Author: Jim Feliciano

JIM HAMPTON’S PH FACTOR! 90 MINUTES W/ THE 1950S

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 JIM HAMPTON PH FACTOR * 90 Minutes With The 1950s (Pt. 01) * DAVE PRINCE

 

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JIM HAMPTON PH FACTOR * 90 Minutes With The 1950s (Pt. 02) * DAVE PRINCE

 

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“And Now A Brief Word on Los Angeles, PH Factor, and Dave Prince.”

 

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Jim Hampton

Hello everybody, Jim Hampton here. You know, after leaving WLS in Chicago for Los Angeles, I worked with Ken Draper and Chuck Blore at Programming DB.  There, I learned so much about radio programming, production and syndication. Later, during the mid 70’s, I got into my own business, the ‘Programme Shoppe,’ and enticed my good friend and Detroit DJ, Dave Prince, to come out to California to work with me.

We did all kinds of radio projects together; programmed radio stations; produced tons of radio shows to distribute around the world.  One was called ‘90 Minutes With . . .’ and, every week the show featured an artist or a theme.

I just found one of these shows: “90 Minutes with the 1950’s.”  It is a musical tribute to that era, hosted by Dave Prince, consulted by oldies historian Jim Pewter, produced at the Kris Erik Stevens studio in LA, and written and produced by yours truly, Jim Hampton.

The seventies were the best of days for me in L.A.  Very creative. Very lucrative. Very fun. By the way, check out the pictures. That’s Dave, and that’s me (with the beard) the way we looked back when, working together in the ’70s. And that’s Dave Prince in the photo below. Taken sometime during his stay, mid-late ’70s, while working with me in Los Angeles.

I hope you enjoy hearing ’90 Minutes with the 1950’s.’ Keep it here on Motor City Radio Flashbacks. More to come! — J. Hampton

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Dave Prince (Photo credit: Jim Hampton)

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MOTOWN SNAPSHOT FLASHBACKS! TEMPTATIONS 1964

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THE TEMPTATIONS, a publicity shot from their early-days, Motown, early-1964. (Click on image 2x for largest view).
A MOTOWN SNAPSHOT FLASHBACK: THE TEMPTATIONS, a publicity shot from their early-days, Motown, 1964. (Click on image 2x for largest view).
THE TEMPTATIONS performing live on stage in Detroit, 1965. (Click on image for largest view).
ANOTHER MOTOWN SNAPSHOT FLASHBACK: Those “TEMPTIN’ TEMPTATIONS” performing live onstage at the Upper Deck in Detroit, late-’64. (Click on image for largest view).

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LANDS TO CONQUER: MOTOWN PUSHES OUT WALL . . . JANUARY 11, 1964

Motor City Radio Flashbacks logoFrom the MCRFB news archive: 1964

Detroit Label Set to Broaden Into New Expanse

 

 

 

 

 

NEW YORK — Motown Records, already a powerhouse in the pop and R&B fields, and with some catalog in the jazz market, is stepping up its diversification of product to extend into the country and folk areas. Diversification also can be found in the types of talent being signed by the label.

Motown 1964 (logo)Typical is the pacting of former movie and singing star Bobby Breen for the pop field. Branching out further is the inclusion of a new comedy product by motion picture star Stephin Fetchit.

The Detroit-based record company is also reactivating the Melody label which will be used for country and folk product. Bruce Channel, who hit with “Hey Baby” a while back, Howard Crockett and Gene Henslee are artists set to appear. Records produced on this label will be handled by Al Klein in Dallas.

Barney Ales and President Barry Gordy noted that the label will continue its expansion and diversification with plans in the spoken word, Broadway cast and specialty fields. END

(Information and news source: Billboard; January 11, 1964).

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