MOTOWN MONDAYS: A 1980S ‘MOTOWN’ NEWS PRINT



Monday, August 17, 1981

A MOTOWN MONDAY NEWS PRINT BACK-PAGE

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THE MAGIC BEHIND THE DETROIT MOTOWN SOUND! ’66


“I’M A ROAD RUNNER” (INSTR.; EXT. VERSION) * JUNIOR WALKER & THE ALL STARS * ’66

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WRIF: J. J. & MORNING CREW WAGES DISCO WAR, ’79




Sunday, August 19, 1979

A DETROIT RADIO BACK-PAGE

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DETROIT FREE PRESS: WRIF ‘Radio’s Disco-slamming’ Crew Stayin’ Alive’ 

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



NUMBER 1 IN AMERICA ’68 * John Fred & His Playboy Band * 01/14/67 – 01/27/1968

BILLBOARD HOT 100 TOP FIVE: WEEK-ENDING January 20, 1968

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NUMBER ONE FOR 1968!

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SIXTEEN WEEKS on the singles chart, “Judy In Disguise (With Glasses)” by John Fred & His Playboy Band peaked this week at No. 01 (2 weeks) on the Billboard Hot 100, week January 14 through January 27, 1968(Source: Billboard)

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