Month: March 2017

MOTOWN SNAPSHOTS MEMORY: STEVIE WONDER, ’60S

AUGUST 1967. MOTOWN’S SUBSIDIARY Tamla Records released Stevie Wonder’s 7th album, titled, ‘I Was Made To Love Her.’ The album debuted (#133) on the Billboard LP chart, week ending September 23-30. The album would produce one single. Fifteen weeks on the pop chart, “I Was Made To Love Her“ peaked (2 weeks) at #2, July 29, 1967. At nine weeks on the Billboard Top LP chart, the album peaked #45 (2 weeks) on November 25, 1967.
A 16-YEAR OLD STEVIE WONDER, London, England. February, 1966.

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THIS WEEK 50 YEARS AGO: THE HOTTEST HIT IN THE USA!

 NUMBER 1 IN AMERICA ’67 * The Turtles * WEEK OF 03/19/67 – 04/08/1967

BILLBOARD HOT 100 TOP FIVE: WEEK-ENDING MARCH 25, 1967

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NUMBER ONE FOR 1967!

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FIFTEEN WEEKS on the singles chart, “Happy Together” by The Turtles peaked this week at No. 01 (3 weeks) on the Billboard Hot 100, week March 19 through April 8, 1967. (source: Billboard)

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MCRFB Link: For the previous No. 1 record in the U.S.A. 1967 GO HERE.

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50TH: ‘THERE’S A KIND OF HUSH’ BILLBOARD LP ’67 HOT!

THERE’S A KIND OF HUSH ALL OVER THE WORLD (Complete LP) * MGM (1967)

‘THERE’S A KIND OF HUSH’

Herman’s Hermits

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Herman’s Hermits‘ fifth U.S. album, ‘There’s A Kind Of Hush All Over The World,’ debuted on the Billboard Top LP chart (#125; 2 weeks) on March 18, 1967. After just 7 weeks on the chart, the LP peaked at #13 on April 29 and remained there for 2 consecutive weeks, through May 12. The album produced 3 singles for Herman and his Hermits. “There’s A Kind Of Hush,” “Dandy” (1966) and “East West.” “The biggest single off the LP, “There’s A Kind Of Hush,” was released in January. The single would peak at #4 on the U.S. pop chart. While “No Milk Today” (play audio 16:21) peaked (U.S.) #35 later in the year, M-G-M (U.S.) released the title instead as the B-side of the single, “There’s A Kind Of Hush.” Thus, becoming a two-sided hit for the British pop band.

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PROGRAMMING THE DETROIT RADIO DIAL: 03/22/1955

Tuesday, March 22, 1955

DETROIT FREE PRESS: RADIO PROGRAMS FOR TUESDAY

(Above article courtesy freep.com newspapers archives. Copyright 2017; Newspapers.com).

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THE DETROIT RADIO DIAL. 62-YEARS AGO TODAY

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