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DETROIT WKNR RADIO ’66 NEWSPAPER AD FLASHBACK

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Sunday, December 25, 1966

A DETROIT RADIO BACK-PAGE AD

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DETROIT FREE PRESS: “It’s Things Like This That Make. . . . WKNR”

(Above WKNR ad courtesy freep.com newspapers archive. Copyright 2016; Newspapers.com).

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BIG 8 CKLW MOTOR CITY BIG 30 HITS: THIS WEEK, 1968!

CKLW BIG 30 HITS! PREVIEWED September 24, 1968
CKLW BIG 30 HITS! PREVIEWED September 24, 1968
CKLW BIG 30 HITS! PREVIEWED September 24, 1968
CKLW BIG 30 HITS! PREVIEWED September 24, 1968 (click on survey 2x for largest PC view)
CKLW BIG 30 HITS! PREVIEWED September 24, 1968
CKLW BIG 30 HITS! PREVIEWED September 24, 1968

48 YEARS AGO. SEPTEMBER 1968

A SPECIAL THANK YOU

In Memory of George Griggs

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Above CKLW Music Survey courtesy of Mrs. Patti Griggs and the George L. Griggs estate.

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A DETROIT ‘WAY-BACK’ RADIO PROGRAM: 09/05/1948

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Sunday, September 5, 1948

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS: DETROIT RADIO STATIONS GUIDE

(Above radio guide courtesy freep.com newspapers archives. Copyright 2016; Newspapers.com).

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A 1948 DETROIT WJBK RADIO NEWSPAPER FLASHBACK!

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Saturday, September 4, 1948

A DETROIT RADIO BACK-PAGE

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DETROIT FREE PRESS: WJBK-AM ‘. . . The Bell Boy’s Peeves — Kenton and Monroe’

(Above WJBK related article is courtesy freep.com newspaper archive. Copyright 2016. Newspapers.com).

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A ’60S MOTOR CITY MUSIC HAPPENING RECALLED: ’89!

Motor City Radio Flashbacks logo (MCRFB)A ’60s Detroit Music Moment Revisited: 1989

 

 

 

 

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FROM THE BACK-PAGES OF THE DETROIT FREE PRESS

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DETROIT — Wednesday, September 6, 1989 — It started even before they landed at Metro Airport.

An estimated 3,000 people swarmed the airport and about 100 extra police tried to keep order. This was five hours before their jet arrived. (CONTINUES please read the complete article below) . . . .

— DETROIT FREE PRESS

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WKNR 13! BEATLES! THE 1964 ‘FAB FOUR’ B-SIDE GUIDES

WKNR MUSIC GUIDE (1 of 4) September 17, 1964
WKNR KEENER 13 MUSIC GUIDE (B SIDE 1 of 4) September 17, 1964
WKNR KEENER 13 MUSIC GUIDE (1 of 4) September 24, 1964
WKNR KEENER 13 MUSIC GUIDE (B SIDE 2 of 4) September 24, 1964
WKNR KEENER 13 MUSIC GUIDE (3 of 4) October 01, 1964
WKNR KEENER 13 MUSIC GUIDE (B SIDE 3 of 4) October 01, 1964
WKNR KEENER 13 MUSIC GUIDE (4 of 4) October 08, 1964
WKNR KEENER 13 MUSIC GUIDE (B SIDE 4 of 4) October 08, 1964

A SPECIAL THANK YOU

  * In Memory of George Griggs *

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Above WKNR charts courtesy of Mrs. Patty Griggs and the George L. Griggs estate.

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A MOTOWN SNAPSHOT FLASHBACK: THE ‘TEMPTS,’ ’72!

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THE TEMPTATIONS circa 1972
THE TEMPTATIONS w/lead frontman Dennis Edwards (right; bottom) circa 1972
THE TEMPTATIONS late-1972 Gordy LP, 'All Directions,' featuring the Motown group's single, 'Papa Was A Rollin' Stone'
THE TEMPTATIONS late-1972 Gordy LP release, ‘All Directions,’ featured the Motown group’s newest single release, ‘Papa Was A Rollin’ Stone.’ The song title was written and produced by Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong, with Paul Riser producing the musical arrangements behind the rhythm and blues number one record hit.

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MID-STATE FM NETWORK 1965 NEWSPAPER FLASHBACK

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Sunday, May 2, 1965

A DETROIT RADIO BACK-PAGE AD

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DETROIT FREE PRESS: “MID-STATE FM NETWORK”

(Above ad courtesy freep.com newspapers archive. Copyright 2016; Newspapers.com).

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