“Single Girl” * Sandy Posey * M-G-M Records (1966)
Author: Jim Feliciano
A MCRFB ‘CAPSULE COUNTDOWN’! WEEK OF 12/28/71
MCRFB.COM TOP 10 COUNTDOWN * December 1971 * A Henry Krueger Production
A MCRFB.COM 1971 TOP 10 HITS COUNTDOWN!
TODAY’S ’70s “HEARD THESE FIRST ON THE RADIO” TOP 40 SINGLES FLASHBACK
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Henry Krueger Productions shares this day’s ’71 audio ‘CAPSULE COUNTDOWN’ hits on MCRFB.COM
9 MIL PAGE HITS ON MOTOR CITY RADIO FLASHBACKS
IN MEMORY of GEORGE L. GRIGGS (1949-2014) FOUNDER, MCRFB.COM
Motor City Radio Flashbacks attained its first million page hits mark on May 29, 2014. MCRFB.COM achieved the 8 million mark on THIS DATE.
TODAY MARKS 9,000,000 AND WE’RE ROLLIN’! THANK YOU!
THIS WEEK 50 YEARS AGO: THE HOTTEST HIT IN THE USA!
BILLBOARD HOT 100 TOP FIVE: WEEK-ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1966
(click on chart image 2x for detailed view)
NUMBER 1 IN AMERICA ’66 * The Monkees * WEEK OF 12/25/66 – 02/11/1967
NUMBER ONE FOR 1966-1967!
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FIFTEEN WEEKS on the singles chart, “I’m A Believer” by The Monkees peaked this week at No. 01 (7 weeks) on the Billboard Hot 100, week December 25 through February 07, 1967. (source: Billboard)
MCRFB Link: For the previous No. 1 record in the U.S.A. 1966 GO HERE.
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A MCRFB ‘CAPSULE COUNTDOWN’! WEEK OF 12/27/70
MCRFB.COM TOP 10 COUNTDOWN * December 1970 * A Henry Krueger Production
A MCRFB.COM 1970 TOP 10 HITS COUNTDOWN!
TODAY’S ’70s “HEARD THESE FIRST ON THE RADIO” TOP 40 SINGLES FLASHBACK
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Henry Krueger Productions shares this day’s ’70 audio ‘CAPSULE COUNTDOWN’ hits on MCRFB.COM
12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS: YULE-TIDE GREETINGS TO ALL!
THE CHRISTMAS SONG * Nat “King” Cole * December 25 (No. 01)
TO REVIEW ALL 12 CHRISTMAS YULE-TIDE SINGLES FEATURED ON MOTOR CITY RADIO FLASHBACKS THIS HOLIDAY SEASON 2016 — PLEASE GO HERE.
DECEMBER: A GEORGE WINSTON LP, CHRISTMAS SOLO
DECEMBER * George Winston * 1982
JIM HAMPTON’S 2016 ‘ORIGINAL CHRISTMAS’ ON WJR
STARTS TODAY — 3 P.M. — ON 760 WJR
SEASON‘S GREETINGS DETROIT!
JIM HAMPTON
H E L L O A G A I N, J I M H A M P T O N H E R E . You know, after working as an air personality at WXYZ, WJBK and WCAR in Detroit, I moved to WLS as Production Director. One of my assignments was to create a 12-hour Christmas special that the station could play and give the entire staff the Holiday off.
After I moved to Los Angeles to work in radio syndication, among the thousands of programs I produced were numerous Christmas specials. There were short-form features, long-form specials and 24 hour formats.
In addition to great Christmas music, all of the programs I produced were filled with special features, stories, comedy, the amazing comments of little children, and, of course, interviews with everyday people and superstar celebrities.
The program content includes Contemporary and Classic Christmas songs. From Mathis to Crosby, from Whitney to Barbra, and from The Ronettes to Jose Feliciano.
Plus, there are numerous vignettes about how Christmas customs came about, lots of celebrity drop-ins (Clint Eastwood, Natalie Cole, Johnny Mathis and many more), Tom Murphy (otherwise known as “world-famous” Tom Murphy offers his Holiday anecdotes, there are old radio clips from classic performers of the 40’s (Jack Benny, Bob Hope, George Burns & Gracie Allen, to name a few), and the delightful, heartwarming and honest voices of little children reflecting on their favorite day of the year.
All in all, for 2016, it is an extended 18-hour Holiday celebration for the whole family. It just may become the soundtrack of Christmas get togethers from now on. Hope you will join me this Saturday, Christmas Eve, through midnight into Sunday, Christmas Day for this special 2016 holiday event on Detroit’s 760-AM WJR. (For dates and hours please see the above Original Christmas 2017 ad).
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Written, produced and hosted by Jim Hampton, ‘AN ORIGINAL CHRISTMAS’ can be heard from anywhere in the world. Listen Live over iHeart Radio, wjr.com, and of course throughout the Midwest on News/Talk 760 WJR.
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STARTS TODAY — 3 P.M. — ON 760 WJR
MERRY CHRISTMAS! – Jim Hampton
12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS: YULE-TIDE GREETINGS TO ALL!
WHITE CHRISTMAS * Bing Crosby * December 24 (No. 02)
FOR YOU! A CHRISTMAS ’70 MEMORY FROM THE BIG 8!
CKLW Christmas (Jingle) * MERRY CHRISTMAS DARLING * The Carpenters * 12/1970
A CLASSIC CKLW HOLIDAY MEMORY
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A SPECIAL THANK YOU! To our friend, former WOMC 104.3 Detroit radio deejay John Freist, for adding the CKLW “Merry Christmas” jingle to this 1970 Christmas classic by The Carpenters.