DETROIT FREE PRESS: CKLW-AM ‘Dave Shafer: An Ear for Big Hits’
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DETROIT — (04/1967) — Terry Knight will open at the Chess Mate with his new revue (probably and 8-piece band) May 1 . . . . Due in May is the Beatles‘ new album called ‘Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely Heart Band.’ John took a full month to produce one of the cuts, “Lovely Rita,” which features a backwards track of a musical comb. Sounds, Inc., accompany John and Paul’s duet on another number . . . . Warner Brothers dug into the past and dug out “Searchin'” by the Mugwumps who are none other than the Spoonful’s Zal, Mama Cass, Papa Denny and Jim Hendricks, now in a group called The Lamp of Childhood. The Mugwumps were together in 1964 . . . . Bob Seger and The Last Herd begin a nationwide promotion tour for their new release, “Vagrant Winter.” . . . . Jamie Cole recorded “First Girl” written by Dugg Brown and arranged by Bob Seger . . . . At the Ford Auditorium on May 12 the Blues Magoos in a concert sponsored by the Chess Mate with Don Zee emceeing . . . . Patty Hawkins has a Five Americans fan club. Address is 366 W. Webster, Ferndale 48220 . . . . England’s very hot Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich planned U.S. promotional tour this month but may not make it since they just left for Australia to join Eric Burdon & The Animals on tour. They replaced the Hollies whose drummer Bobby Elliot got sick . . . . The all-girl Pleasure Seekers from Gross Pointe makes most of their adorable mini mini outfits . . . . Dick Clark bringing in the Monkees July 29 to Olympia . . . . A beautiful new teen club opens at Pine Knob Friday when Dave Shafer will be there with the Unrelated Segments and other groups. Saturday Don Zee will emcee with groups like the Epidemic. END
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THE PLEASURE SEEKERS circa 1966. From left: organist Arlene Fenn; lead singer Suzi Quatro; drummer Darline Arnone; bass guitarist Pammi Benford; and lead guitarist Paett Quatro.
(Information and news source: Detroit Free Press; Fri., April 14, 1967)
The Kingsmen Hit Deemed Lyrically ‘Obscene and Suggestive’
INDIANAPOLIS —“Louie Louie” has been fingered by Indiana’s first citizen, Gov. Matthew Welsh, as being “pornographic.” The Governor, who after hearing the hit Wand recording by the Kingsmen, told people his “ears tingled.” Welsh then promptly fired off a request to Reid Chapman, president of the Indiana Broadcasters Association, requesting that the record be banned from all radio stations in the State, and Chapman, vice-president of WANE AM-AV, Fort Wayne, dutifully passed Welsh’s request on to his membership.
Reports from the capital city reveal that a high school student from Frankfort, Ind., was first to send the Governor a copy of the allegedly pornographic recording. College students from Miami University in Athens, Ohio, followed suit by providing Welsh with copies of printed “obscene lyrics.”
A spokesman at Indianapolis’ WIBC, the city’s top-rater, said that the record (this week No. 6 in the nation) was No. 4 at the station for the past two weeks, but is not currently being played.
Group W’s 50,000-watt outlet in Fort Wayne reports that the station has never played the record, but is carefully investigating all the allegations. It was learned that attempts by WOWO and other stations to capture the lyrics from the Wand waxing was nearly impossible because of the allegedly unintelligible rendition as performed by the Kingsmen.
Sources at Sceptor-Wand Records in New York flatly stated that “not in anyone’s wildest imagination are the lyrics as presented on the Wand recording in any way suggestive, let alone obscene.”
The feeling at the diskery is that a bootleg version may be the culprit.
It also seems likely that some shrewd press agentry may also he playing an important role in this teapot tempest. Exactly whose press agent is hard to pin down at this point. END
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(Information and news source: Billboard; February 1, 1964)
THE KINGSMENcirca 1964DETROIT FREE PRESS(editorial cartoon) December 10, 1985
BILLBOARD HOT 100 TABULATED BY RECORDS RETAIL SALES AND RADIO AIRPLAY
BILLBOARD SONG NUMBER 01 U.S.A.* The Shirelles * 02/06/61
BILLBOARD SONG NUMBER 02 U.S.A.* Lawrence Welk * 02/06/61
BILLBOARD SONG NUMBER 03 U.S.A.* Ferrante & Teicher * 02/06/61
BILLBOARD SONG NUMBER 04 U.S.A.* Miracles * 02/06/61
BILLBOARD SONG NUMBER 05 U.S.A.* Neil Sedaka * 02/06/61
BILLBOARD SONG NUMBER 06 U.S.A.* Bert Kaempfert * 02/06/61
BILLBOARD SONG NUMBER 07 U.S.A.* Rosie & The Originals * 02/06/61
BILLBOARD SONG NUMBER 08 U.S.A.* Brenda Lee * 02/06/61
BILLBOARD SONG NUMBER 09 U.S.A.* Jackie Wilson * 02/06/61
BILLBOARD SONG NUMBER 10 U.S.A.* Bobby Vee * 02/06/61
BILLBOARD SONG NUMBER 11 U.S.A.* Elvis Presley * 02/06/61
BILLBOARD SONG NUMBER 12 U.S.A.* The Chimes * 02/06/61
BILLBOARD SONG NUMBER 13 U.S.A.* Ferlin Husky * 02/06/61
BILLBOARD SONG NUMBER 14 U.S.A.* Ray Peterson * 02/06/61
BILLBOARD SONG NUMBER 15 U.S.A.* Chubby Checker * 02/06/61
BILLBOARD SONG NUMBER 16 U.S.A.* Capris * 02/06/61
BILLBOARD SONG NUMBER 17 U.S.A.* Drifters * 02/06/61
BILLBOARD SONG NUMBER 18 U.S.A.* Duane Eddy * 02/06/61
BILLBOARD SONG NUMBER 19 U.S.A.* Johnny Horton * 02/06/61
BILLBOARD SONG NUMBER 20 U.S.A.* Connie Francis * 02/06/61
BILLBOARD SONG NUMBER 21 U.S.A.* Paul Anka * 02/06/61
BILLBOARD SONG NUMBER 22 U.S.A.* Conway Twitty * 02/06/61
BILLBOARD SONG NUMBER 23 U.S.A.* Floyd Kramer * 02/06/61
BILLBOARD SONG NUMBER 24 U.S.A.* Buzz Clifford * 02/06/61
BILLBOARD SONG NUMBER 25 U.S.A.* Lolita * 02/06/61
BILLBOARD HOT 100 TABULATED BY RECORDS RETAIL SALES AND RADIO AIRPLAY
BILLBOARD HOT 100 FEBRUARY 6, 1961
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These were the record singles you bought in 1961. Many went on to become the most popular radio airplays heard on AM radio in Detroit, February 1961, on Top 40 WJBK and WXYZ and WKMH, and conservative album-oriented, easy-listening WJR radio.
Top 25 tracks listed for this 02/06/61 chart were selected by the author exclusively for this feature.
THE FOUR TOPS ‘SECOND ALBUM‘ produced three Motown singles on the R&B and pop charts by the time the LP was released, November 1965. Two of the singles, “I Can’t Help Myself“ (No. 1 pop) and “It’s The Same ‘Ole Song” (No. 5 pop) made top 10 prior the album’s release. The third single from the album,“Something About You” peaked No. 19 on the pop chart (No. 9; R&B) by year’s end. The Tops’ ‘Second Album’ peaked No. 20 on the pop LP chart (early-1966) while hitting No. 3 on the R&B LP chart, according to Billboard.THE FOUR TOPScirca 1965
