Month: June 2015

CKLW-AM BACK ON THE RADIO WITH: TOM CLAY!

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MCRFB AIRCHECKS: CKLW-AM * Last Show; June,’64 * TOM CLAY

TOM CLAY’S LAST SHOW ON CKLW

 

While this 1964 CKLW Tom Clay aircheck is less than stellar in its audio presentation, MCRFB feels this aircheck is significantly historic in content as it was recorded June 18 and June 19, 1964, the 19th having been Tom Clay’s last show heard on CKLW radio in Detroit. In this aircheck, Tom Clay talks about the Beatles, reads letters from CKLW listeners, mentions Terry Knight (formerly WJBK; his eventual replacement at CKLW) and also Clay talks about his tribute to JFK, commenting on his recording of “Six White Horses.”

Also in this feature today Tom Clay is heard firing off a few words towards a Detroit newspaper daily as well, for bringing up whatever role (as the daily implied in print) he was accused having played during the payola scandal earlier in his Detroit radio career, while a disk jockey at WJBK in the late-1950s. Tom Clay’s last day on CKLW was on a Friday, June 19, 1964. 51-years ago.

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WHEN CKLW-AM AND TOM CLAY PARTED WAYS: 1964

Motor City Radio Flashbacks logoFrom the MCRFB news archives: 1964

Clay, CKLW Split ‘Amiable’

Post previously featured on MCRFB: February 15, 2012

 

 

 

Tom Clay (MCRFB ENLARGED 2)DETROIT — The departure of featured deejay Tom Clay from CKLW last week was as an “amiable termination” based on Clay’s decision to quit because he was not able to spin his own records, and was not based on any difference of programming, as reported elsewhere.

Clay felt he was not doing enough on his show when not allowed to play the records himself, but John Gordon, CKLW’s program director, told Billboard that present contracts with both the engineers and AFTRA prohibit this practice at the station.

Last week the Tom Clay show was replaced by the Terry Knight show, Monday through Friday, 7 to 11 p.m. and 1 to 6 p.m. on Sundays. Knight comes from WTRX, Flint, where he had a similar show and was formerly a deejay on WJBK. END

 (Information and news source: Billboard Magazine; July 11, 1964)

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WKNR DETROIT TOP 30 KEENER HITS: THIS WEEK IN 1971!

WKNR - June 28, 1971 - Front (MCRFB)

WATCHA SEE IS WATCHA GET * The Dramatics * WKNR (No. 01) 06/28/71

WKNR - June 28, 1971 - Back (MCRFB)

IT’S TOO LATE * Carole King * WKNR (No. 03) 06/28/71

 

WKNR - June 28, 1971 - Front (MCRFB PSJ TAG)

RAINY DAYS AND MONDAYS * The Carpenters * WKNR (No. 11) 06/28/71

 

WKNR - June 28, 1971 - Front (MCRFB PSJ TAG)

SIGNS * Five Man Electrical Band * WKNR (No. 16) 06/28/71

 

WKNR - June 28, 1971 - Front (MCRFB PSJ TAG)

HIGH TIME WE WENT * Joe Cocker * WKNR (No. 22) 06/28/71

 

WKNR - June 28, 1971 - Front (MCRFB PSJ TAG)

RESURRECTION SHUFFLE * Ashton, Gardner, and Dyke * WKNR (No. 30) 06/28/71

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MCRFB has every song selection on this WKNR playlist archived in it’s music library. All SIX featured song titles randomly were selected for your listening enjoyment here.

WKNR - June 28, 1971 - Front (MCRFB BOTTOM TAGa.)

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WXYZ 1270 DETROIT SOUND TOP 35! THIS WEEK IN 1966

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WIXIE DETROIT SOUND No. 01 * Tommy James & The Shondells * WXYZ (6/27/66)

 

WXYZ 147 (MCRFB Header Cropped 1.)

WIXIE DETROIT SOUND No. 04 * Bobby Hebb * WXYZ (6/27/66)

 

WXYZ 147 (MCRFB Header Cropped 1.)

WIXIE DETROIT SOUND No. 05 * Standells * WXYZ (6/27/66)

 

WXYZ 147 (MCRFB Header Cropped 1.)

WIXIE DETROIT SOUND No. 07 * Cyrkle * WXYZ (6/27/66)

 

WXYZ 147 (MCRFB Header Cropped 1.)

WIXIE DETROIT SOUND No. 14 * Darrell Banks * WXYZ (6/27/66)

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MCRFB has every song selection on this WXYZ playlist archived in it’s music library. All SIX featured song titles randomly were selected for your listening enjoyment here.

WXYZ 147 (MCRFB Bottom Tag 2.)

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WJBK 15 TOP 52 HITS IN DETROIT: ON THIS DAY IN 1964!

WJBK-SURVEY-JUNE-26-1964-FRONT
WJBK 1500 RECORD REVIEW WAS COMPILED BY RETAIL SALES AND RADIO AIRPLAY
WJBK DETROIT’S TOP 15: NUMBER 06 * Rita Pavone * WEEK OF 06/26/64

WJBK-SURVEY-JUNE-26-1964-BACK-ROBERT-E.-LEE

WJBK 1500 RECORD REVIEW WAS COMPILED BY RETAIL SALES AND RADIO AIRPLAY
ON THE WAY ON ‘JBK: NUMBER 28 * Stan Getz, Astrud Gilberto * WEEK OF  06/26/64

 

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ON THE WAY ON ‘JBK: NUMBER 45 * Earl-Jean * WEEK OF  06/26/64

 

WJBK-SURVEY-JUNE-26-1964-FRONT (MCRFB Bottom Tag)

ON THE WAY ON ‘JBK: NEW * The Surfaris * WEEK OF  06/26/64
WJBK 1500 RECORD REVIEW WAS COMPILED BY RETAIL SALES AND RADIO AIRPLAY

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MCRFB has every song selection on this WJBK playlist archived in it’s music library. All FOUR featured song titles randomly were selected for your listening enjoyment here.

WJBK-SURVEY-JUNE-26-1964-FRONT (MCRFB Top Tag)

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CKLW ‘BIG 8′ MOTOR CITY TOP 30 HITS: THIS WEEK, ’68!

CKLW June 25, 1968 MCRFB (Inside)
CKLW TOP 30 HITS TABULATED BY LOCAL RETAIL SALES AND NATIONAL RADIO AIRPLAY
CKLW TOP 30 HITS * Hugh Masekela * CKLW (No. 02) 06/25/68
CKLW June 25, 1968 MCRFB (HEADER CROPPED)
CKLW TOP 30 HITS * Sergio Mendes & Brasil ’66 * CKLW (No. 14) 06/25/68
CKLW June 25, 1968 MCRFB (HEADER CROPPED)
CKLW TOP 30 HITS * Johnny Cash * CKLW (No. 16) 06/25/68
CKLW June 25, 1968 MCRFB (HEADER CROPPED)
CKLW TOP 30 HITS * The Vogues * CKLW (No. 21) 06/25/68
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CKLW TOP 30 HITS * Wilmer Alexander & The Dukes * CKLW (No. 28) 06/25/68
CKLW TOP 30 HITS TABULATED BY LOCAL RETAIL SALES AND NATIONAL RADIO AIRPLAY

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MCRFB has every song selection on this CKLW playlist archived in it’s music library. All FIVE featured song titles randomly were selected for your listening enjoyment here.

CKLW June 25, 1968 (MCRFB Lower Bottom Tag

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