Month: July 2018

JO-JO SHUTTY: TAKING THE BIG 8 COPTER TO THE SKIES

Detroit Free Press December 22, 1974
Detroit Free Press December 22, 1974

Sunday, December 22, 1974

A DETROIT RADIO BACK-PAGE

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DETROIT FREE PRESS: JO JO SHUTTY

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TOM CLAY: FORMER DETROIT RADIO DEE JAY ‘IN EXILE’

Detroit Free Press April 25, 1965

Detroit Free Press April 25, 1965

Detroit Free Press April 25, 1965

 

Sunday, April 25, 1965

A DETROIT RADIO BACK-PAGE

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DETROIT FREE PRESS: TOM CLAY

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WXYZ RADIO 1270 DJ STARS, LIVE, ON STAGE! 6/13/63

Detroit Free Press June 13, 1963

Tuesday, June 13, 1963

A DETROIT RADIO BACK-PAGE AD

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DETROIT FREE PRESS: WXYZ

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

NUMBER 1 IN AMERICA ’68 * Hugh Masekela * 07/14/68 – 07/27/1968

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

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NUMBER ONE FOR 1968!

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TWELVE WEEKS on the singles chart, “Grazing In The Grass” by Hugh Masekela peaked this week at No. 01 (2 weeks) on the Billboard Hot 100. July 14 through July 27, 1968. (Source: Billboard)

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