Day: December 12, 2022

CKLW THE BIG 8! DEBUTED THIS WEEK, DECEMBER 1973: ‘THE AMERICANS’

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Westbound Records release of famed CKLW newsman Byron MacGregor’s record 45 single of ‘Americans’, officially marked its debut on the CKLW Big 30 chart, this week, December 11, 1973.

Accordingly, the single would ultimately peak at #1 on CKLW on January 2, 1974, at date, just three weeks overall on the CKLW charts. Nationally, MacGregor’s ‘Americans’ would peak at #4 (1 week) on the Billboard charts on February 9, 1974.

All proceeds generated from sales off the single was decreed by Byron as a 100 per cent charitable donation for the American Red Cross.

Byron MacGregor, legendary news director at the Big 8, passed away at the age of 46, January 3, 1995.

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SEASON’S GREETINGS! THE SOUNDS OF THE HOLIDAYS . . . DECEMBER, 1966

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A Firestone Custom Recording. Featuring the vocals of Julie Andrews. Accompaniment by the Firestone Orchestra and Chorus. Andre Previn, Conductor. Selections: The Bells Of Christmas, Angels From The Realms, Wexford Carol, Irish Carol, and other popular holiday traditions.

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