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SEVENTEEN WEEKS overall on the singles pop charts, “Go Away Little Girl” by Steve Lawrence stays this week at #1 (second week; 2 weeks) on the Billboard Hot 100. Peaked beginning January 6, 1963 through week ending, January 19, 1963. (Source: Billboard Pop Annual)
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For our previous Billboard Number One 1963 U.S.A. Hits go HERE
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The above Billboard 1/15/1965 ad was digitally re-imaged and restored by Motor City Radio Flashbacks
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SIXTEEN WEEKS overall on the singles pop charts, “Telstar” by the Tornadoes stayed this week at #1 (3 weeks) on the Billboard Hot 100. Peaked beginning December 16, 1962 through week ending, January 5, 1963. (Source: Billboard Pop Annual)
Note: Throughout 2022 this site will showcase Billboard #1 hits of 1963.
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This WNIC recording, having been long-held as part of our Detroit radio collection, essentially was found incomplete in its recorded form. And while the recording’s quality varies, nevertheless its contents is worthy, in my view, for posting today as our featured presentation on this New Year’s Eve, 2021.
The WNIC broadcast was recorded on two 100 minute cassette tapes. In the process of enhancing the audio, I removed, having edited in part, about a half hour of the recording found in the b-side of tape one. This was due to excessive ‘wow and flutter’ having been picked up during the recording process. Also, it bears noting the official ‘countdown to 1983’ (in-studio with Lee Alan) was not found in the recordings as well. What we do have is what you will be listening to today.
Nevertheless, this was a special WNIC New Year’s Eve presentation. The broadcast was taped by our friend Greg Innis. He has kept them in his personal Detroit radio airchecks collection for the past thirty-nine years. As you listen, you will immediately note it is chock-full of listener call-in’s, great memories, stories and sounds, having shared with a large WNIC audience by The Horn on New Year’s Eve night, December 31, 1982.
Lastly, in commemoration of this featured presentation, I also added extensively more to Lee Alan’s exclusive feature (he shared for the broadcast) of Chuck Berry’s live performance at the Walled Lake Casino near the end of the recording.
Enjoy. Lee Alan’s New Year’s Eve Party on WNIC. Happy New Year!
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A special THANK YOU to senior site contributor Greg Innis of Livonia, MI., for having provided this featured WNIC audio gem for our Motor City Radio Flashbacks aircheck repository.
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A special thank you to Keener legend Bob Green (Bob Green Productions) of Houston, Texas, for contributing this WKNR December 1967 audio memory with Motor City Radio Flashbacks 🙂
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Recording audio remastered by Motor City Radio Flashbacks
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ELEVEN WEEKS overall on the singles pop charts, “I Feel Fine” by the Beatles peaked this week at #1 (3 weeks) on the Billboard Hot 100. Beginning December 20 through week ending, January 9, 1965. (Source: Billboard Pop Annual)
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For our previous Billboard 1964 Number One U.S.A. Hits go HERE
This record finalizes the 1964 Number One singles — 23 total — according to the Joel Whitburn’s Billboard Pop Annual.
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Album recording audio remastered by Motor City Radio Flashbacks
STARTS TODAY! 3:00 P.M., CHRISTMAS EVE through 12 M. CHRISTMAS DAY
33 CONTINUOUS HOURS of CHRISTMAS MUSIC and MEMORIES
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Album recording audio remastered by Motor City Radio Flashbacks