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CKLW * “Whatever Happened To?” * TOM CLAY * 1964
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DJ TOM CLAY: “WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO” ‘MORE,’ ’64
TOM CLAY. In 1964, the widely-popular radio personality used to recite his composition, “What Ever Happened To,” occasionally, during his radio shows on CKLW radio. Adapted from the 1962 motion picture soundtrack album, Mondo Cane, this was the background instrumental music, track entitled, “More,” which originally Tom Clay selected to play while he read his self-authored piece to his large radio following here in Detroit.
Soundtrack music conducted by Ritz Ortolani and Nino Oliviero.
RITZ ORTOLANI ORCHESTRA * “More” * ‘MONDO CANE’ United Artists (USA LP; 1962)
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You’ve Got Your Troubles / Here It Comes Again – 1965
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‘PILLOW TALK’ 100.3 FM: ‘ANGELA (THEME FROM TAXI)’
ALAN ALMOND’S ‘PILLOW TALK’ SHOW OPENER WNIC-FM 100.3
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Previously, Motor City Radio Flashbacks presented Alan Almond’s signature 12 midnight sign-off theme,“Summer Madness,” by Kool and The Gang, from Almond’s nightly ‘Pillow Talk’ radio show on WNIC FM 100.3.
Today, we feature “Angela (Theme From Taxi),” a track from Bob James’ 1978 LP, “Touchdown.” “Angela,” was the signature (8 p.m.) show opener on Alan Almond’s popular ‘Pillow Talk‘ show.
Heard 8 p.m.-12 midnight weeknights on WNIC-FM radio nearly 25 years, the 1980s and 1990s, and several years into the 2000 decade, Detroit.
“This is Alan Almond, and I want to welcome you with open arms to the first hour of Alan Almond’s ‘Pillow Talk,’ on 100.3 WNIC.”
“ANGELA (THEME FROM TAXI)” * Bob James * TAPPEN ZEE Records (1978)
BRENDA LEE * JULY 7, 1962
TODAY IN OLDIES HISTORY
Births
1924: Mary Ford
1937: Tommy Dee
1940: Ringo Starr
1944: Warren Entner (Grass Roots)
1945: Jim Rodford (Argent)
1950: David Hodo (The Village People)
Deaths
2006: Syd Barrett (Pink Floyd)
2000: Fred Neil (writer, “Everybody’s Talkin'”)
Events
1956: A riot breaks out at a Fats Domino concert in San Jose, CA, with twelve injured.
1956: Johnny Cash makes his first appearance on the Grand Old Opry show in Nashville.
1956: Elvis Presley’s 18th film, Tickle Me, opens in the US.
1968: The folk trio Peter, Paul, and Mary appear as the “mystery guest” on CBS-TV’s What’s My Line?
1968: The Yardbirds disband immediately after a gig in Luton, England.
1971: Bjorn Ulvaeus and Agnetha Faltskog of ABBA are married in Verum, Sweden.
1971: The Carpenters debut their variety summer replacement series, Make Your Own Kind Of Music, on NBC.
1975: The Rolling Stones’ Keith Richards is arrested in Arkansas for reckless driving and firearm possession.
1989: Compact discs begin to outsell vinyl records for the first time.
1998: Along with his financial partner Don Barden, Michael Jackson announces plans to build an entertainment complex in Detroit called “The Majestic Kingdom.” It never materializes.
2001: The Pointer Sisters’ June Pointer completes her court-ordered rehab for cocaine.
Releases
1956: The Platters, “My Prayer”
1969: John Lennon and the Plastic Ono Band, “Give Peace A Chance”
1973: Paul McCartney and Wings, “Live And Let Die”
Recording
1959: The Everly Brothers, “Till I Kissed You”
1968: Elvis Presley, “Charro”
1969: The Beatles, “Here Comes The Sun”
Charts
1962: David Rose’s “The Stripper” hits #1
1973: Billy Preston’s “Will It Go Round In Circles” hits #1