WDRQ-FM Top 23 singles for the week ending December 3-9, 1974. WDRQ jock Joey Ryan is featured on the cover.
The above WDRQ music chart was digitally restored by Motor City Radio Flashbacks
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Above WDRQ music chart courtesy of Mrs. Patti Griggs and the George L. Griggs estate
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—THE BEACH BOYS COMES TO DETROIT! —
WKNR promoted the Beach Boys very first concert appearance in Detroit, at the Olympia Stadium, Saturday, November 28, 1964.
Just one month earlier, the Beach Boys also completed their first feature film appearance on the T.A.M.I. Show. A concert hosted by Jan & Dean covering two-nights in October before a live crowd at the Santa Monica Civic Center, featuring top stars Lesley Gore, James Brown, Chuck Berry, Supremes, Marvin Gaye and more.
The T.A.M.I. Show, featuring the Beach Boys, made its ‘Electrovision’ debut on the big silver screen in New York City, November 21, 1964, the Saturday prior the west coast band’s first concert in Detroit.
— In MemoryofGeorge Griggs —
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Above WKNR music chart courtesy of Mrs. Patti Griggs and the George L. Griggs estate
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— SIGN UP TO WIN A BRAND NEW 1966 GTO! —
A 1966 Pontiac GTO contest giveaway! This was the second of three Pontiac GTOs WKNR would give away in the 1960s. The station gave away their first Pontiac GTO in March 1965, and their third (and last) Pontiac GTO was given away in December 1966, a brand new 1967 GTO!
The above photograph, showcasing the special Tom McAn 1966 Pontiac GTO, also captured a euphoric leap of Keener deejays — pictured here all wearing Tom McAn ‘GTO’ shoes, likewise, advancing promotion as well the shoemaker’s ‘GTO’ brand for their latest footwear to go with the special car giveaway (exclusively through WKNR) in December 1965.
The photograph ultimately would find its way on the cover of the WKNR ‘Oldies But Goodies’ album, Volume II, which WKNR released, early-1966.
(Photo L-R: Jerry Goodwin, Dick Purtan, Scott Regen, Jim Jeffries, Bob Green, J. Michael Wilson, Paul Cannon, Ted Clark)
— In MemoryofGeorge Griggs —
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Above WKNR music chart courtesy of Mrs. Patti Griggs and the George L. Griggs estate
The CKLW BIG 30 hits in Windsor/Detroit. This survey was tabulated overall by record popularity appeal, sales, listener requests and record airplays based on the judgement of CKLW Radio.
Previewed for the week of November 28, 1967
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— In MemoryofGeorge Griggs —
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Above CKLW music chart courtesy of Mrs. Patti Griggs and the George L. Griggs estate
The CKLW BIG 30 hits in Windsor/Detroit. This survey was tabulated overall by record popularity appeal, sales, listener requests and record airplays based on the judgement of CKLW Radio.
Previewed for the week of December 2, 1969
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Above CKLW music chart courtesy of Mrs. Patti Griggs and the George L. Griggs estate
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A MCRFB Note: Only the third WKNR music guide having been published, this Keener 13 playlist was issued Thursday, November 21, 1963. The day before WKNR abruptly stopped playing the music, Friday, November 22. For the next four days, the WKNR news department and the Mutual Broadcasting Network took control of the news out coming out of Dallas and Washington (2:00 p.m. Detroit, EST) after the first Mutual bulletin broke over the wires (1:40 p.m.) President Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, 56 years ago.
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This is the fourth of four rare (November) WKNR Music Guides featured on the site this month.
All four issues were digitally restored by Motor City Radio Flashbacks.
SPECIAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
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A special THANK YOU. Above WKNR music chart courtesy of John Freist.
The WJBK FORMULA 40 hits was compiled, tabulated and produced by Radio 1500’s Bob Martin and Rosemary McGann.
This survey was tabulated overall by each record’s popularity and its appeal, sales, listener requests and record airplays based on the judgement of WJBK Radio.
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Previewed for the week of November 11, 1957
Note: By year’s end, 1957, Casey Kasem was no longer at WJBK 1500. Kasem left Detroit for Buffalo’s WBNY, New York, in November 1957. To fill Kasem’s departure, Dan Baxter became the new replacement. Baxter was hired for the all-night shift on WJBK.
Eventually, by early-1958 Tom Clay would fill the time slot allocated the same hours Casey Kasem held prior his exit on WJBK.
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WJBK RADIO 1500 (late) 1957
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Above WJBK music chart courtesy of Mrs. Patti Griggs and the George L. Griggs estate.
WXYZ RADIO 1270 Detroit Sound Survey NOVEMBER 7, 1966
WXYZ 1270
— THIS WEEK in NOVEMBER 1966 —
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This list is selected each week by WXYZ Radio from reports of record sales gathered from leading record outlets in the Detroit area and other sources available to WXYZ.
— TheJim Heddle Collection —
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This list was selected from our weekly surveys as was determined by WXYZ Radio, based on reports by leading record outlets, record sales and popularity in the Detroit area throughout 1965.
— The GREG INNIS Collection —
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A special THANK YOU to Greg Innis, Livonia, Mi., for previously sharing this WXYZ music chart with Motor City Radio Flashbacks.
