“THE TRACKS OF MY TEARS” (INSTRUMENTAL) * THE MIRACLES * 1965
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ON THE RADIO: WJR-AM 50 GOLDEN YEARS SHOW, ’72
WJR RECALLED ON MOTOR CITY RADIO FLASHBACKS
WJR-AM 760 * 1972 * MIKE WHORF
MIKE WHORF WJR aircheck date: Thursday, May 4, 1972
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NEW! A special THANK YOU to Bob Pratt, of Farmington Hills, MI, for recently donating this WJR radio aircheck (unscoped!) to Motor City Radio Flashbacks!
* THE BOB PRATT COLLECTION *
‘BROADCASTING’ ’68: DETROIT WJR-AM 760 RADIO AD
WHAT!? NO NEWSPAPERS??
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When WJR released this ad in July, 1968, both major Detroit newspaper dailies were still locked in a prolong strike, seemingly with no end in sight. Friday, November 17, 1967 was the last day of publication at the two unionized papers.
The following day workers at the Detroit Free Press and the Detroit News walked out — on strike — at 12 midnight on November 18. After 267 days, 12 days after this WJR ad went to print, the presses rolled once again at the two Detroit dailies on Saturday, August 10, 1968.
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‘BROADCASTING’ ’68: DETROIT WJR-AM 760 RADIO AD
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WHYT-FM POWER 96 ‘HOT HITS’: THIS WEEK! 01/20/1986
WHYT DETROIT’S BEST MUSIC
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32 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK
Monday, January 20, 1986
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A SPECIAL THANK YOU
In Memory of George Griggs
Above WHYT music chart courtesy of Mrs. Patty Griggs and the George L. Griggs estate.
FLASHBACK MOTOR CITY HAPPENINGS ’68 . . . FEBRUARY 10, 1968
From the MCRFB NEWS archive: 1968
Music Happenings In and Around Detroit Town, 1968
DETROIT — (02/1968) — Janis Ian appeared in concert Friday (26) at the Masonic Auditorium . . . . The Sam and Dave Revue opened Friday (2) at Cobo Hall, including an 18-piece orchestra and other acts from the Stax/Volt stable of artists. . . . Rhetta Hughes appeared in the Roostertail’s main dining room during the week of Jan. 18-24 . . . . Red Buttons headlined at the Roostertail for 10 days through Feb. 3, and the Four Tops are scheduled to open there Monday (12) . . . . MGM Records will present the Every Mother’s Son as part of a promotional campaign at the Roostertail’s Upper Deck for Robin Seymour‘s celebrity night on Wednesday (14) . . . . Bob Harper is the new disk jockey at WKNR, filling the all-night spot . . . . The all-night spot at WCHB is now being filled by Ron White, and Leon Ivan is the new early afternoon disk jockey for WJLB.
Dave Shafer, formerly with CKLW, is now head promotion man for Record Distributors here . . . . Tom Shannon, top disk jockey at CKLW, has scheduled his second TV production with WJBK Channel 2 for Friday (16). The format of the show will consist of a discussion about radio with other Detroit area disk jockeys. Representing the other stations in the area for Shannon’s discussion will be Ernie Durham for WJLB, Dick Purtan for WKNR, Hank O’Neal for WJBK, and Bill Williams for WCHB. Video tapes will be shown of performances by the Temptations, Marvin Gaye, and Every Mother’s Son . . . . Laura Lee is currently performing at the Phelps Cocktail Lounge, and James Carr has just closed there . . . . CKLW Channel 9 plans to begin a weekly taping of live, nightclub type shows at the 20 Grand Driftwood Lounge, to be telecast on Thursdays. Aretha Franklin will perform her first Detroit concert Friday (16) at the Cobo Hall Arena. With her will be Erma Franklin and the Young-Holt Unlimited . . . . Al Williams will present the “Memphis sounds Show” at the Riviera Theater for seven days, Feb. 23-29. This show will include Eddie Floyd, Barbara Merger, Pat Lewis, J. J. Barnes, the Holidays, Pig Meat Markham, the Casanovas, Dusty Williams, Denis Thomas, Ruby Andrews and Timmy Willis . . . . Don Davis, formerly the music director for Solid Hitbound Productions here, has set out to start his own operation under the name of Groovesville Records.
One of the first acts signed on WCHB, has been appointed production manager for that station . . . . Motown Record Co. has filed suit for $1 million against a theater here which recently opened, calling itself the “Beverly Motown Theater.” Motown Records contends the name is a fraud on the public and an “unlawful infringement” on the Motown trade name . . . . MGM’s Orpheus is set for the Chessmate through Sunday (11) . . . . Philip’s 4 Seasons are scheduled for a Detroit concert, Friday (23).
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(Information and news source: Billboard: February 10, 1968)
A BILLBOARD CLASSIC ’45 AD FLASHBACK! 02/10/1968
BOBBY RYDELL * 1968
A BILLBOARD CLASSIC ’45 AD FLASHBACK! 02/10/1968
CHRIS MONTEZ * 1968
HOTTEST ‘TOP 40’ ON DETROIT RADIO, LAST WEEK, 1966!
NO. 1 SINGLE IN DETROIT * Jenny Take A Ride * MITCH RYDER & THE DETROIT WHEELS
Saturday, January 22, 1966
DETROIT RADIO’S BIGGEST 40 HITS
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These were the most popular singles in the Motor City, as was tabulated by the Billboard Hot 100 (01/15/1966).
The singles numbered were charted in their order by Metro Detroit record dealers, record distributors, and retail record sales.
These hits were the most popular radio plays on Detroit top 40 WKNR, CKLW and WXYZ, and also on conservative-easy listening stations WJR, WJBK, and WCAR, for the week-ending January 22, 1966.
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MOTOWN MONDAYS: A 1960S ‘MOTOWN’ NEWS PRINT
Wednesday, December 26, 1962
A MOTOWN MONDAY NEWS PRINT BACK-PAGE
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(Above article is courtesy freep.com newspaper archive. Copyright 2017. Newspapers.com.
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A MCRFB Note: Three years after having founded Motown, this article was the very first mention Berry Gordy and Motown Records were given in print by the Detroit Free Press, December 26, 1962.
