‘LOST IN THE ’50S’ THIS WEEK: ’56 HONOR ROLL OF HITS!

**Billboard Honor Roll of Hits** *August 8, 1956*

AMERICA’S WEEKLY POP 30. THE NATION’S TOP TUNES INDEX

DORIS DAY * No. 02 * 08/08/1956

ANDY WILLIAMS * No. 09 * 08/08/1956

BUCHANAN & GOODMAN * No. 11 * 08/08/1956

GENE VINCENT * No. 15 * 08/08/1956

THE CADETS * No. 19 * 08/08/1956

THE FOUR LADS * No. 30 * 08/08/1956

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HONOR ROLL of HITS

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The Honor Roll of Hits comprises the nation’s top tunes according to record and sheet sales, disk jockey and juke box performance as determined by the Billboard’s weekly nationwide surveys.

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These Top 30 records were the hits Detroiters heard played on the radio during August 1956, on WJR (760), WXYZ (1270), WKMH (1310), WJBK (1500) and CKLW (800).

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THIS WEEK. AUGUST 8, 1956

PROGRAMMING THE DETROIT RADIO DIAL: 08/08/1956

Wednesday, August 8, 1956

DETROIT FREE PRESS: RADIO PROGRAMS FOR WEDNESDAY

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THE DETROIT RADIO DIAL. 62 YEARS AGO TODAY

CONSUMERS STEREO ELECTRONICS ’68: RADIO SHACK!

CONSUMER ELECTRONICS 1968

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50 YEARS AGO

Tape recorders. Home stereo components. Portable record players. Transistor radios.

A look back at some of the ’60s electronics American consumers were buying from the Radio Shack chain, 1968. These four product pages were taken from the Radio Shack catalog, from that year.

Motor City Radio Flashbacks found an amazing website online where you can view the entire archived Radio Shack publications — where you can view page-to-page — every single catalog from 1936 to 2005.

It’s a ‘Realistic’ decades’ electronic blast from the past you’ll enjoy viewing. Check it out! ?

radioshackcatalogs.com

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MOTOR-TOWN REVUE FLASHBACK: FOX THEATER! 1965

A **Detroit Free Press** **Motortown Revue** ad. Admission price for adults: 2 dollars. Children (under 12): 1.00 dollar. Sunday, December 26, 1965, featuring **Martha & The Vandellas**

MOTOWN MONDAYS! A 1960S ‘MOTOWN’ NEWS PRINT

Sunday, July 16, 1967

A MOTOWN MONDAY NEWS PRINT BACK-PAGE

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DETROIT MOTOWN MONDAY RECORD FLASHBACK ’65!

**MARTHA & THE VANDELLAS * 1965**

THE MAGIC BEHIND THE DETROIT MOTOWN SOUND! ’67

“JIMMY MACK” (EXT. INSTRUMENTAL; w/VOCAL) * MARTHA & THE VANDELLAS * 67

DETROIT TOP DEEJAYS PICK THE WEEK’S TOP HITS: 1967!

Friday, August 4, 1967

WEEK’S TOP 10 SINGLES

Detroit’s Top 10 records as was selected and tabulated by CKLW, WKNR, WJLB

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DETROIT TOP DEEJAYS PICK THE WEEK’S TOP HITS: 1966!

Friday, July 29, 1966

WEEK’S TOP 10 SINGLES

Detroit’s Top 10 records as was selected and tabulated by CKLW, WXYZ, WKNR, WJLB

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1966! TOP 40 BILLBOARD R&B SINGLES CHART 08/06/66

**NO. 1 HOTTEST R&B SINGLE IN AMERICA ’66 * TEMPTATIONS**

**NO. 2 HOTTEST R&B SINGLE IN AMERICA ’66 * RAY CHARLES**

**NO. 3 HOTTEST R&B SINGLE IN AMERICA ’66 * DARRELL BANKS**

**NO. 4 HOTTEST R&B SINGLE IN AMERICA ’66 * BOBBY HEBB**

**NO. 5 HOTTEST R&B SINGLE IN AMERICA ’66 * STEVIE WONDER**

WCHB / WJLB ‘TOP 5’ DETROIT

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Week of 07/31/66 – 08/6/1966

The ‘Top 5’ soul records were also the most popular radio plays heard on Detroit’s two R&B stations 1440 WCHB and 1400 WJLB on the AM dial at the time, as well as many of the nation’s Top 50 R&B singles listed from this chart as was tabulated by Billboard.

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