Month: April 2018

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

NUMBER 1 IN AMERICA ’68 * Bobby Goldsboro * 04/07/68 – 05/11/1968

BILLBOARD HOT 100 TOP FIVE: WEEK-ENDING April 13, 1968

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NUMBER ONE FOR 1968!

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FIFTEEN WEEKS on the singles chart, “Honey” by Bobby Goldsboro peaked this week at No. 01 (5 weeks) on the Billboard Hot 100. April 07 through May 11, 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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CKLW-AM BACK ON THE RADIO: GARY BURBANK!

CKLW RECALLED ON MOTOR CITY RADIO FLASHBACKS

CKLW-AM 800 * 1975 * GARY BURBANK

GARY BURBANK CKLW aircheck date: Wednesday, April 23, 1975

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NEW! A special THANK YOU to Bob Pratt, of Farmington Hills, MI, for recently donating his CKLW radio aircheck (unscoped!) to Motor City Radio Flashbacks!

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 * THE BOB PRATT COLLECTION *

GARY BURBANK circa 1973-1974 (photo courtesy Wacky.com)

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MOTOWN MONDAYS: A MOTOWN ’60s NEWSPRINT AD

Sunday, November 10, 1963

A MOTOWN MONDAY NEWS PRINT AD

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

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