A ’60S MOTOR CITY MUSIC HAPPENING RECALLED: ’66!

Motor City Radio Flashbacks logo (MCRFB)A ’60s Detroit Music Moment Revisited: 1966

 

 

 

 

 

 

FROM THE BACK-PAGES OF THE DETROIT FREE PRESS

 

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DETROIT Friday, May 20, 1966 —  Emotion filled the control room at Golden World Records out on West Davison. Driving, big beat sounds were coming through the four speakers hanging on the wall above the big glass panel.

On the other side of the glass, Edwin Starr was singing full of soul. Along with the studio musicians was his own group of five, scattered around the big soundproof room — (CONTINUES please read the complete article below) . . . .

— THE DETROIT FREE PRESS

 


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A MCRFB ‘CAPSULE COUNTDOWN’! WEEK OF 08/31/76

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A MCRFB.COM 1976 TOP 10 HITS COUNTDOWN!

TODAY’S ’70s “HEARD THESE FIRST ON THE RADIO” TOP 40 SINGLES FLASHBACK

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THIS WEEK 50 YEARS AGO: THE HOTTEST HIT IN THE USA!

Billboard Hot 100 Top 5 September 3, 1966


BILLBOARD HOT 100 TOP FIVE: WEEK-ENDING SEPTEMBER 3, 1966

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NUMBER 1 IN AMERICA ’66 * Donovan * WEEK OF 08/28/66 – 09/03/1966

NUMBER ONE FOR 1966!

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THIRTEEN WEEKS on the singles chart, Sunshine Supermanby Donovan peaked this week at No. 01 (1 week) on the Billboard Hot 100, week-ending August 28 through September 3, 1966(source: Billboard)

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A MCRFB ‘CAPSULE COUNTDOWN’! WEEK OF 08/30/75

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TODAY’S ’70s “HEARD THESE FIRST ON THE RADIO” TOP 40 SINGLES FLASHBACK

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A MCRFB ‘CAPSULE COUNTDOWN’! WEEK OF 08/29/74

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TODAY’S ’70s “HEARD THESE FIRST ON THE RADIO” TOP 40 SINGLES FLASHBACK

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A 1965 DETROIT WXYZ RADIO NEWSPAPER FLASHBACK

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Sunday, August 29, 1965

A DETROIT RADIO BACK-PAGE

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DETROIT FREE PRESS: WXYZ-AM ‘. . . And Suddenly Marc Avery Had That Job’

(Above WXYZ related article is courtesy freep.com newspaper archive. Copyright 2016. Newspapers.com).

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