THE FOUR TOPS * 1965
Author: Jim Feliciano
THE MAGIC BEHIND THE DETROIT MOTOWN SOUND! ’71
“SMILING FACES” (EXT. INSTRUMENTAL; w/VOCAL) * THE UNDISPUTED TRUTH * 71
WHYT-FM POWER 96.3 SURVEY: THIS WEEK! 08/04/1986
WHYT DETROIT’S BEST MUSIC
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32 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK
August 4, 1986
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A SPECIAL THANK YOU
In Memory of George Griggs
Above WHYT music chart courtesy of Mrs. Patty Griggs and the George L. Griggs estate.
PRESS IMAGE FROM DETROIT RADIO’S PAST: CKLW, ’55!
CKLW-AM 800: EDDIE CHASE 1956 NEWSPRINT FEATURE
Saturday, January 21, 1956
A DETROIT RADIO BACK-PAGE
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DETROIT FREE PRESS: CKLW | “The Public Takes A Look At the Voice”
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CKLW-AM: A RADIO 800 BIG 3 NEWSPRINT AD FEATURE
Monday, June 18, 1951
A DETROIT RADIO BACK-PAGE AD
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DETROIT FREE PRESS: CKLW
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CLASSIC DETROIT RADIO SOUND BYTES: ’60S WXYZ-AM
WXYZ 1270 JINGLE * “IN DETROIT UNWIND YOUR WEEKEND” * 1965
CLASSIC DETROIT RADIO SOUND BYTES: ’60S WXYZ-AM
WXYZ 1270 JINGLE * “HERE’S THE WXYZ PICK OF THE PAST” * 1965
CLASSIC DETROIT RADIO SOUND BYTES: ’60S WXYZ-AM
WXYZ 1270 JINGLE * “DRIVE ALONG AND SING ALONG . . .” * 1965
‘LOST IN THE ’50S’ THIS WEEK: ’56 HONOR ROLL OF HITS!
AMERICA’S WEEKLY POP 30. THE NATION’S TOP TUNES INDEX
DORIS DAY * No. 02 * 08/08/1956
ANDY WILLIAMS * No. 09 * 08/08/1956
BUCHANAN & GOODMAN * No. 11 * 08/08/1956
GENE VINCENT * No. 15 * 08/08/1956
THE CADETS * No. 19 * 08/08/1956
THE FOUR LADS * No. 30 * 08/08/1956
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HONOR ROLL of HITS
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The Honor Roll of Hits comprises the nation’s top tunes according to record and sheet sales, disk jockey and juke box performance as determined by the Billboard’s weekly nationwide surveys.
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These Top 30 records were the hits Detroiters heard played on the radio during August 1956, on WJR (760), WXYZ (1270), WKMH (1310), WJBK (1500) and CKLW (800).
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THIS WEEK. AUGUST 8, 1956
