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Debuted June 29, 1963. R&B peaked #4 (1 week). “So Much In Love” charts 10 total weeks overall on the Billboard soul charts.
Source: Joel Whitburn R&B/Hip Hop Singles 2004 Edition
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THE ESSENCE OF ’60s SOUL GENERATION: 1963 DEFINED!
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Debuted May 11, 1963. R&B peaked #2 (5 weeks). “If You Need Me” charts 12 total weeks overall on the Billboard soul charts.
Source: Joel Whitburn R&B/Hip Hop Singles (2004 Edition)
THE VOICE OF SUMMER RECALLED: TIGER BASEBALL IS ON THE AIR! JUNE 1978
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DETROIT FREE PRESS | (Bloomington, Minn.) Sunday, May 18, 1978 — The Tigers dismal decline continued Saturday as the Minnesota Twins dealt them their sixth consecutive defeat, 3-1.
In keeping with their current trend, the Tigers played well enough to win. They collected seven hits, compared to the Twins’ eight, and Milt Wilcox was certainly every bit as effective as his Minnesota counterpart, Geoff Zahn.
But Zahn got the win while Wilcox was stuck with his fifth loss as the Tigers exhibited almost an uncanny inability to hit with men on base.
As a result, they now need only one setback to match their longest losing streak of the season. Furthermore, 17 of the Tigers’ last 24 games have ended in failures, which is why they’re now fifth in the American East, a distant 12 and a half games behind the Boston Red Sox.
But the only solution manager Ralph Houk could offer Saturday was continued patience.
“All we can try to to do is relax ’em and wait,” Houk explained in the otherwise silent, somber clubhouse.
“They”re all trying too hard when they come up with men on base,” Houk continued. “That’s obvious.
“We just can’t seem to get going. We can’t get the runs in. We can’t bunch our hits. We scatter them all of the time.
We’ll come out of this sooner or later,” Houk predicted. “We’ve got to break loose. And when we start winning we won’t be able to understand why we didn’t do it before because it’ll look so easy.
“But right now, it seems the little things keep happening to us. We get runners picked off base and we leave men on second or third when we’ve got a chance for a big inning. We’re not hitting that bad. We’re just not hitting with men on base. And when you don’t score, you’re not going to win. But all we can do is sit back and wait.”
One has to wonder, though, how much longer Houk will continue to be patient. Butch Wynegar put the Twins on top, 1-0, with his third homer of the season at the bottom of the second inning Saturday. (See article below for more; click on, tap or stretch article for larger detailed read).
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Detroit Free Press, 06/18/1977 | Copyright 2022. Newspapers.com
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BASEBALL REFERENCE: For the complete Minnesota Twins vs. Detroit Tigers June 17, 1978 game-day box score and stats — click HERE
THIS WEEK! 1963: THE HOTTEST RECORD SINGLE IN THE U.S.A.
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THIRTEEN WEEKS overall on the singles pop charts, “Sukiyaki” by Kyu Sakamoto peaks this week at #1 (3 weeks) on the Billboard Hot 100. Beginning June 9 through week-ending June 29, 1963. (Source: Joel Whitburn’s Pop Annual)
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For our previous Billboard Number One 1963 U.S.A. Hits go HERE
THE NATIONAL TOP 30 TUNES! THIS WEEK, JUNE 15, 1959
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For survey week ending June 6
The Honor Roll of Hits comprises the nation’s top tunes according to record sales and sheet sales, disk jockey and jukebox performances as determined by The Billboard’s weekly nationwide sales.
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The above Honor Roll Of Hits music chart was digitally restored by Motor City Radio Flashbacks
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THE NATIONAL TOP 30 TUNES! THIS WEEK, JUNE 9, 1958
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For survey week ending May 31
The Honor Roll of Hits comprises the nation’s top tunes according to record sales and sheet sales, disk jockey and jukebox performances as determined by The Billboard’s weekly nationwide sales.
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THE NATIONAL TOP 30 TUNES! THIS WEEK, JUNE 10, 1957
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For survey week ending June 5
The Honor Roll of Hits comprises the nation’s top tunes according to record sales and sheet sales, disk jockey and jukebox performances as determined by The Billboard’s weekly nationwide sales.
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THE NATIONAL TOP 30 TUNES: THIS WEEK! JUNE 9, 1956
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For survey week ending May 30
The Honor Roll of Hits comprises the nation’s top tunes according to record sales and sheet sales, disk jockey and jukebox performances as determined by The Billboard’s weekly nationwide sales.
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THE NATIONAL TOP 20 TUNES: THIS WEEK! JUNE 11, 1955
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For survey week ending June 1
The Honor Roll of Hits comprises the nation’s top tunes according to record sales and sheet sales, disk jockey and jukebox performances as determined by The Billboard’s weekly nationwide sales.
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NOW ‘ON DEMAND’! | COURTESY BIG 8 RADIO: THE CKLW BIG 100 HITS of 1968
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We are pleased having announced Big 8 Radio recently acquired a preserved archive of the broadcast from Dec 30 1968, including all songs, announcements, jingles and commercials heard initially on CKLW nearly 54 years ago.
The broadcast features Big 8 jocks Big Jim Edwards and the late Ed Mitchell counting down the CKLW Big 100 records and songs of 1968.
Nearly five and a half hours long, the stream debuted Saturday, May 28 at 12 noon (and at 6 p.m., ET.) and encored Monday, May 30 at 12 Noon (and at 6 p.m., ET.) on www.big8radio.com during the Memorial Day holiday weekend.
For the benefit of our friends who might’ve missed the broadcast and in conjunction with Big 8 Radio the original CKLW Big 100 of 1968 special will be archived and can be heard anytime — ON DEMAND — here at Motor City Radio Flashbacks.
Another Big 8 Radio exclusive CKLW audio presentation. Brought to you by Charlie O’Brien and Big 8 Radio. 🙂
A special thank you to Charlie O’Brien for this exclusive broadcast. This audio presentation was produced in its entirety by Charlie O’Brien.
Courtesy and property of big8radio.com
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Thanks to everyone who listened in to The Big 100 of 1968 Countdown special. Download your commemorative copy of the chart on our website www.big8radio.com — Charlie O’Brien
