WJBK 1500 FORMULA ’45 SURVEY SOUNDS: 08/18/1958

— August 1958 —

WJBK RADIO 15

61 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK

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The WJBK FORMULA 45 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 August 18, 1958

Note: By year’s start 1958, the WJBK “Big Four” was the former, which the year previous they were Clark Reid, Tom George, Don McLeod, Casey Kasem.

Kasem left Detroit for Buffalo’s WBNY, New York, in November 1957. Newly added to the Radio 15 lineup was Tom Clay as “The Bellboy”, who would fill the 7 to 12 midnight slot, previously held down by the departed Kasem. Also added in November 1957, Dan Baxter for the all-night hours on WJBK.

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— 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.

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 what remains left of your summer! ?

Featured today the 4th of 6 memorable pops of the ‘Great American Summer’

Missed our 3rd 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!

HARWELL. THE VOICE OF SUMMER’S PAST REMEMBERED

WJR 760 * Ernie Harwell * AUGUST 20, 1986

ERNIE CALLS WALT TERRELL’S NO-HIT BID

— THE GREG INNIS COLLECTION —

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Ernie Harwell passed away on May 4, 2010. He was known as “the voice of the Detroit Tigers” for over 40 years. He called his last Tiger game in Toronto, on September 29, 2002. In 1981, Harwell was awarded baseball’s most prestigious Ford C. Frick Award.

He became only the fifth baseball broadcaster enshrined into the Baseball Hall of Fame.

— ACKNOWLEDGEMENT —

“2 nothing the Tigers lead in the last half of the eight inning . . .”. . .

A special THANK YOU to our senior website contributor Greg Innis for recently providing Motor City Radio Flashbacks with this Detroit Tigers Broadcasting (Ernie Harwell) audio play-by-play memory, as aired on WJR radio, Wednesday evening, August 20, 1986.

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

NUMBER 1 IN AMERICA ’69 * The Rolling Stones * 08/17/69 – 09/13/1969

BILLBOARD HOT 100 TOP FIVE: WEEK-ENDING August 23, 1969

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NUMBER ONE FOR 1969!

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FIFTEEN WEEKS on the singles chart, “Honky Tonk Women” by the Rolling Stones peaked this month at No. 01 (4 weeks) on the Billboard Hot 100. Week ending August 17 through September 13, 1969. (Source: Billboard)

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MCRFB Link: For the previous No. 1 record in the U.S.A. 1969 GO HERE.

THE DETROIT SOUND: 5 CHARTS FOR AUGUST! 08/15/66

WXYZ 1270

— AUGUST 15, 1966 —

THIS MONTH 53 YEARS AGO

This list is selected each week by WXYZ Radio from reports of records sales gathered from leading record outlets in the Detroit area and other sources available to WXYZ.

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For the month of August — each week — Motor City Radio Flashbacks will feature all 5 weekly music charts WXYZ 1270 published in August 1966.

For last week’s featured WXYZ August 8, 1966 chart go HERE.

(The Jim Heddle Collection)

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

JOHNNY CASH

“A Boy Named Sue” was playing the Billboard Pop Singles chart and Detroit Top 40 radio on this date. 50 years ago. August 1969

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

THE LETTERMAN

“Hurt So Bad” was playing the Billboard Pop Singles chart and Detroit Top 40 radio on this date. 50 years ago. August 1969

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

JACKIE DeSHANNON

“Put A Little Love In Your Heart” was playing the Billboard Pop Singles chart and Detroit Top 40 radio on this date. 50 years ago. August 1969

SCOTT W. HOSTS THE KEENER DREAM CRUISE PODCAST!

THE KEENER PODCAST: SCOTT W. CELEBRATES the 2005 WOODWARD DREAM CRUISE!

THE KEENER WOODWARD DREAM CRUISE PODCAST! AUGUST 13, 2005

WE CELEBRATE THE 2005 WOODWARD DREAM CRUISE with air checks from past broadcasts featuring Bob Green and Scott Regen and Bob Berry’s interview with Peter Noone of Herman’s Hermits, a piece that never aired due to the historic black out of 2003.

We highlight some of the 2004 Dream Cruise events and showcase a trunk load of music for cruising from Jan and Dean, Ronnie and the Daytonas, the Beach Boys and more. Scott Westerman hosts our 34th Keener Podcast.

— SCOTT WESTERMAN —

This year commemorates the 25th anniversary of the Woodward Dream Cruise.

In celebration, Motor City Radio Flashbacks highlights the 2019 Woodward Dream Cruise (today; Saturday, August 17) with this special Keener WDC podcast — hosted by Scott Westerman — initially featured on Keener13.com on August 13, 2005 . . . 14 years ago!

(Above 2019 WDC logo courtesy the official woodwarddreamcruise.com website).