YOUR RECENT 09/2020 COMMENTS: ALL APPRECIATED!

 

 

Thank you for all YOUR comments you shared on Motor City Radio Flashbacks during the month of  September.

We’ll be featuring each month’s comments here on Motor City Radio Flashbacks. We truly value your expressed contributions.

 

 

 

 

 

TEMPTATIONS’ MOTOWN ACT ENTHRALLS COPA CROWD. . . APRIL 19, 1969

David Cobb: Was at this show, after my HS Junior Prom with about a dozen fellow classmates/dates. Loved the Copa, and still love the Tempts.

2020/09/01 at 4:54 pm

 

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FROM THE ARCHIVES: CKLW-AM BACK ON THE RADIO!

Albert Andrus: Great one Jim!

2020/09/01 at 9:55 pm

 

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NEW! BIG 8 CKLW ON THE RADIO: JOHNNY WILLIAMS

Christopher Bigaouette: Thank You Jim, I Love CKLW and Johnny Williams. In Remembrance, R.I.P.

2020/09/02 at 1:44 am

 

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NEW! BIG 8 CKLW ON THE RADIO: JOHNNY WILLIAMS

Albert Andrus: Jim, still can’t read the comments.

2020/09/01 at 9:58 pm

 

In reply to Albert Andrus —

 

Jim Feliciano: Albert, this is through no fault of our own. The site, through WordPress, automatically updated the site to WordPress 5.5 and guess what? While the comments are there and archived, can’t see any of them for the time being. Another glitch on their part, not ours. So, we have to wait for the next WordPress upgrade (5.6), as I was told, and that may solve the problem. Hopefully so! 🙁

2020/09/02 at 1:04 pm

 

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12 HRS. OF CKLW! THE ‘BIG 8’ ON THIS DATE: 6/29/1973

Albert Andrus: Love this!

2020/09/02 at 10:01 pm

 

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DETROIT’S TOP 40 BEST SELLERS: THIS WEEK! 09/04/1965

Albert Andrus: Another great one Jim!

2020/09/02 at 1:04 pm

 

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NEW! WKNR KEENER 13 ON THE RADIO: MAC OWENS

Albert Andrus: These are really great Jim. I’m especially enjoying the 12 hour CKLW one. Only problem with this one, Mac Owens, he kinda looks like Trump . . .  🙂

2020/09/04 at 11:58 am

 

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A WCAR DETROIT RADIO PRESS PHOTO: JIM ROCKWELL

James C. Cerano: Who remembers this man . . .  Taught me about Ella, Sinatra, Billy Eckstine, Billy Holiday . . .  Bessie Smith . . .  Mel Torme’, Rockwell and records after midnight. I’m a glum one . . .  It’s explainable . . .

2020/09/05 at 8:24 pm

 

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AIRCHECK LIBRARY

Vasilios J. Mousadakos: What happened to the Airchecks Section? Can you look into it? Thanks

2020/09/06 at 6:23 pm

 

In reply to Vasilios J. Mousadakos —

 

Jim Feliciano: Vasilios, my apologies, unfortunately, as of now it looks as though the site may have to go to a restore point to get the site’s Aircheck Library up as it was, prior this afternoon. The Level 2 techs from WordPress will work on restoring the site (as of Sept 6) in the next 24 to 48 hours (if required).

2020/09/06 at 9:10 pm

 

Jim Feliciano: Vasilios, all was fixed – we are back up! 🙂

2020/09/06 at 11:11 pm

 

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NEW! THE BIG 8 CKLW ON THE RADIO: EDDIE ROGERS

Albert Andrus: Another great one Jim!

2020/09/16 at 9:40 pm

 

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E. J. KORVETTE RECORDS! PARADE OF HITS: 09/11/1966

Albert Andrus: Remember them well!

2020/09/18 at 8:40 am

 

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THE ‘HISTORY OF ROCK AND ROLL’ HITS: A TIME SWEEP!

George Rummler: The HISTORY OF ROCK N ROLL Is the best story and music of rock n roll—GREAT!

2020/09/20 at 1:15 am

 

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WELCOME

Brenda McGee: Hello, I would like to ask how I can contact two gentleman who have contributed images to this site, for a copy or contact info to Jim Feliciano for a copy of the E. J. Korvette Parade of Hits record list, posted here on Septer 18, 2020. Also, I would like to contact M. J. Rosenbluth, or associate, for info on the WMCA AM 570 original transmitter building image, located in NJ. THANK YOU VERY MUCH

2020/09/20 at 5:38 pm

 

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THE BIG D! WDEE RADIO PROMO/SALES ’70 BROCHURE

Vaughn Baskin: The Heller Jingle Singers: The Big “D” WDEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE Deetroit!

2020/09/21 at 9:29 am

 

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WXYZ-AM BACK ON THE RADIO: LEE ALAN!

York Bruce: Cruised and listen for hours. Great times in Detroit. Cruising Woodward meeting great people and we also listened to WKNR, CKLW and of course WXYZ!

2020/09/22 at 3:02 pm

 

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MORE DJ PIC

Daryl Peguese: Thank you for such a great archive of Detroit’s musical legacy. I was looking for any recordings of Gene Elsey programs. Any suggestions on where I can find some material?

2020/09/25 at 7:52 pm

 

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WOODSTOCK: NY HEADLINER; CBS NEWS. AUGUST, ’69

Lynn O’Brien Bigica: Thank you for this . . .  my Dad was Richard O’Brien. It was so great to hear his voice again as he reported on the scene at Woodstock all those years ago. Would be nice to see the video, too. I remember I was in my senior year of high school and wanted to go to Woodstock with my friends. My Dad and his camera man had been dropped by helicopter into the middle of it all. He witnessed kids half naked, rolling in the mud caused by the rain…needless to say, his answer was “Absolutely not!” As I think back, I believe they had closed the NY Thruway by then, anyway! Whoever thought it would become a grand, historical moment in pop culture! He would be surprised and delighted to know people can still listen to his live reporting 51 years later.

2020/09/27 at 11:05 pm

 

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A WKNR CONTACT NEWS PRESENTATION: DETROIT 1965

Sam Laswell: I am looking for this vinyl record: “Detroit 1965” by WKNR Contact News. Do you know of any for sale?

2020/09/28 at 10:01 pm

 

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NEW! WXYZ RADIO 1270 ON THE RADIO: DICK PURTAN

Albert Andrus: WOW . . .  another great one Jim!

2020/09/29 at 10:31 am

 

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A WXYZ 50’S DETROIT RADIO LEGEND: MICKEY SHORR

Sharon Powell: Where could I find some videos of Mickey Schorr’s Dance Party from Detroit. My husband used to dance on the show every Saturday. Would love to surprise him!

2020/09/29 at 7:02 pm

 

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AIRCHECK LIBRARY

Rick J. Barrett: Wonderful website. Graduated in 1969 from Detroit area and these soundchecks bring back great memories. Thanks for resurrecting the memories!

2020/09/29 at 8:54 pm

 

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NEW! THE BIG 8 CKLW ON THE RADIO: BRO. BILL GABLE

Albert Andrus: These are the BEST Jim! Keep ’em comin’ . . . .

2020/09/30 at 7:32 pm

 

 

 

 

 

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With all due apology, as of this writing, it appears there will be no resolution at all to repair the WordPress 5.0 upgrade after having removed all of your comments — through a technical glitch after the new upgrade —  off the pages of this website.

They are still added automatically to our comments section on the site — once approved they are all archived — just no longer visible as before, through no fault of our own, unfortunately.

For my previous comments having posted regarding the above GO HERE.

We appreciate and welcome your comments. Keep them coming. If all else, They will be read. For the moment, I will feature them in a separate post, every month.

Your comments for September 2020 are featured today on Motor City Radio Flashbacks.

 

Thanks again . . . always enjoy hearing from every one of you! 🙂

 

 


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SONGWRITER HAL DAVID DIES AT 91

From current MCRFB news wires:

HAL DAVID SUCCUMBS IN LA AT 91, TEAMED WITH SONGWRITER BURT BACHARACH IN THE ’60s AND ’70s

 

 

 

 

 

 

By BOB THOMAS and CHRISTOPHER WEBBER | Associated Press

 

LOS ANGELES — (AP) Hal David, the stylish, heartfelt lyricist who teamed with Burt Bacharach on timeless songs for movies, movies and a variety of recordings artists in the 1960s and beyond, has died. He was 91.

Songwriter Hal David poses for photographers as the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce honors him with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles, California, on October 14, 2011.

David died of complications from a stroke Saturday morning at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, according to his wife Eunice David. He had suffered a major stroke in March and was stricken again on Tuesday, she said.

“Even at the end, Hal always had a song in his head,” Eunice David said. “He was always writing notes,”, or asking me to take a note down, so he wouldn’t forget a lyric.”

Bacharach and David were among the most successful teams in modern history, with top 40 hits including “Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head,” (by B. J. Thomas) “(They Long To Be) Close To You” (by the Carpenters) and “”That’s What Friends Are For” (by Dionne Warwick). Although most associated with Dionne Warwick, their music were recorded by many of the top acts of their time, from Barbra Streisand to Frank Sinatra and Aretha Franklin. They won an Oscar for “Raindrops Keep Fallin’ On My Head” (from the movie “Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid”), Grammys and Tonys for the songs from the hit Broadway musical, “Promises, Promises.”

David joined the board of the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers in 1974 and served as president 1980 to 1986. He was head of the Songwriters Hall of Fame from 2000 to 2011, and was Chairman Emeritus until the time of his death.

“As a lyric writer, Hal was simple, concise and poetic — conveying volumes of meaning in fewest possible words and always in service to the music,” ASCAP’s current president, the songwriter Paul Williams, said in a statement. “It is no wonder many of his lyrics has become part of our everyday vocabulary and his songs… the backdrop of our lives.”

In May, Bacharach and David received the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song during a White House tribute concert attended by President Barrack Obama.

Bacharach, 83, thanked Obama, saying the award for his life’s work topped even the Oscars and Grammys he won for individual accomplishments. David could not attend because he was recovering from a stroke. Eunice David accepted in his behalf.

“It was thrilling,” she said. “Even though he wasn’t there, Hal said it was the highest honor he ever received.”

More than 55 years after their first songs hit the airwaves, Obama said “these guys have still got it.” He noted their music is still being recording by such artists as Alicia Keys and John Legend.

“Above all, they stayed true to themselves,” Obama said. “And with an unmistakable authenticity,” they captured the emotions of our daily lives — the good times, the bad times, and everything in between.”

David and Bacharach met when both worked in the Brill Building, New York’s legendary Tin Pan Alley where songwriters cranked out songs and attempted to sell them to music publishers. They scored their first big hit with “Magic Moments,” a million-selling record for Perry Como.

In 1962 they begin writing for a young singer named Dionne Warwick, whose versatile voice conveyed the emotions of David’s lyrics and easily handled the changing patterns of Bacharach’s melodies. Together the trio created a succession of popular songs including “Don’t Make me Over,” “Walk On By,” “I Say A Little Prayer,” “Do You Know The Way To San Jose,” “Trains And Boats And Planes,” “Anyone Who Had A Heart,” “You’ll Never Get To Heaven” and “Always Something There To Remind Me,” a hit in the 1980s for the synth pop band Naked Eyes.

Bacharach and David wrote or numerous other singers: “This Guy’s In Love With You” (trumpeter Herb Alpert in his vocal debut), “Make It Easy On Yourself” (Jerry Butler), “What The World Need Now Is Love” (Jackie DeShannon) and “Wishin’ And Hopin'” (Dusty Springfield). The duo also turned out title songs for the movies “What’s New, Pussycat” (Tom Jones), and “Wives And Lovers” (Jack Jones).

Singer Smokey Robinson praised David’s musical legacy. “I hope that the music world will join together in celebrating the life of one of our greatest composers ever,” he said.

In a 1999 interview, David explained his success as a lyricist this way: “Try and tell a narrative. The songs should be like a little film, told in three or four minutes. Try to say things as simply as possible, which is probably the most difficult thing to do.”

The writer, who lived in New York, often flew to Los Angeles, where he and Bacharach would hole up for a few weeks of intense songwriting. Sometimes they conferred by long-distance telephone; “I Say A Little Prayer” was written that way.

David would recall working on a song that seemed to go nowhere. They stuck it in a drawer and left it there for months.

“This was particularly disappointing to me. I had thought of the idea at least two years before showing it to Burt,” David wrote in a brief essay on his website. “I was stuck. I kept thinking of lines like, ‘Lord we don’t need planes that fly higher and faster….’ and they all seemed wrong. Why, I didn’t know. But the idea stayed with me.

“Then, one day, I thought of ‘Lord we don’t need another mountain,’ and all at once I knew how the lyric should be written. Things like planes and trains are man-made, and things like mountains and rivers and valleys are created by someone or something we call God. There was now a oneness of idea and language instead of a conflict. It had taken me two years to put my finger on it.”

And so they had another smash: “What The World Needs Now Is Love.”

The hit-making team broke up after the 1973 musical remake of “Lost Horizons.” They had devoted two years to the movie, only to see it scorned by critics and audiences alike. Bacharach became so depressed he sequestered himself in his vacation home and refused to work.

Bacharach and David sued each other and Warwick sued them both. The cases were settled out of court in 1979 and the three went their separate ways thereafter. They reconciled in 1992 for Warwick’s recording of “Sunny Weather Lover.”

David, meanwhile, went on to collaborate with successfully with several other composers: John Barry with the title song of the James Bond film “Moonraker;” Albert Hammond with “To All The Girls I loved Before,” which Julio Iglesias and Willie Nelson sang as a duet; and Henry Mancini with “The Greatest Gift” in “The Return Of The Pink Panther.”

Born in New York City, David had attended public schools before studying journalism at New York University. He served in the Army during World War II, mostly as a member of an entertainment unit in the South Pacific. After the war, he served as a copywriter at the New York Post, but music was his passion and he had written lyrics for Sammy Kaye, Guy Lombardo and other bandleaders before hooking up with Bacharach years later.

He married Anne Rauchman in 1947 and the couple had two sons.

(This AP article was published in the Detroit Free Press, Sunday, September 2, 2012).

Burt Bacharach, left, and Hal David pose with singer Dionne Warwick at the “Love, Sweet Love” musical tribute to Hal David on his 90th birthday in Los Angeles, California. David died Saturday, September 1, 2012.

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