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



NUMBER 1 IN AMERICA ’68 * The Lemon Pipers * 01/28/68 – 02/03/1968

BILLBOARD HOT 100 TOP FIVE: WEEK-ENDING February 3, 1968

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NUMBER ONE FOR 1968!

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THIRTEEN WEEKS on the singles chart, “Green Tambourine” by The Lemon Pipers peaked this week at No. 01 (1 week) on the Billboard Hot 100, January 28 through February 03, 1968(Source: Billboard)

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MCRFB Link: For the previous No. 1 record in the U.S.A. 1968 GO HERE.



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IN MEMORY. 18 YEARS AGO. THE QUEEN REMEMBERED





Sunday, January 30, 2000

A DETROIT RADIO BACK-PAGE

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DETROIT FREE PRESS: ‘Martha Jean, ‘The Queen,’ Dies’ 

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Martha Jean (Press Photo) 1991


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A ‘VOICE OF THE CITY’ IS REMEMBERED. IN MEMORIAM


Detroit Free Press Friday February 4, 2000

Detroit Free Press Friday February 4, 2000

Detroit Free Press Saturday, February 5, 2000

Friday, February 4, 2000

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Saturday, February 5, 2000

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A DETROIT RADIO BACK-PAGE

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DETROIT FREE PRESS

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Martha Jean (Press Photo) 1975


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