A TASTE OF HONEY * Herb Alpert * WHIPPED CREAM AND OTHER DELIGHTS (1965)
T H I S D A Y I N P O P M U S I C H I S T O R Y
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VOTED GRAMMY AWARDS ‘RECORD OF THE YEAR’ 1965
1966: Tonight’s winners at the Grammy Awards in New York City: Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass for “A Taste Of Honey“ (Record Of The Year), Frank Sinatra’s September Of My Years (Album Of The Year), and “The Shadow Of Your Smile” (Song Of The Year).
Radio’s Most Innovative: WNIC’s “Pillow Talk” with Alan Almond
FRED JACOBS | FEBRUARY 13, 2015
Those of youwhohave been following our innovation series know that we’ve been bouncing around between today’s hot new innovations in radio broadcasting to the amazing inventions and experiments from the past that turned out to be highly successful.
Some of our innovations and the people behind them are familiar to you, but hopefully, there’s been a surprise or two along the way. I’m thinking that this week’s “Radio’s Most Innovative” honoree, WNIC’s Pillow Talk evening show starring Alan Almond, is one that many people don’t know about. And because it’s Valentine’s Day weekend, it is only appropriate to shine the innovation light on one of the most romantic, intimate radio shows of all time.
But Pillow Talk wasn’t just about love songs and candlelight. It is a great object lesson in risk-taking, boldness, trust, serendipity, teamwork, and what has always made radio a special medium: theater of the mind.
Because the origins of Pillow Talk date back to the late ‘70s, I gathered a group of the key WNIC cast members from that era to piece together the story.
MCRFB NOTE:For the rest of this Jacoblog article by Fred Jacobs (February 15, 2015), pleaseGO HERE.
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A MCRFB ACKNOWLEDGEMENT: Special thanks goes out to Dick Kernen, of Specs Howard School of Media Arts, for his personal recommendation, referral, and kind comments conveyed sharing this splendid WNIC-related article/link with Motor City Radio Flashbacks. February 19, 2015.
A special THANK YOU also goes out to Fred Jacobs for granting, as was requested by Motor City Radio Flashbacks permission to print in part, portions of his February 13 article above, “Radio’s Most Innovative: WNIC’s ‘Pillow Talk’ With Alan Almond.”
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The Beatles cartoons were televised on Saturday mornings in the US from September 25, 1965 to April 20, 1969 on the ABC Television Network.
A MCRFB ACKNOWLEDGEMENT: A special THANK YOU goes out to Kail Tescar for allowing Motor City Radio Flashbacks to use his remarkably splendid Beatles cartoon image(s) above and below. For more on Kail Tescar’s wonderfully created Beatles cartoon arts, you can visithis website here.
For previous Beatles’ cartoon features on MCRFB.COM goHEREandHERE.
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NUMBER 1 IN AMERICA ’65* Beatles *WEEKS OF 3/7 – 3/20/1965
TEN WEEKS on the singles chart, “Eight Days A Week” by the Beatles peaked No. 1 (2 weeks) on the Billboard Hot 100, weeks of March 7, 1965 through March 20, 1965. (source: Billboard).
MCRFB Link: For the previous No. 1 record in the U.S.A. 1965 GO HERE.
DETROIT (June 25) —WXYZ goes formally into the business of selling space, as well as time July 1, when it unveils a new Translux sign, said to be the world’s largest measuring 90 by 7 feet, atop the Maccabees Building.
Space on the sign has been sold to 12 participating sponsors on one year contracts, in advance of opening —
Hickory Oil Company, Philco Distributors, Michigan Consolidated Gas Company, DeSoto-Plymouth Dealers’ Association, Altes Brewing Company, Gordon Baking Company, Monroe Auto Equipment, Robert Hutton & Company, Pilgrim Laundry, Bronte Champagne & Wines, Felix Rhymes and Maccabees Building.
The sign will carry commercials, public service messages, and promotions for WXYZ, in addition to time, temperature and weather information and news flashes. END
(Information and news source: Billboard; July 2, 1949).
WJBK TOP 45 HITS SURVEY COMPILED BY LOCAL RETAIL SALES AND RADIO AIRPLAY
WJBK 1500 DETROIT FORMULA 45: NUMBER 05* Four Preps*WEEK OF 3/10/58
WJBK TOP 45 HITS SURVEY COMPILED BY LOCAL RETAIL SALES AND RADIO AIRPLAY
WJBK 1500 DETROIT FORMULA 45: NUMBER 21*Mills Brothers*WEEK OF 3/10/58
WJBK. 57 YEARS AGO
MARCH 10, 1958
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BILLBOARD HOT 100 AS COMPILED BY NATIONAL RETAIL SALES AND RADIO AIRPLAY
BILLBOARD SONG NUMBER80 IN U.S.A.* Johnny Crawford *WEEK ENDING 3/10/62
BILLBOARD HOT 100 AS COMPILED BY NATIONAL RETAIL SALES AND RADIO AIRPLAY
BILLBOARD SONG NUMBER94 IN U.S.A.* Robert Mitchum *WEEK ENDING 3/10/62
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