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WXYZ 1270: A 1959 ED MCKENZIE NEWSPRINT FEATURE

DETROIT FREE PRESS November 18, 1959
DETROIT FREE PRESS November 18, 1959

Wednesday, November 18, 1959

A DETROIT RADIO BACK-PAGE

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DETROIT FREE PRESS: Ed McKenzie / WXYZ

Above WXYZ related article is courtesy freep.com newspaper archive. Copyright 2018. Newspapers.com.

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WXYZ ED McKENZIE (Press Photo) 1959

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BILLBOARD HOT 75 COUNTRY SINGLES THIS WEEK! 1968

BILLBOARD HOT COUNTRY SINGLES February 24, 1968
NO. 1 COUNTRY SINGLE IN AMERICA * Henson Cargill * February 24, 1968
NO. 2 COUNTRY SINGLE IN AMERICA * Johnny Cash * February 24, 1968
NO. 3 COUNTRY SINGLE IN AMERICA * Tammy Wynette * February 24, 1968
NO. 4 COUNTRY SINGLE IN AMERICA * Merle Haggard * February 24, 1968
NO. 5 COUNTRY SINGLE IN AMERICA * Sonny James * February 24, 1968

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WEXL ‘TOP 5’ DETROIT

Week of 02/18/1968 – 02/24/1968

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Many of these records were the most popular radio plays heard on Detroit’s only country station 1340 on the AM dial at the time, WEXL, as was tabulated nationally week-ending previous, February 17, 1968.

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