SUMMERTIME! CBS RADIO: GREAT AMERICAN SUMMER



 

 

CBS RADIO NETWORK

THE GREAT AMERICAN SUMMER

 

PRODUCED BY JIM HAMPTON. DRAPER & HAMPTON, INC., LOS ANGELES

 

Syndicated around the nation on the CBS Radio Network some thirty-eight years ago, Jim Hampton (WXYZ, WABX, WJBK, WCAR) recently pulled this special programming from his radio archives and provided this site with 6 hours of the ‘Great American Summer’ shows he produced in the early-1980s.

In these programs you will hear great memories, events, and many of the hits by artists whose records were heard playing on the radio during the summer months the year they were released. 

 Jim Hampton and Ken Draper (WCAR, WCFL;Chicago) — Draper & Hampton, Inc., Los Angeles — produced this special summer programming for the CBS Radio Network.

The opening theme song was sung by, written and produced by production director Scott Chapin. Special programming features written by assistant writer, Scott Paton.

Program hosted by the great Tom Murphy (WCFL)

Motor City Radio Flashbacks will feature more of CBS’ ‘Great American Summer’ throughout the 2019 summer months.

So look for them here . . . . meanwhile enjoy your summer! ?

 

 

JIM HAMPTON

 

Featured today the 3rd of 6 memorable pops of the ‘Great American Summer’

Missed our 2nd installment of the ‘Great American Summer’? GO HERE

A special THANK YOU to Jim Hampton (Palm Springs, CA) for sharing this CBS summer radio summertime memory with Motor City Radio Flashbacks!

 


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WJBK 1500 FORMULA ’40 SURVEY SOUNDS: 07/29/1957

WJBK RADIO 1500 July 29, 1957

 

 

JULY 1957

WJBK RADIO 15  

 

62 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK

 

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The WJBK FORMULA 40 hits was compiled, tabulated and produced by Radio 1500’s Bob Martin and Rosemary McGann.

This survey was tabulated overall by each record’s popularity and its appeal, sales, listener requests and record airplays based on the judgement of WJBK Radio.

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Previewed for the week of July 29, 1957

 

Note: By year’s end, 1957, Casey Kasem was no longer at WJBK 1500. Kasem left Detroit for  Buffalo’s WBNY, New York, in November 1957. To fill Kasem’s departure, Dan Baxter became the new replacement. Baxter was hired for the all-night shift on WJBK.

 

 

 

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WJBK RADIO 1500 December 1957

 

In Memory of George Griggs

A SPECIAL THANK YOU

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Above WJBK music chart courtesy of Mrs. Patti Griggs and the George L. Griggs estate

 


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MOTOWN MONDAY DETROIT RECORD FLASHBACK! ’62



 

LITTLE STEVIE WONDER

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 Released May, 1962. A-side: “I Call It Pretty Music But The Old People Call It The Blues (Pt. 1)

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(Note: The B-side (featured above) is a slower ‘bluesy’ version as opposed the the A-side plug, which is a faster uptempo version of the same song. Produced by Berry Gordy, Jr. Never charted on the Billboard Pop chart nor the Billboard R&B chart)

 

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A DETROIT FREE PRESS OP ED. AS WE SEE IT: 06/25/1972

Detroit Free Press June 25, 1972

 

 

Sunday, June 25, 1972

 

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A MOTOWN MONDAY NEWS PRINT BACK-PAGE

The Detroit Free Press Editorial Page: ‘As We See It’ (25 June 1972; pg. 26)

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Above article is courtesy freep.com newspaper archive. Copyright 2019. Newspapers.com.

The above featured ‘Motown’ newsprint article was clipped, saved, and imaged from the credited source by Motor City Radio Flashbacks

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Missed any of our previous MOTOWN related news prints? GO HERE

 

 

 

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THIS WEEK IN AMERICA! BILLBOARD HOT 100: 07/30/66

BILLBOARD HOT 100 July 30, 1966

 

BILLBOARD HOT 100 TABULATED BY RECORDS RETAIL SALES AND RADIO AIRPLAY

BILLBOARD HOT 100 JULY 24-30, 1966

 

 

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50TH! TALKIN’ ‘BOUT MY GENERATION: TOP HITS OF ’69!



 

TONY JOE WHITE

“Polk Salad Annie” was playing the Billboard Pop Singles chart and Detroit Top 40 radio on this date. 50 years ago. July 1969

 

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50TH! TALKIN’ ‘BOUT MY GENERATION: TOP HITS OF ’69!



 

THE 5TH DIMENSION

“Workin’ On A Groovy Thing” was playing the Billboard Pop Singles chart and Detroit Top 40 radio on this date. 50 years ago. July 1969

 

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