Month: August 2015

WKNR DETROIT TOP 31 KEENER HITS: THIS WEEK IN 1966!

WKNR - Augustl 22, 1966 - (MCRFB Front)
YOU CAN’T HURRY LOVE * The Supremes * WKNR (No. 01) 08/22/66
WKNR - Augustl 22, 1966 - (MCRFB Back)
YOU’RE GONNA MISS ME * Thirteenth Floor Elevators * WKNR (No. 03) 08/22/66
WKNR - Augustl 22, 1966 - (MCRFB Week Of August 22)
SEE YOU IN SEPTEMBER * The Happenings * WKNR (No. 09) 08/22/66
WKNR - Augustl 22, 1966 - (MCRFB Week Of August 22)
GUANTANAMERA * The Sandpipers * WKNR (No. 11) 08/22/66
WKNR - Augustl 22, 1966 - (MCRFB Week Of August 22)
WADE IN THE WATER * Ramsey Lewis Trio * WKNR (No. 14) 08/22/66
WKNR - Augustl 22, 1966 - (MCRFB Week Of August 22)
AIN’T GONNA LIE * Keith * WKNR (No. 16) 08/22/66
WKNR - Augustl 22, 1966 - (MCRFB Week Of August 22)
SAY I AM * Tommy James & The Shondells * WKNR (No. 17) 08/22/66
WKNR - Augustl 22, 1966 - (MCRFB Week Of August 22)
SUMMERTIME * Billy Stewart * WKNR (No. 18) 08/22/66
WKNR - Augustl 22, 1966 - (MCRFB Week Of August 22)
SUGAR AND SPICE * Cryan’ Shames * WKNR (No. 20) 08/22/66
WKNR - Augustl 22, 1966 - (MCRFB Week Of August 22)
 BUS STOP * The Hollies * WKNR (No. 27) 08/22/66
WKNR - Augustl 22, 1966 - (MCRFB Week Of August 22)
CHERISH * The Association * WKNR (No. 28) 08/22/66
WKNR - Augustl 22, 1966 - (MCRFB Week Of August 22)
OPEN UP YOUR DOOR * Richard & The Young Lions * WKNR (No. 31) 08/22/66
WKNR KEY SONG * THE 4 SEASONS

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All THIRTEEN featured song titles from the WKNR playlist randomly were selected for your listening enjoyment here.

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CRUISING RADIO: WEBSITE HITS ‘DETROIT AUTO SCENE’!

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RADIO AND MUSIC THE DRIVE BEHIND ‘CLASSIC CRUISING’

By JIM STICKFORD | DETROIT AUTO SCENE | Monday, August 17, 2015

Cruisin' Woodard in the mid-1950s (Photo credit: Tech Center News; Royal Oak Historical Society).
Cruisin’ Woodard in the mid-1950s. (Photo credit: Detroit Auto Scene; Royal Oak Historical Society).

Reprinted by Motor City Radio Flashback by permission from the publisher.

A MCRFB THANK YOU goes out to DETROIT AUTO SCENE and reporter JIM STICKFORD for his featured story on Motor City Radio Flashbacks, August 17. Special THANKS to Jim Davis (CKLW) and Bob Green (WKNR) for their participation as well.

(This article was previously published, GM Tech Center News, August 10).

Published by Detroit Auto Scene and Springer Publishing Company. August 2015

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THIS WEEK IN DETROIT! WJBK 15 ‘FORMULA 45’ 08/1958

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WJBK “FORMULA 45” WAS  COMPILED BY BOB MARTIN and ROSEMARY McGANN

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WJBK FORMULA 45 NO. 01 * The Elegants * WJBK 1500 (08/18/1958)

 

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WJBK FORMULA 45 NO. 03 * Perez Prado * WJBK 1500 (08/18/1958)

 

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WJBK FORMULA 45 NO. 04 * Everly Brothers * WJBK 1500 (08/18/1958)

 

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WJBK FORMULA 45 NO. 06 * Ricky Nelson * WJBK 1500 (08/18/1958)

 

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WJBK FORMULA 45 NO. 07 * Robin Luke * WJBK 1500 (08/18/1958)

 

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WJBK FORMULA 45 NO. 09 * The Pony Tails * WJBK 1500 (08/18/1958)

 

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WJBK FORMULA 45 NO. 14 * Billy Vaughn Orchestra * WJBK 1500 (08/18/1958)

 

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WJBK FORMULA 45 NO. 18 * Kalin Twins * WJBK 1500 (08/18/1958)

 

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WJBK FORMULA 45 NO. 22 * Pat Boone * WJBK 1500 (08/18/1958)

 

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WJBK FORMULA 45 NO. 24 * The Imperials * WJBK 1500 (08/18/1958)

 

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WJBK FORMULA 45 NO. 31 * The Four Preps * WJBK 1500 (08/18/1958)

 

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WJBK FORMULA 45 NO. 35 * Eydie Gorme * WJBK 1500 (08/18/1958)

 

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WJBK FORMULA 45 NO. 36 * Skee Brothers * WJBK 1500 (08/18/1958)

 

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WJBK FORMULA 45 NO. 42 * Tommy Edwards * WJBK 1500 (08/18/1958)

 

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WJBK FORMULA 45 NO. 44 * The Four Lads * WJBK 1500 (08/18/1958)

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WJBK “FORMULA 45” WAS  COMPILED BY BOB MARTIN and ROSEMARY McGANN


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These were the records you bought in the 1950s. Many went on to become some of the most popular singles heard played on WJBK RADIO AM 1500 in Detroit, August 1958.

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THIS WEEK IN AMERICA: ‘HOT 100′ BILLBOARD! 08/1964

BILLBOARD HOT 100 AUGUST 22, 1964 (MCRFB)

 BILLBOARD HOT 100 TABULATED BY RECORDS RETAIL SALES AND RADIO AIRPLAY
BILLBOARD SONG NUMBER 02 IN U.S.A. * Dean Martin * 8/22/64
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 BILLBOARD SONG NUMBER 05 IN U.S.A. * The Animals * 8/22/64

 MCRFB BILLBOARD NOTE: Only three weeks on the Billboard chart, The Animals’ “House Of The Rising Sun,” hits No. 5, week ending August 22, 1964.

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 BILLBOARD SONG NUMBER 07 IN U.S.A. * The Dave Clark Five * 8/22/64
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  BILLBOARD SONG NUMBER 08 IN U.S.A. * The Ventures * 8/22/64
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  BILLBOARD SONG NUMBER 11 IN U.S.A. * The 4 Seasons * 8/22/64
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 BILLBOARD SONG NUMBER 12 IN U.S.A. * The Dixie Cups * 8/22/64
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 BILLBOARD SONG NUMBER 04 IN U.S.A. * The Jelly Beans * 8/22/64
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 BILLBOARD SONG NUMBER 18 IN U.S.A. * Nancy Wilson * 8/22/64
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 BILLBOARD SONG NUMBER 26 IN U.S.A. * The Impressions * 8/22/64
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 BILLBOARD SONG NUMBER 41 IN U.S.A. * Peter and Gordon * 8/22/64
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 BILLBOARD SONG NUMBER 42 IN U.S.A. * Gene Pitney * 8/22/64
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  BILLBOARD SONG NUMBER 69 IN U.S.A. * Joe Hinton * 8/22/64
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 BILLBOARD SONG NUMBER 78 IN U.S.A. * The Shangri-Las * 8/22/64
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 BILLBOARD SONG NUMBER 90 IN U.S.A. * Trini Lopez * 8/22/64
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 BILLBOARD SONG NUMBER 97 IN U.S.A. * The Billy Strange Orchestra * 8/22/64
BILLBOARD HOT 100 TABULATED BY RECORDS RETAIL SALES AND RADIO AIRPLAY

THIS WEEK. 51 YEARS AGO

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These were some of the records you bought. Many went on to become some of the most popular singles heard played on AM Top 40 radio in Detroit on WKNR, CKLW, WXYZ, WJBK, WCAR in 1964.

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‘THE ANIMALS’ TO BEGIN U.S. TOUR . . . AUGUST 22, 1964

Motor City Radio Flashbacks logoFrom the MCRFB news archive: 1964

 

 

 

 

 

 

LONDON — The Animals, one of the hottest groups on records, will begin a tour of the United States late this month. The group, whose single, “House Of The Rising Sun,” is on the charts in Australia, Britain, and Europe and hit the No. 5 position on the Billboard Hot 100 in just three weeks, will find MGM Records promotion executives in the U.S. not in idle.

The Animals, 1964
The Animals, 1964

The group will be met at the airport by fan club members, who will wear special buttons. A motorcade of Rolls Royce vehicles will speed the Animals to the city from Kennedy Airport. The British band will be hosted at trade and consumer press parties, as well as a formal gala party to which the society jet-set will be entertained by invitation.

Stan Getz, currently riding the charts with “The Girl From Ipanema,” is writing an original score for the group’s first film. Sid Bernstein and Marty Cummer, who presented a live show at the Paramount Theater earlier in April, are preparing a show starring The Animals for the Paramount, September 4-13 (sponsored by WMCA).

The theater, which has been closed for several weeks, will reopen especially for the Animals concert there before being converted into commercial offices. END

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New York City's WMCA 570 presents The Animals, Paramount Theater, September, 1964
New York City’s WMCA 570 presents The Animals, Paramount Theater, September, 1964

(Information and news source: Billboard; August 22, 1964).

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