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DJ DON MCLEOD QUITS; WJBK MIRED IN 1959 PAYOLA

WJBK Don McLeod 1959 (Payola)

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Don McLeod, a popular nighttime Detroit radio personality, was the third disk jockey to leave WJBK behind Tom Clay and Dale Young. Tom Clay was fired. Dale Young abruptly resigned. McLeod left the station on Monday, November 23, 1959. Reportedly, all three were alleged having been involved taking gifts, accepting “cash-for-play,” known in the industry as payola, while at the Storer Broadcasting station that year.

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FOR OUR PREVIOUS Motor City Radio Flashbacks coverage on the PAYOLA scandal that rocked the industry in 1959, please go HERE, HERE and HERE.

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MOTOWN ‘TEMPTS FLASHBACKS: PAUL WILLIAMS, 1965!

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A MOTOWN SNAPSHOT FLASHBACK: Paul Williams was a vocalist of the Temptations as well.. photo circa 1965.
A MOTOWN SNAPSHOT FLASHBACK: PAUL WILLIAMS was a vocalist of the Temptations as well, photo circa 1965.
The ‘TEMPTIN TEMPTATIONS‘ album. Gordy GS 914, released November, 1965.
The ‘TEMPTIN TEMPTATIONS‘ album. Gordy GS 914, released November, 1965.
The Temptin' Temptations' "Don't Look Back," sung by Paul Williams, was written by Smokey Robinson and Ronald White.
The Temptin’ Temptations’ “Don’t Look Back,” sung by Paul Williams, was written by Smokey Robinson and Ronald White.

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MOTOWN SNAPSHOT FLASHBACK: THE ORIGINALS, ’68!

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A MOTOWN SNAPSHOT FLASHBACK -- The Originals: C. P. Spencer, Hank Dixon, Freddie Gorman and Walter Gaines, 1969
A MOTOWN SNAPSHOT FLASHBACK with The Originals: C. P. Spencer, Hank Dixon, Freddie Gorman and Walter Gaines, 1968. Formed in 1966, the group was predominately used as a vocal studio sessions backing for Motown Records. In 1968 they became the Originals. The following year they recorded first of two successful singles, “Baby, I’m For Real,” and by 1970 they struck gold with their million-seller hit, “The Bells.” (Click on image for larger view).

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MOTOWN SNAPSHOT FLASHBACKS: RARE EARTH, 1970!

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RARE EARTH (original 6 Motown band members) Gil Bridges; (saxophone, flute, lead vocals); Peter Hoorelbeke (drums, lead vocal); Kenny James (keyboards); John Persh (bass, trombone, vocals); Rod Richards (lead guitar, vocals); Eddie Guzman (percussion).
RARE EARTH 1969-1971 (the original six Motown band members) Gil Bridges (saxophone, flute, lead vocals); Eddie Guzman (percussions); Peter Hoorelbeke (drums, lead vocal); Kenny James (keyboards); John Persh (bass, trombone, vocals); Rod Richards (lead guitar, vocals).

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Rare Earth. Photograph filtered and specially enhanced for the Rare Earth 1970 album, 'ECOLOGY'.
A MOTOWN SNAPSHOT FLASHBACK: RARE EARTH. This group shot was artfully enhanced creating a ‘psychedelia’ poster-style effect, ‘late-’60s style. The photo made the spread on the back-side of the ECOLOGY album. The band’s second Motown LP, it was released in 1970 on Barry Gordy’s newest subsidiary record label at the time, Rare Earth.

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