Month: April 2021

HARWELL. THE VOICE OF SUMMER’S PAST REMEMBERED

ERNIE HARWELL (w/ George Kell) * Al Kaline Interview (Spring Training) * MARCH 1962

Ernie Harwell and George Kell interviews Al Kaline. Spring training, March 1962

 

April 6, 2020

In Remembrance

 

(Photo: Detroit Free Press archives)

— ONE YEAR AGO TODAY —

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Remembering Al Kaline

 

The above Al Kaline interview was aired on WKMH, the Detroit Tigers flagship stations (Knorr Broadcasting) during the Tiger’s spring training season, March 1962.

December 19, 1934 – April 6, 2020

Detroit Free Press April 7, 2020

Detroit Free Press April 7, 2020

Detroit Free Press April 7, 2020

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Ernie Harwell March 1962

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MOTOWN MONDAYS! MOTOWN ON CBS’ ED SULLIVAN SHOW

THE MOTOWN SOUND

— The Ed Sullivan Show —

 

The entire Ed Sullivan Show catalogue has hit the streaming platforms!

On June 12, 2020 came news Universal Music Enterprises and Sofa Entertainment brokered a deal to license and make available the entire Ed Sullivan video performance from the Sofa library, who acquired the entire catalogue in 1990. UME will make available the entire catalogue for public streaming in restored, digitized form, according to the Detroit Free Press.

Since its premiere launch on June 12 2020, more videos have been added on the official Ed Sullivan You Tube channel, highlighting the Motown sound. As reported, it will take three years to upload the more than 10,000 performances which aired Sunday evenings on CBS-TV from June 20, 1948 to June 6, 1971.

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For more on this story, go HERE.

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Note: Ed Sullivan passed away on October 13, 1974. He was 73.

 

THE ED SULLIVAN SHOW . . .  CBS’ MOTOWN CLASSICS!

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NEW! For this ‘Motown’ Monday, we are featuring three classic Motown video performances from the Ed Sullivan Show:

Gladys Knight & The Pips (1968), The Temptations (1971), The Temptation and Diana Ross & The Supremes (1967)

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MORE Ed Sullivan Motown performances will be forthcoming on Motor City Radio Flashbacks!

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WBFG-FM: A PROPHECY FULFILLED. THE FIRST EASTER STORY

A PROPHECY FULFILLED * WBFG 98.7 * APRIL 10, 1977

‘A PROPHECY FULFILLED’ 

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“HE IS RISEN!”

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ABOUT THIS PROGRAM

 

This special Easter holiday recording, “A Prophecy Fulfilled,” was conceived, created, and was produced by Bob Pratt.

For three straight years, this program was broadcast on 98.7 WBFG-FM in Detroit during the Easter holiday seasons in 1975, 1976 and in 1977.

At the time ‘A Prophesy Fulfilled’ first aired in 1975, WBFG was Detroit’s foremost premiere station known for it’s all-religious broadcasting format. The call letters WBFG was also the station’s heralded acronym as well. The calls represented their daily religious radio content heard 24/7 on the FM side, “We’re Broadcasting For God.”

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A special THANK YOU to Bob Pratt for sharing this special Easter holiday broadcast with Motor City Radio Flashbacks

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— 44 YEARS AGO —

Sunday, April 10, 1977

 

 

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THIS WEEK, 1964: 57 YEARS AGO! THE HOTTEST HIT IN THE U.S.A.

NUMBER 1 IN AMERICA | APRIL 4-MAY 2, 1964

— NUMBER ONE 1964 —

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TEN WEEKS on the singles chart, “Can’t Buy Me Love” by The Beatles peaked at #1 this week (5 weeks overall) on the Billboard Hot 100. Week ending, April 4 through week ending, May 2, 1964. (Source: Billboard)

For our previous Billboard 1964 Number One U.S.A. Hits go HERE

 

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WKMH-AM 1310: THE DETROIT TIGER FLAGSHIP STATION!

The Detroit Free Press March 30, 1963

Saturday, March 30, 1963

A DETROIT RADIO BACK-PAGE AD

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DETROIT FREE PRESS: WKMH

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