Sam and Dave Revue opened Friday (2) at Cobo Hall, including an 18-piece orchestra and other acts from the Stax/Volt stable of artists. . . . Rhetta Hughes appeared in the Roostertail’s main dining room during the week of Jan. 18-24 . . . . Red Buttons headlined at the Roostertail for 10 days through Feb. 3, and the Four Tops are scheduled to open there Monday (12) . . . . MGM Records will present the Every Mother’s Son as part of a promotional campaign at the Roostertail’s Upper Deck for Robin Seymour‘s celebrity night on Wednesday (14) . . . . Bob Harper is the new disk jockey at WKNR, filling the all-night spot . . . . The all-night spot at WCHB is now being filled by Ron White, and Leon Ivan is the new early afternoon disk jockey for WJLB.
Dave Shafer, formerly with CKLW, is now head promotion man for Record Distributors here . . . . Tom Shannon, top disk jockey at CKLW, has scheduled his second TV production with WJBK Channel 2 for Friday (16). The format of the show will consist of a discussion about radio with other Detroit area disk jockeys. Representing the other stations in the area for Shannon’s discussion will be Ernie Durham for WJLB, Dick Purtan for WKNR, Hank O’Neal for WJBK, and Bill Williams for WCHB. Video tapes will be shown of performances by the Temptations, Marvin Gaye, and Every Mother’s Son . . . . Laura Lee is currently performing at the Phelps Cocktail Lounge, and James Carr has just closed there . . . . CKLW Channel 9 plans to begin a weekly taping of live, nightclub type shows at the 20 Grand Driftwood Lounge, to be telecast on Thursdays. Aretha Franklin will perform her first Detroit concert Friday (16) at the Cobo Hall Arena. With her will be Erma Franklin and the Young-Holt Unlimited . . . . Al Williams will present the “Memphis sounds Show” at the Riviera Theater for seven days, Feb. 23-29. This show will include Eddie Floyd, Barbara Merger, Pat Lewis, J. J. Barnes, the Holidays, Pig Meat Markham, the Casanovas, Dusty Williams, Denis Thomas, Ruby Andrews and Timmy Willis . . . . Don Davis, formerly the music director for Solid Hitbound Productions here, has set out to start his own operation under the name of Groovesville Records.
One of the first acts signed on WCHB, has been appointed production manager for that station . . . . Motown Record Co. has filed suit for $1 million against a theater here which recently opened, calling itself the “Beverly Motown Theater.” Motown Records contends the name is a fraud on the public and an “unlawful infringement” on the Motown trade name . . . . MGM’s Orpheus is set for the Chessmate through Sunday (11) . . . . Philip’s 4 Seasons are scheduled for a Detroit concert, Friday (23).
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(Information and news source: Billboard: February 10, 1968)
DETROIT MOTOWN MONDAY RECORD FLASHBACK ’66!
GLADYS KNIGHT * 1966
THE MAGIC BEHIND THE DETROIT MOTOWN SOUND! ’66
“I’M A ROAD RUNNER” (INSTR.; EXT. VERSION) * JUNIOR WALKER & THE ALL STARS * ’66
WRIF: J. J. & MORNING CREW WAGES DISCO WAR, ’79
Sunday, August 19, 1979
A DETROIT RADIO BACK-PAGE
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DETROIT FREE PRESS: WRIF ‘Radio’s Disco-slamming’ Crew Stayin’ Alive’
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WRIF: (ANTI-DISCO) ’79 CODE OF D.R.E.A.D. CONDUCT
MOTOWN SNAPSHOT FLASHBACKS: MARVIN GAYE, ’76
I WANT YOU (COMPLETE LP) * TAMLA * 1976
ABOUT THIS ALBUM
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I WANT YOU is the fourteenth studio album by Motown artist and musician Marvin Gaye, released March 16, 1976, on Motown-subsidiary label Tamla Records. Recording sessions for the album took place throughout 1975 and 1976 at Motown Recording Studios, also known as Hitsville West, and Gaye’s personal studio Marvin’s Room in Los Angeles, California.
Gaye and album co-producer Leon Ware recorded and mixed the album at Gaye’s newly christened “Marvin’s Room Studio“, located on Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles, and at Motown Recording Studios. Much like Gaye’s previous studio effort Let’s Get It On, I Want You featured Gaye’s contribution of background vocals and heavy multi-tracking. Gaye’s vocalizing style was in classic doo-wop tradition accompanied by the low tempo of string arrangements and other instrumentation was provided by The Funk Brothers.
“I Want You,” the song (also noted title of the album), was written by songwriters Leon Ware and Arthur “T-Boy” Ross and performed Marvin Gaye. It was released as a single on October 2, 1995 on the Tamla label. The song introduced a change in musical styles for Gaye, who before then had recorded songs with a funk edge. Songs such as this gave him a disco audience thanks to Ware, who produced the song alongside Gaye.
The single topped the Billboard Soul Singles chart, quickly becoming Marvin Gaye’s eleventh number-one hit on that chart, while peaking at number fifteen on the Billboard Pop Singles chart. (Sources: WiKipedia; AllMusic)
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A MCRFB Note: Click on (COMPLETE LP) for track listing on this album.
THE MAGIC BEHIND THE DETROIT MOTOWN SOUND! ’76
“I WANT YOU” (INSTRUMENTAL) * MARVIN GAYE * 1976
WKNR DETROIT TOP 13 KEENER HITS! THIS WEEK 01/1964
DIONNE WARWICK * KEENER 01 * 1964
THE MARKETTS * KEENER 02 * 1964
LESLEY GORE * KEENER 03 * 1964
CLIFF RICHARDS * KEENER 04 * 1964
RIVIERAS * KEENER 05 * 1964
BOBBY VINTON * KEENER 06 * 1964
MAJOR LANCE * KEENER 07 * 1964
TIMMY SHAW * KEENER 08 * 1964
THE MURMAIDS * KEENER 09 * 1964
THE TAMS * KEENER 10 * 1964
THE PIXIES THREE * KEENER 11 * 1964
SHIRLEY MATHEWS * KEENER 12 * 1964
THE TRASHMEN * KEENER 13 * 1964
WKNR JINGLE * POWERHOUSE ONE-DERFUL (Richard Ullman) * 1964
SUSAN PERRIN * KEY SONG * 1964
54 YEARS AGO. JANUARY 1964
A KEENER NOTE: Sam Holman? He was only on WKNR for several weeks during January 1964. Sam Holman filled the void left open when Jim Sanders left for Milwaukee (December 1963) during which time WKNR awaited the anticipated arrival (by month’s end) of Jerry Goodwin from WQAM, Miami.
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.
