This official Record Review survey was tabulated overall by each record’s popularity and its appeal, sales, listener requests and record airplays based on the judgement of WJBK Radio 1500. (1964)
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Previewed for the week of March 27-April 2, 1964
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Above WJBK music chart courtesy of Mrs. Patti Griggs and the George L. Griggs estate.
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—56 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK—
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The CKLW BIG 50 (plus) hits in Windsor/Detroit. This survey was tabulated overall by record popularity appeal, sales, listener requests and record airplays based on the judgement of CKLW Radio. (1964)
Previewed for the week of March 24-30, 1964
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BILLBOARD HOT 100 TABULATED BY RECORDS RETAIL SALES AND RADIO AIRPLAY
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MARCH 15 through MARCH 28, 1964
“She Loves You” by The Beatles debuted at #69 on Billboard, week ending, January 25. Just one week later, The single jumped inside the Billboard top 25 on February 1, to #21. Thereafter, “She Loves You” jumps to #7, #3, #2 (stuck at #2 four weeks; during this time under #1, “I Want To Hold Your Hand”). Nine weeks after its debut, the Swan single hit the #1 position on Billboard, week ending, March 21, 1964 and remained on top on Billboard (2 weeks) through week-ending, March 28, 1964.
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A MCRFB NOTE: Can you spot them all listed on this Billboard chart? There are 10 Beatles’ singles scattered throughout this chart. That is an incredible 1/10th of all the singles listed in the Hot 100, week-ending March 28, 1964.
Count ’em. Ten of them!
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Above article is courtesy freep.com newspaper archive. Copyright 2021 Newspapers.com.
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The Elgins were an American vocal group on the Motown label, active from the late 1950s to 1967. Their most successful record was “Heaven Must Have Sent You”, a song written and produced by the Holland–Dozier–Holland team, which was a hit single in the US in 1966, and in the UK when reissued in 1971.
The Elgins 1967
Founding members Robert Fleming, Johnny Dawson, Cleo “Duke” Miller and Norman McLean recorded together for various small labels in Detroit prior to their Motown days, as The Sensations, The Five Emeralds, and The Downbeats, and also recorded as The Downbeats for Motown in 1962. The record company suggested that they add female lead vocalist Saundra Mallett, who had recorded unsuccessfully for the label, backed by The Vandellas; she later married and became Saundra Edwards.
The new group’s first single release was “Put Yourself In My Place”, issued in December 1965; early copies credited the record to The Downbeats, but Berry Gordy wanted to use the name Elgins, which had previously been one of the names used by The Temptations. The record rose to no. 4 on the Billboard R&B chart and no. 72 on the Billboard Hot 100, and its B-side, “Darling Baby”, also made the Hot 100.
Several months later, they issued “Heaven Must Have Sent You”, which again reached both the R&B and pop charts, becoming their biggest pop hit. They also released an album, Darling Baby. However, their follow-up single, “I Understand My Man”, was less successful, and the group broke up in 1967.
With the continuing popularity of Motown records in the UK fueled by the Northern Soul scene, “Heaven Must Have Sent You” was reissued in 1971 and peaked at no. 3 on the UK Singles Chart. “Put Yourself In My Place” was also reissued and made the chart. With Saundra Mallett Edwards being unwilling to rejoin the group, the Elgins toured the UK with former session vocalist Yvonne Vernee Allen taking her place. One of Yvonne Vernee’s solo singles from the 60’s, “Just Like You Did Me”, also became popular on the Northern Soul scene, especially at Wigan Casino Soul Allnighters. Vernee also recorded some material with The Elgins at Motown, but none of it saw release.
In the photo above, the original V.I.P. artists consisted of (standing) Duke Miller, Saundra Mallet, Johnny Dawson and Norman McLean (kneeling).
Saundra Mallet passed away in 2002.
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Source: The Elgins; Wikipedia
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— 42 YEARS AGO THIS MONTH —
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BILLBOARD HOT 100 TABULATED BY RECORDS RETAIL SALES AND RADIO AIRPLAY
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MARCH 2 through MARCH 16, 1963
“Walk Like A Man” by the 4 Seasons debuted at #40 on Billboard, week ending, January 26. Just three weeks later, The single jumped inside the Billboard top 10 on February 9, to #6. Six weeks after its debut, the single hit the #1 position on Billboard, week ending, March 2, 1963 and remained on top through March 16, 1963.
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BILLBOARDDetroit Top 40 Records(Week-Ending)March 5, 1966
BILLBOARD TOP SELLERS IN TOP MARKETS
—DETROIT—
Week Ending March 5, 1966
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THIS (Detroit) CHART IS BASED upon territorial sales of the Top 40 single records as reported by retail stores in 15 top markets, respectively. This chart applies to the Detroit market.
Total markets including Baltimore; Boston; Chicago; New Orleans; New York; Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Cleveland; Detroit; Los Angeles; Miami; San Francisco; Seattle; St. Louis; Washington.
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