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“Wait A Minute” debuted on the WKNR Music Guide at #28 for the week of December 22, 1965. The group from Allen Park peaks their new Palmer Records single at WKNR on January 19, 1966 at #3. Seven weeks overall at WKNR, the single drops to #9 on its final week on the music guides, February 2, 1966.
“Wait A Minute” was voted #2 for consecutive nights by Keener listeners during the Scott Regen 1 Plus 3 Voting for nearly a week in January, 1966.
A side note: “Wait A Minute” was co-written by Tom DeAngelo, who also at the time was managing Tim Tam & The Turn-Ons. In late 1967, DeAngelo became DJ Johnny Williams at CKLW in Windsor, Ontario. Tom DeAngelo (a.k.a. Johnny Williams) passed away in April 2020.
The above Billboard February 5, 1966 ad was digitally re-imaged and restored by Motor City Radio Flashbacks
Audio digitally remastered by Motor City Radio Flashbacks
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