THE TEMPTATIONS * My Baby * GORDY (MOTOWN 1965)
LONDON — Berry Gordy, Jr., Esther Edwards and Barney Ales, executives of the Tamla-Motown group of Detroit, left here March 9 on a swing around Europe. After calls in Berlin and Hamburg last week, the trio will be in Rome until Monday, March 18.
The subsequent itinerary was Venice (Hotel Bauer Grunwald) March 18-21; Milan (Principe e Savoia) March 21-22; Zurich (Carlton Elite) March 22-23; Paris (King George V) March 23-29; Amsterdam (Hilton) March 29-31; Copenhagen March 31-April 2, when the party is due back in London. END
(Information and news source: Billboard; March 23, 1960).
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DETROIT — Barry Gordy, Jr., Esther Edwards and Barney Ales, three executives of the Tamla-Motown Records group, hit London as their first stage of their European tour to investigate future expansion.
As well as meeting with Oriole executives, their current representative in Britain, they met British Decca Records executive Sir Edward Lewis; L. G. Wood, managing director of EMI Records, and a host of publishing personalities in connection with their Jobete firm during their first week here.
After visiting continental firms in a number of cities, they return to London on the way back to Detroit before making final decisions. END
(Information and news source: Billboard; March 23, 1960).
50 YEARS AGO: FOURTEEN WEEKS on the singles chart, “The Name Game” by Shirley Ellis peaked No. 03 on the Billboard Hot 100, week of March 6, 1965.
(source: Billboard)
50 YEARS AGO: FOURTEEN WEEKS on the singles chart, “Love Potion Number Nine” by The Searchers peaked No. 03 on the Billboard Hot 100, week of January 16, 1965.
(source: Billboard)
50 YEARS AGO: EIGHT WEEKS on the singles chart, “People Get Ready” by The Impressions peaked at No. 14 on the Billboard Hot 100, week of March 27, 1965.
(source: Billboard)
50 YEARS AGO: SEVEN WEEKS on the singles chart, “A Change Is Gonna Come” by Sam Cooke peaked at No. 33 on the Billboard Hot 100, week of March 6, 1965.
(source: Billboard)
50 YEARS AGO: SEVEN WEEKS on the singles chart, “It’s Gonna Be Alright” by Maxine Brown peaked at No. 56 on the Billboard Hot 100, week of March 20, 1965.
(source: Billboard)
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These were the record singles you bought in 1965. Many went on to become the most popular radio airplays heard on AM radio in Detroit, February 1965, on Top 40 WKNR, WXYZ, CKLW and easy-listening WJBK and conservative album-oriented WJR.