JIMMY McCRACKLIN * 1965
— BILLBOARD: Peaked #95 October 30, 1965 —
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THE ESSENCE OF ‘SOUL’ 60S GENERATION: ’65 DEFINED!
GENE CHANDLER * 1965
— BILLBOARD: Peaked #18 June 19, 1965 —
THE ESSENCE OF ‘SOUL’ 60S GENERATION: ’64 DEFINED!
THE IMPRESSIONS * 1964
— BILLBOARD: Peaked #14 May 23, 1964 —
WJR-AM BACK ON THE RADIO: J. P. McCARTHY!
WJR HEARD 24/7 ON MOTOR CITY RADIO FLASHBACKS
WJR-AM 760 * 1991 * J. P. McCARTHY
THANK YOU! To Kevin Collard (former WJR producer) for donating this J. P. McCarthy/Dr. Ben Carson (July, 1991) WJR interview to Motor City Radio Flashbacks.
THE GEORGE GRIGGS MUSIC LIBRARY: A ’63 MEMORY!
THE GEORGE GRIGGS MUSIC LIBRARY: A ’66 MEMORY!
WILLIAM BELL: IN TRIBUTE. OTIS REDDING REMEMBERED
THIS DAY IN POP MUSIC HISTORY
1967: Otis Redding and four members of his band, the Bar-Kays, are killed when their tour plane crashes into a frozen lake near Madison, WI. Three days earlier, Redding had recorded what was to be his break-though pop hit, “Sittin’ On The Dock Of The Bay.”
(source: oldies.about.com)
A TRIBUTE TO A KING * William Bell * STAX (1968)
MCRFB RADIO SPOTS: DOCTOR RECOMMEND ASPIRIN!
BAYER CORPORATION * “To Reduce Fever Fast!” * Bayer Aspirin (1962)
MCRFB RADIO COMMERCIALS: WINK, THE SASSY ONE!
NORTON SIMON, INC. * “Wink. The Sassy One!” * Canada Dry Beverages (1968)
THIRTY-FIVE YEARS AGO. THE DAY JOHN LENNON DIED
THIS DAY IN POP MUSIC HISTORY
1980: At 11:07 PM EST, former Beatle John Lennon is murdered in New York by a deranged fan just outside the Dakota Hotel, New York City. Lennon is shot in his chest, back and left arm and is pronounced dead thirty minutes later.
Earlier that day, the killer had met Lennon outside the Dakota and had him sign a copy of his latest album, Double Fantasy.
(source: oldies.about.com)
ABC NEWS * Ted Koppel * DECEMBER 8, 1980
