THE ESSENCE OF ‘SOUL’ 60S GENERATION: ’68 DEFINED!

**DETROIT EMERALDS * 1968**

— BILLBOARD: Peaked #89 April 20, 1968 —

THE ESSENCE OF ‘SOUL’ 60S GENERATION: ’69 DEFINED!

**THE SUPERLATIVES * 1969**

— BILLBOARD: R&B chart; Peaked #39 March 1, 1969 —

WHYT-FM 96 ‘HOT HITS’ SURVEY: THIS WEEK; 5/12/1983!

WHYT DETROIT’S HOT HITS!

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35 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK

May 12, 1983

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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.

A RAYMOND LEFEVRE 1968 MEMORY! SOUL COAXING

SOUL COAXING AME CALINE (COMPLETE LP) * Raymond LeFevre Orchestra * 1968

ABOUT THIS ALBUM

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SOUL COAXING is the U.S. album recorded in 1967 and 1968 by the European international, French bandleader, orchestra director and composer, Raymond LeFevre. The album debuted on the Billboard LP chart on March 23, 1968. The album, having peaked at #117 on June 8, sustained a 16 week run on the Billboard Top 200, having been dropped from the chart on July 13, 1968.

The first track from the album was released as a U.S. single. “Soul Coaxing” or “Âme câline” is an instrumental single recorded in 1967 by the Raymond LeFèvre orchestra and released in 1968. It was a hit in the U.S. on the Four Corners label, peaking at #37 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in April near the end of its 12-week run that year.

Raymond LeFèvre died on June 27, 2008 at the age of 78. (Source: WiKipedia and Discogs)

A MCRFB Note: for the complete track listing from this album GO HERE.

CKLW-AM BACK ON THE RADIO: HAL MARTIN!

**CKLW RECALLED ON MOTOR CITY RADIO FLASHBACKS**

**CKLW-AM 800 * 1969 * HAL MARTIN**

Hal Martin CKLW aircheck date: Wednesday, June 18, 1969

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NEW! A special THANK YOU to Ted Smucker, of Granger, Indiana, for recently donating this CKLW-AM radio aircheck to Motor City Radio Flashbacks!

* THE TED SMUCKER COLLECTION *

CKLW-AM BACK ON THE RADIO: FRANK BRODY!

**CKLW RECALLED ON MOTOR CITY RADIO FLASHBACKS**

**CKLW-AM 800 * 1969 * FRANK BRODY**

Frank Brody CKLW aircheck date: Wednesday, September 17, 1969

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NEW! A special THANK YOU to Mike Lockhart, of Ferndale, MI., for recently donating this CKLW-AM radio aircheck (unscoped!) to Motor City Radio Flashbacks!

* THE MIKE LOCKHART COLLECTION *

A MCRFB Note: While the donor apologetically stated there is an audio glitch noted around the 10:58 mark of this aircheck, it is extended over for just several seconds. Nonetheless, we appreciate having acquired — as is — this fabulous (1969) CKLW radio memory.

Thanks again, Mike! 🙂

A 1950S MOTOR CITY MUSIC FEATURE! ELVIS RECALLED

From the MCRFB MUSIC NEWS archive: 1956

‘Elvis Sings; Wow 15,000’

FROM THE BACK-PAGES OF THE DETROIT FREE PRESS

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SATURDAY, MAY 26, 1956

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DETROIT (May 26) — Elvis Presley, the rock ‘n’ roll dreamboat, danced up a storm in Detroit Friday.

Some 15,000 teenagers, mostly girls, paid nearly $25,000 in small change to watch him sing, play the guitar and wiggle across the stage at the Fox Theater.

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— DETROIT FREE PRESS

Detroit Free Press. Friday, May 26, 1956

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THIS MONTH. 62 YEARS AGO

**Elvis Presley** photographed at the Detroit Fox Theater. *Friday, May 25, 1956*

**Detroit Fox Theater** *Friday, May 25, 1956*

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

NUMBER 1 IN AMERICA ’68 * Archie Bell & The Drells * 05/12/68 – 05/25/1968

BILLBOARD HOT 100 TOP FIVE: WEEK-ENDING May 18, 1968

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NUMBER ONE FOR 1968!

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FIFTEEN WEEKS on the singles chart, “Tighten Up” by Archie Bell & The Drells peaked this week at No. 01 (2 weeks) on the Billboard Hot 100. May 12 through May 25, 1968. (Source: Billboard)

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MCRFB Link: For the previous No. 1 record in the U.S.A. 1968 GO HERE.