TONY CLARKE * 1965
— BILLBOARD: Peaked #31 May 8, 1965 —
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MAY 30: STONES DEBUTS 1964 1ST. U.S. LP ON LONDON
‘ENGLAND’S NEWEST HIT MAKERS‘ * Rolling Stones * LONDON (U.S. LP) May 30, 1964
WCSX-FM DETROIT’S PREMIERE CLASSIC ROCK STATION
WCSX Bumper Sticker (1989)
MCRFB NOTE: To fully appreciate the LP back-cover, click on image 2x for largest detailed read. For more on the Rolling Stones’ first U.S. album release, click on ‘England’s Newest Hits Makers,‘ as titled, link above the audio sound bar.
MCRFB COMMERCIALS! ANACIN PAIN RELIEVER: 1963
AMERICAN HOME PRODUCT CO., Chicago, Ill.* Anacin Pain Relief Tablets * 1963
MCRFB COMMERCIALS! NANCY SINATRA SINGS COKE
HOLD ON! HERMAN’S HERMITS HITS SILVER SCREEN ’66!
HERMAN’S HERMITS * “Hold On!” * MGM (HOLD ON! Soundtrack LP) 1966
M A R C H 3 0 , 1 9 6 6 : T O D A Y I N M U S I C H I S T O R Y
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THIS DAY 1966 : The film Hold On! starring Peter Noone and Shelley Fabares, launched its gala premiere in Los Angeles, today, Wednesday, March 30. The 85 min. musical film is directed by Arthur Lubin, film cast co-stars Herbert Anderson, Bernard Fox and Sue Ane Langdon. The film’s soundtrack features ten new songs by Herman’s Hermits and one by Shelley Fabares, while casting band members on tour in the movie’s plot as a fictionalized band version of themselves. Produced by Sam Katzman. (Source: Wikipedia)
SHELLEY FABARES * “Make Me Happy” * MGM (HOLD ON! Soundtrack LP) 1966
THIS DAY IN POP MUSIC HISTORY
WESTON HAS DETROIT SOUND WRAPPED UP . . . APRIL 29, 1967
From the MCRFB news archives: 1967
NEW YORK — Kim Weston’s Detroit sound came across loud and clear at the Riverboat here Tuesday night (April 18), as the recently signed MGM artist delivered a mixed bag of soul and standards.
Miss Weston’s opening number, “I Got What You Need,” was easily the most effective of the evening. It’s a hard-driving pop song with R&B overtones, and it’s also the title of her first MGM single. The material and delivery speak well of Miss Weston’s Motown background.
She demonstrated power and range in “The Man That Got Away,” and a good dramatic sense in the title song from the Broadway musical, “Walking Happy.”
But Miss Weston is strongest with the Detroit sound, although she’s versatile enough to handle show tunes and standards. END
(Information and news source: Billboard; April 29, 1967).
I GOT WHAT YOU NEED * Kim Weston * MGM Records (1967)
THE MAGIC BEHIND THE DETROIT MOTOWN SOUND! ’67
“HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE” (INSTRUMENTAL) * Gladys Knight & Pips * 1967
WKNR-AM BACK ON THE RADIO: GARY STEVENS!
WKNR RECALLED ON MOTOR CITY RADIO FLASHBACKS
WKNR-AM 1310 * 1965 * GARY STEVENS
Gary Stevens WKNR aircheck date: Saturday, March 27, 1965
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Gary Steven’s last show on WKNR. Stevens’ first show upon his arrival to New York’s legendary WMCA was Thursday, April 8, 1965.
POST WKNR: GARY STEVENS SPELLS ‘CASH’ FOR WMCA
Photo courtesy: mrpopculture.com/
A WMCA GARY STEVENS ’65 FLASHBACK!
GARY STEVENS * April 24, 1965 * WMCA 570 * NYC
Gary Stevens aircheck audio courtesy musicradio77.com/
WMCA NYC: A FAREWELL MESSAGE BY GARY STEVENS!
A WMCA GARY STEVENS ’65 FLASHBACK!
GARY STEVENS (ex-WKNR) * April 8, 1965 * WMCA 570 (Stevens’ First Show) New York
Gary Stevens aircheck audio courtesy musicradio77.com/
A MCRFB GARY STEVENS POSTSCRIPT
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GARY STEVENS, ONE OF THE LEGENDARY WMCA “GOOD GUYS,” having signed on April, 1965, did his last radio gig on ‘Fabulous 570,’ Thursday, September 18, 1968. Prior, Gary Stevens was one of the most popular jocks in Detroit while on WKNR “Keener 13” from November 1963 through March 1965.
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ALSO: For an extensive Gary Stevens feature previously posted (February 18, 2013) on Motor City Radio Flashbacks, see ‘GARY STEVENS: FROM JOCK TO DOUBLEDAY EXECUTIVE‘
