Month: March 2018

WKNR-AM BACK ON THE RADIO: J. MICHAEL WILSON!

 

 

WKNR RECALLED ON MOTOR CITY RADIO FLASHBACKS

WKNR-AM 1310 * 1967 * J. MICHAEL WILSON (w/Rodney the Wonder Rodent)

 

 

 

 

NEW! J. MICHAEL WILSON WKNR aircheck dates:

Tuesday, April 11, 1967 | Monday, May 08, 1967

 

 

 

J. MICHAEL WILSON 1967

 

A MCRFB Note: The presented audio file is actually two WKNR J. Michael Wilson airchecks combined as one, with the noted air dates having been indicated.

 

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CKLW ‘ROCK AND ROLL’ REVISITED: THE BIG 8! 03/1969

THE HISTORY of ROCK & ROLL | HOUR 2

A ‘BIG 8’ PRESENTATION * THE HISTORY OF ROCK and ROLL * 02/28/69 (HR. 02-01)
A ‘BIG 8’ PRESENTATION * THE HISTORY OF ROCK and ROLL * 02/28/69 (HR. 02-02)
A ‘BIG 8’ PRESENTATION * THE HISTORY OF ROCK and ROLL * 02/28/69 (HR. 02-03)
A ‘BIG 8’ PRESENTATION * THE HISTORY OF ROCK and ROLL * 02/28/69 (HR. 02-04)
A ‘BIG 8’ PRESENTATION * THE HISTORY OF ROCK and ROLL * 02/28/69 (HR. 02-05)

THE BIG 8. 49 YEARS AGO. FEB-MARCH 1969

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In conjunction with KHJ Boss Radio (Los Angeles), RKO General, and Drake-Chenault Enterprises, CKLW presented ‘The History Of Rock & Roll‘ in February – March 1969. This seminal, historic rockumentary comprised of 48 hours of programming from start to finish. Covering the first and second generation of rock, the program traces the early roots of rock ‘n’ roll from its origins in the early ’50s, of its influence impacting the hits of the ’60s. For four days, CKLW aired the Bill Drake HRR program in 12-hour blocks — 12 noon to 12 midnight — beginning Sunday, February 28 through Wednesday, March 3, 1969.

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MISSED IT? For the first hour of the CKLW History of Rock & Roll GO HERE.

HOUR 02 | THE HISTORY of ROCK & ROLL

BILL DRAKE. The producer, the voice behind the landmark rockumentary, ‘The History of Rock & Roll.’ 1969

TIME SWEEP. HISTORY of ROCK & ROLL

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BONUS! THE HISTORY OF ROCK AND ROLL * TIME SWEEP (A.)
BONUS! THE HISTORY OF ROCK AND ROLL * TIME SWEEP (B.)
THE ORIGINAL CKLW SURVEY February 18, 1969

Motor City Radio Flashbacks

Presenting today the SECOND hour of ‘THE HISTORY of ROCK & ROLL’ as aired on CKLW 1:00 p.m. — 2:00 p.m., Sunday, February 28, 1969.

 Original program concept conceived and created by Ron Jacobs, KHJ, Los Angeles. Produced by Bill Drake and Gene Chenault.

Above CKLW music chart courtesy of Mrs. Patty Griggs and the George L. Griggs estate.

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A MOTOWN SNAPSHOT FLASHBACK: THE 4 TOPS, 1968!

‘YESTERDAY’S DREAMS’ is the seventh overall and sixth studio album recorded by the Four Tops, issued by Motown Records in August 1968. The album was recorded as the main Motown songwriting/producing partnership of Holland–Dozier–Holland were leaving the label, and as a result only contains one song from them, “I’m in a Different World”, which was released as a single. There are several other original Motown songs on the album, including the title track, “Remember When”, “We’ve Got a Strong Love (On Our Side)”, “Can’t Seem to Get You out of My Mind” and a cover of Stevie Wonder’s “A Place In The Sun“. The rest are cover songs produced by Ivy Jo Hunter and Frank Wilson. Hunter and Frank Wilson altered “By the Time I Get to Phoenix,” “Sunny,” and even “Daydream Believer” to sound more natural next to a real Motown song like “Remember When.” If it never hit the chart heights of 1967’s Reach Out, Yesterday’s Dreams still proved more of a solid listen. (Source: WiKipedia and AllMusic)
THE FOUR TOPS 1968

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MOTOWN MONDAYS: A 1960s ‘MOTOWN’ NEWS PRINT

DETROIT FREE PRESS October 31, 1965

Monday, October 31, 1965

A MOTOWN MONDAY NEWS PRINT BACK-PAGE

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

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FOUR TOPS 1965

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WHND-AM BACK ON THE RADIO: RICHARD D!

WHND RECALLED ON MOTOR CITY RADIO FLASHBACKS

WHND-AM 560 * 1994 *  RICHARD D.

NEW! Richard D. WHND aircheck dates:

Friday, June 10, 1994 | Thursday, November 10, 1994

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 * THE JIM FELICIANO COLLECTION *

WHND (Richard D.) RICHARD D. HAASE

HAPPY BIRTHDAY RICHARD D!

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On a side-note, Motor City Radio Flashbacks wishes to extended warmest “Happy Birthday” accolades to Richard D. Haase on his celebrated day, having passed several days ago, February 26.

WHND Honey Radio’s Richard D., was also the one and same Jack Hayes, remembered afternoon personality heard on WXYZ 1270 radio in the early-1970s.

Richard D., thanks for the wonderful WHND Honey Radio memories!

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A MCRFB Note: The presented audio file is actually two WHND Richard D. airchecks combined as one, featured here, with the noted air dates, respectively, having been indicated.

Fifteen days after the November 10, 1994 aircheck segment aired, and 22 years after Honey Radio first signed-on in the Motor City, WHND’s final day of broadcasting was Friday, November 25, 1994. Nearly twenty-four years ago.

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