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— In MemoryofGeorge Griggs —
A SPECIAL THANK YOU
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Above WKNR music chart courtesy of Mrs. Patti Griggs and the George L. Griggs estate
—SEASONS’ GREETINGS 1965 FROM THE VOICES of KEENER 13—
Phillip Nye * George Hunter * Dick Buller * Ed Mullen * Eric Smith * John Maher * Dick Purtan * Ted Clark * Jerry Goodwin * Bob Green * Scott Regen * J. Michael Wilson * Jim Jeffries * Paul Cannon
From all the Keener Key Men . . . Merry Christmas!
* BOB GREEN PRODUCTIONS *
A special THANK YOU to Bob Green (Bob Green Productions, Houston, TX) for providing this (wonderful!) WKNR Christmas 1965 audio memory with Motor City Radio Flashbacks
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—THE BEACH BOYS COMES TO DETROIT! —
WKNR promoted the Beach Boys very first concert appearance in Detroit, at the Olympia Stadium, Saturday, November 28, 1964.
Just one month earlier, the Beach Boys also completed their first feature film appearance on the T.A.M.I. Show. A concert hosted by Jan & Dean covering two-nights in October before a live crowd at the Santa Monica Civic Center, featuring top stars Lesley Gore, James Brown, Chuck Berry, Supremes, Marvin Gaye and more.
The T.A.M.I. Show, featuring the Beach Boys, made its ‘Electrovision’ debut on the big silver screen in New York City, November 21, 1964, the Saturday prior the west coast band’s first concert in Detroit.
— In MemoryofGeorge Griggs —
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Above WKNR music chart courtesy of Mrs. Patti Griggs and the George L. Griggs estate
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— SIGN UP TO WIN A BRAND NEW 1966 GTO! —
A 1966 Pontiac GTO contest giveaway! This was the second of three Pontiac GTOs WKNR would give away in the 1960s. The station gave away their first Pontiac GTO in March 1965, and their third (and last) Pontiac GTO was given away in December 1966, a brand new 1967 GTO!
The above photograph, showcasing the special Tom McAn 1966 Pontiac GTO, also captured a euphoric leap of Keener deejays — pictured here all wearing Tom McAn ‘GTO’ shoes, likewise, advancing promotion as well the shoemaker’s ‘GTO’ brand for their latest footwear to go with the special car giveaway (exclusively through WKNR) in December 1965.
The photograph ultimately would find its way on the cover of the WKNR ‘Oldies But Goodies’ album, Volume II, which WKNR released, early-1966.
(Photo L-R: Jerry Goodwin, Dick Purtan, Scott Regen, Jim Jeffries, Bob Green, J. Michael Wilson, Paul Cannon, Ted Clark)
— In MemoryofGeorge Griggs —
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Above WKNR music chart courtesy of Mrs. Patti Griggs and the George L. Griggs estate
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A MCRFB Note: Only the third WKNR music guide having been published, this Keener 13 playlist was issued Thursday, November 21, 1963. The day before WKNR abruptly stopped playing the music, Friday, November 22. For the next four days, the WKNR news department and the Mutual Broadcasting Network took control of the news out coming out of Dallas and Washington (2:00 p.m. Detroit, EST) after the first Mutual bulletin broke over the wires (1:40 p.m.) President Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, 56 years ago.
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This is the fourth of four rare (November) WKNR Music Guides featured on the site this month.
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SPECIAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
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A special THANK YOU. Above WKNR music chart courtesy of John Freist.
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A MCRFB Note: This WKNR playlist was the premier issue. Thereafter, for the next 8 years and 4 months, WKNR would publish their weekly music guides through March 20, 1972, the very last issue, as dated.
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This is the third of four rare (November) WKNR Music Guides going up on the site this month, on the guides’ respective dates as issued. Look for the fourth November date: November 21, 1963.
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SPECIAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
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A special THANK YOU. Above WKNR music chart courtesy of Greg Innis, Livonia, MI.
WKNR MUSIC GUIDE November 5, 1964 1ST. BIRTHDAY ISSUE
WKNR MUSIC GUIDE November 5, 1964 1ST. BIRTHDAY ISSUE
WKNR November 1964
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A MCRFB Note: This WKNR playlist was the first of two special birthday commemorative issues the station ever printed in a large 14×8 size. The second oversized Keener birthday music guide issued was dated November 3, 1965.
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This is the second of four rare (November) WKNR Music Guides going up on the site this month on the guides’ respective dates as issued. Look for these 2 other November dates: November 7, 1963 (Premier issue) and November 21, 1963.
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WKNR MUSIC GUIDE November 3, 1965 2ND. BIRTHDAY ISSUE
WKNR MUSIC GUIDE November 3, 1965 2ND. BIRTHDAY ISSUE
WKNR November 1965
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A MCRFB Note: This WKNR playlist was the second of two special birthday commemorative issues the station ever printed in a large 14×8 size. The first oversized Keener birthday music guide issued was dated November 5, 1964.
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This is the first of four rare (November) WKNR Music Guides going up on the site this month on the guides’ respective dates as issued. Look for these 3 other November dates: November 5, 1964 (1st. Birthday issue); November 7, 1963 (Premier issue) and November 21, 1963.
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Above article is courtesy freep.com newspaper archive. Copyright 2019. Newspapers.com.
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A WORD ON THE ABOVE ARTICLE —
THE YOUNG MAN IN PHOTO’S CENTER? . . . JIM SANDERS!
Jim Beasley today.(Photo courtesy Jim Beasley; Facebook)
A few days ago, in search for materials on Eddie Chase (CKLW) in the Detroit Free Press newspaper archives, I inadvertently came across the featured article above.
Looking closely, I noticed the young man centered in the photograph, identified as Jim Beasley. To me, the photo bore a striking likeness to a Jim Sanders (whose real name, by the way, was Jim Beasley), a Detroit radio personality on WKMH in 1963.
But I really wasn’t sure.
Looking for some confirmation, I reached out to Jim, who recently wrote —
“Yup. That was me.
I was 18 there. I was attending Wayne State University then. I sang on WJR as Jim Beasley, was on air and student PD at WDET in 1957 and was the Jim Sanders on WKMH.
We recorded two sides as a quartet. I recording one duet with Jack Costello, “My Little Fool” and I did a single, “Caught, Roped and Tied.” The latter was released in 1959. Under Jim Beasley and the Charmers.
The Classmates were active in 1956-1957. Dick Allman and I left the group in 1958 when it was picked up by DotRecords. He and I did not want to leave college to travel and promote.
Two other singers replaced us forone release on Dot, “Who’s Gonna Take You To The Prom.” The record company put the group on the shelf, and consequently, disbanded before 1960.
Insofar as (former members of) The Classmates, Kris Dorjath is now deceased. I lost contact with Jack Costello. Dick Allman became an ABC TV engineer in New York. He did a lot pioneering graphics for ABC sports. Allman is now retired, living in New York. His mother was an actress on the Lone Ranger radio shows.
“Caught, Rope And Tied” was me recording as Jim Beasley, not the Classmates. “Gotta Go See My Baby” was the Classmates single that did the best in Detroit and throughout the Midwest.
My solo record did best in the South and Europe. It is still streamed in Denmark on rockabilly channels. It was re-released later as part of a rockabilly collection.”
Jim Beasley was a WKMH radio personality and was part of the first original lineup as Jim Sanders when WKNR launched on October 31, 1963. Jim is actively involved in the entertainment field as an actor, singer, dancer, and musician.
He currently resides with his family in Nashville, Tennessee.
Jim Beasley(Photo courtesy of Jim Beasley; Facebook)1956
