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LEE ALAN MODERATES: A 1967 WJR 760 NEWSPRINT AD

Detroit Free Press December 3, 1967

Sunday, December 3, 1967

A DETROIT RADIO BACK-PAGE AD

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DETROIT FREE PRESS: WJR

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A WNIC-FM NEWS PRINT. THAT VOICE: ALAN ALMOND

 

Detroit Free Press October 10, 1993
Detroit Free Press October 10, 1993
Detroit Free Press October 10, 1993

Sunday, October 10, 1993

A DETROIT RADIO BACK-PAGE

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DETROIT FREE PRESS: WNIC | “That Voice”

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DETROIT RADIO 1985 NEWS PRINT: WKSG-FM WNIC-FM

Detroit Free Press October 19, 1985

Saturday, October 19, 1985

A DETROIT RADIO BACK-PAGE

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DETROIT FREE PRESS: WKSG | “N.Y. Firm Will Sell WKSG by November”

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MOTOWN MONDAYS: A 1990s ‘MOTOWN’ NEWS PRINT

Detroit Free Press July 27, 1992
Detroit Free Press July 27, 1992
Detroit Free Press Saturday, August 1, 1992

Monday, July 27, 1992

A MOTOWN MONDAY NEWS PRINT BACK-PAGE

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THIS WEEK IN AMERICA: BILLBOARD HOT 100! 05/16/60

BILLBOARD HOT 100 May 16, 1960 (click on image 2x for largest detailed view)
BILLBOARD HOT 100 TABULATED BY RECORDS RETAIL SALES AND RADIO AIRPLAY

BILLBOARD HOT 100 May 16, 1960

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These were the record singles Detroiters bought in 1960. Many went on to become the most popular radio airplays heard on AM radio in Detroit, May 1960, on Top 40  WJBK and WXYZ and WKMH.

THE NATION’S TOP-SELLING 100 SINGLES. 58 YEARS AGO

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THIS WEEK IN AMERICA: BILLBOARD HOT 100! 05/21/61

BILLBOARD HOT 100 05/21/61 (click on image 2x for largest detailed view)
BILLBOARD HOT 100 TABULATED BY RECORDS RETAIL SALES AND RADIO AIRPLAY

BILLBOARD HOT 100 May 21, 1961

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THE NATION’S TOP-SELLING 100 SINGLES. 57 YEARS AGO

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WHYT-FM 96 ‘HOT HITS’ SURVEY: THIS WEEK; 5/12/1983!

WHYT Hot Hits! May 12, 1983
WHYT Hot Hits! May 12, 1983

WHYT DETROIT’S HOT HITS!

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35 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK

May 12, 1983

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WHYT 96.3 FM

A SPECIAL THANK YOU

In Memory of George Griggs

Above WHYT music chart courtesy of Mrs. Patty Griggs and the George L. Griggs estate.

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A 1950S MOTOR CITY MUSIC FEATURE! ELVIS RECALLED

From the MCRFB MUSIC NEWS archive: 1956

‘Elvis Sings; Wow 15,000’

 

 

 

FROM THE BACK-PAGES OF THE DETROIT FREE PRESS

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SATURDAY, MAY 26, 1956

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DETROIT (May 26) — Elvis Presley, the rock ‘n’ roll dreamboat, danced up a storm in Detroit Friday.

Some 15,000 teenagers, mostly girls, paid nearly $25,000 in small change to watch him sing, play the guitar and wiggle across the stage at the Fox Theater.

(CONTINUES — please read the complete article below) . . . .

— DETROIT FREE PRESS

Detroit Free Press May 26, 1956
Detroit Free Press May 26, 1956 (click on image for largest detailed view)

Detroit Free Press. Friday, May 26, 1956

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THIS MONTH. 62 YEARS AGO

Elvis Presley photographed at the Detroit Fox Theater. Friday, May 25, 1956
Detroit Fox Theater Friday, May 25, 1956

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