WKNR ‘KEENER 13’ TOP 31 HITS: THIS WEEK! 06/09/1965

—June 9, 1965—

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—55 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK—

The above WKNR music chart was digitally restored by Motor City Radio Flashbacks

— In Memory of George Griggs —

A SPECIAL THANK YOU

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A sincere, thank you, Mrs. Patti Griggs. This featured presentation would have not been possible without your generosity and your continuous support.

Above WKNR music chart courtesy of Mrs. Patti Griggs and the George L. Griggs estate.

WJBK 1500 FORMULA ’45 SURVEY SOUNDS: 06/09/1958

— June 1958 —

62 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK

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The WJBK FORMULA 45 hits was compiled, tabulated and produced by Radio 1500’s Bob Martin and Rosemary McGann.

This 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.

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Previewed for the week of June 9, 1958

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Above WJBK music chart courtesy of Mrs. Patti Griggs and the George L. Griggs estate.

WXYZ RADIO 1270 DETROIT SOUND SURVEY: 9/29/1964

**WXYZ RADIO 1270 Detroit Sound Survey** September 29, 1964

WXYZ RADIO 1270

— SEPTEMBER 1964 —

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This list is selected each week by WXYZ Radio from reports of record sales gathered from leading record outlets in the Detroit area and other sources available to WXYZ.

— ACKNOWLEDGEMENT —

A special THANK YOU to Larry Good of Saline, MI., for recently contributing this featured WXYZ chart — September 1964 — with Motor City Radio Flashbacks.

We are pleased to say Larry also contributed 16 WXYZ charts from 1964 🙂

Thank you Larry for this contribution, inasmuch, this site realizes these 1964 WXYZ charts are scarce, having become a most difficult find today. Much appreciated!

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DETROIT RADIO ‘BROADCASTING’ AD: CBS WKMH 1310

**A ‘BROADCASTING’ WKMH-AM 1310 AD** PAGE RIP: June 8, 1959 *(On your PC? click image 2x for largest view)*

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BIG 8 CKLW BIG 30 CHART BUSTERS! WEEK OF 05/29/73

MAY 1973

—THIS WEEK 47 YEARS AGO—

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The CKLW BIG 30 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.

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Above CKLW music chart courtesy of Mrs. Patti Griggs and the George L. Griggs estate.

BILLBOARD BEST-SELLING TAPE CARTRIDGES: 6/6/1970

**BILLBOARD TOP TAPE CARTRIDGES Chart** (week-ending) June 6, 1970

— THE NATION’S BEST SELLING TAPE CARTRIDGES—

WEEK OF 5/31 – 6/6/1970

—50 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK—

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BILLBOARD HOTTEST 50 SOUL ALBUMS: THIS WEEK! 6/70

**BILLBOARD SOUL LPs Special Survey Chart** (week-ending) June 6, 1970

— THE NATION’S BEST SELLING SOUL ALBUMS—

WEEK OF 5/31 – 6/6/1970

—50 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK—

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RECORD WORLD: 100 TOP POPS, LP’S CHARTS 05/28/66

— RECORD WORLD —

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RECORD WORD became one of three weekly music trade magazines (Billboard; 1894, Cash Box; 1942, being the other two) when it began its publication in 1946 as Music Vendor. The MV title was changed to Record World, April 1964, and so remained under that banner until it ceased its publication, April 1982.

Above singles and albums charts courtesy of Record World, as issued, for the week of, May 28, 1966.

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RECORD WORLD: SHADES OF BLUE! IMPACT RECORDS

—SHADES OF BLUE—

Oh How Happy is a song written by Edwin Starr. It was a hit for the group The Shades of Blue.

The song was first recorded by The Shades of Blue. While at Golden World, they were recording background vocals and some demos. Edwin Starr happened to be there. Hearing them sing and liking the way they sounded, he had an unfinished song that he had an idea to do more with. He sat down with the group and they worked out the chorus and wording. According to group member Nick Marinelli, they actually contributed some of the wording and chorus, but weren’t credited for that. He cites their youth and inexperience for not knowing what their crediting should have been. The song was recorded in the late fall of 1965. They took the record to Harry Balk at Impact Records. He signed them into a contract. The record was released in March 1966 and in no time went straight to no. 1 in the local Detroit radio market. Nationally it got to no. 12 in the pop charts and no. 7 in the R&B charts.

Five weeks on the Record World pop charts, Oh How Happy by the Shades Of Blue climbs to #43 this week, May 28, 1965.

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Source: Wikipedia and Record World, May 28, 1966

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**Shades of Blue** circa 1966. Original group members included Nick Marinelli, Ernie Dernai, Linda Allen, and Bob Kerr.

WKNR 1310: A 1965 KEENER DAYTIME COVERAGE MAP

**KNORR BROADCASTING CORPORATION** May 1, 1965

THE WKNR-AM 1310 KILOCYCLES TRANSMITTER COVERAGE

The WKNR transmitter and towers was located near I-94, between Monroe Blvd and Telegraph in Taylor, MI., in the county of Wayne. The 1310 frequency was a 5000 watt day (2 tower) and night (6 tower).

The Knorr Broadcasting Corporation purchased WKMH in 1956. The Knorr owners made the transition from WKMH to WKNR in late 1963.

The above map indicates the WKNR 1310 kilocycles daytime coverage in Detroit and into the extended surrounded areas in May 1965.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

A special THANK YOU to Scott Westerman — curator of keener13.com — for recently sharing and donating this 1965 WKNR 1310 daytime transmitter map to Motor City Radio Flashbacks. Thank you so much!

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