‘THE REGULAR RECORD REVIEW WAS NOT PUBLISHED THIS WEEK OUT OF RESPECT FOR OUR LATE PRESIDENT’
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NOVEMBER 29, 1963
The above WJBK chart was digitally restored by Motor City Radio Flashbacks
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On the 55th anniversary of President Kennedy’s assassination, Motor City Radio Flashbacks covered those tragic four days in November 2018.
You can view and listen to our Detroit radio coverage of those four days — November 22-23-24-25, 1963 — archivedHERE.
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THANK YOU
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A special THANKS to Ray Tessier, of Allen Park, MI., for recently contributing this 1963 WJBK November 29 survey chart with Motor City Radio Flashbacks.
Detroit Public Television Friday, November 27, 2020 ( DPTV page screenshot)
ROCKIN’ ROBIN: A TRIBUTE TO ROBIN SEYMOUR
STREAMING TONIGHT ON DETROIT PUBLIC TELEVISION
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To view the DPTV program stream: click on the highlighted link just below the Scott Morgan photo.
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— DPTV.ORG * MONDAY, NOVEMBER 30 * 8:00 PM —
Robin Seymour September 2019 (Photo credit: Kevin Willett)
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Scott Morgan of The Rationals remembers Robin Seymour on DPTV. (Photo credit: William Kubota; WTVS)
ALBERT ANDRUS: Hard to fathom in today’s super high tech world. Looks like WordPress 5.0 hasn’t been a worthwhile upgrade. Should have come with a money back guarantee. 🙁
GENE R. KONSTANT: I am proud the program my dad started in 1930 is still on the air 90 years later . . . AND in a foreign language (Polish). Would love anything with his voice on it . . . Gene in Palm Desert @ aol . . . .
RODNEY BALLARD: I listened to Mike almost every evening on KOMA in Moore, OK. We often spoke on the phone. As I remembered it, we were talking on the phone one night when the station lost power. After getting back on the air, he said Rodney the Rodent chewed through the wires. And he often spoke with Rodney on his shows.
I almost went to Elkins DJ school because of J Michael Wilson. I hope he is doing well.
DIANE STEINBERG-LEWIS: It was so good to see the song George Clinton wrote for Funkadelics, “I’ll Bet You”, which was one of two versions he wrote and named after Martha Jean “The Queen’s” well known ending slogan, “I BETCHA“! He wrote two in case she didn’t like one or the other! Makes me laugh!
VICTOR LUTES: Jim Paolucci used to dodge past each other in those cramped little hallways at the former WMJC-95 FM/ WHND-Honey radio outlet around 1985. Did we ever work, Jim? Vic Lutes, Radio Personality
VICTOR LUTZ: Jerry St James used to be Jim’s radio morning partner in 1976, WDRQ. Then one day Jerry went to Chicago radio and the rest is Legendary Radio History, folks. Did this idiot voice, “Quedo”.
2020/10/23 at 11:55 pm
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WDRQ-FM Top 22 singles for the week-ending November 4-10, 1975
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— In MemoryofGeorge Griggs —
A SPECIAL THANK YOU
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A sincere, thank you, Mrs. Patti Griggs. This featured presentation would have not been possible without your generosity and your continuous support.
Above WDRQ music chart courtesy of Mrs. Patti Griggs and the George L. Griggs estate.
Above article is courtesy freep.com newspaper archive. Copyright 2020. Newspapers.com.
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Detroit Free Press March 9, 1975
Detroit Free Press March 9, 1975
Detroit Free Press March 9, 1975
Detroit Free Press March 9, 1975
Detroit Free Press March 9, 1975
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Detroit Free Press January 12, 1974
Missed any of our previous ‘Detroit Radio Back-Pages‘ features?GO HERE.
SAN FRANCISCO — The music director at a top 40 station in a large city holds his job largely by continuing to demonstrate his ability to select the new records that eventually become hits. Every week, when he makes his top pick or discovery, he puts his reputation on the line.
It occasionally happens that even after his station has been playing his pick of the week once an hour for a week, none of the local stores can report any significant sales on it. Should such a thing happen with any degree of regularity. his boss will start looking for a new music director.
One annoying circumstance arises occasionally: a few weeks after a pick has been heavily played and yet has sold little or nothing in the market, it looms up in other cities and becomes a national hit. This is pretty frustrating. Why can’t the first station to spot a record’s potential break it for a hit?
BECAUSE, IN MOST CASES, the record isn’t in the stores. The dealers get customer calls but don’t have it. Sometimes they’ll try to order it from the distributor and find that he hasn’t stocked it. By the time it finally reaches its destination at the retailer point of sale, there may be no further demand for it. The station may have dropped it entirely, figuring that it was a bomb.
This kicks back at the station, too, in the form of listener displeasure. Those who have tried to buy the record, in the belief that it must be important, have their enthusiasm dampened when they find that it isn’t available in the stores. Their confidence in the station is shaken. It’s unfortunate all the way around. Everybody loses. Who gets blamed? Everybody.
The retailer should keep up with what is being picked for air play, and he should have the new items in stock. The distributor should have stock on the floor, ready to move it out to the stores at the first sign of action. The music director should make certain of the record’s immediate availability before he picks it. At least, that’s the way everyone involved tries to evade the responsibility by blaming someone else.
A closer liaison between the station and the distributor can avoid such situations. Some of the nation’s most successful music directors always check with the distributor before picking a record. When will stock he available? If the station goes on the record, will the distributor order it? Will he guarantee an initial allocation to key retailers?
IT HAPPENS OCCASIONALLY that two or three versions of a record will appear almost simultaneously. Which label gets the pick? It is not always the version with the better sound. It is often the version whose distributor is known to be alert and aggressive, and who can be depended upon to get it on the dealers’ shelves.
This doesn’t necessarily mean that the distributor must guarantee 100 per cent. It should be enough – and usually is – that he will back up the station’s confidence in his product by making it quickly available to the dealers if they need it.
Most important distributors follow this kind of a policy. It is hard to understand why all do not. It is a weakness more often encountered in factory owned or controlled branches, where stock is controlled by the national brass, who estimate which of their weekly releases are most likely to be in demand. In such cases, the decision of an important station to pick a left field possibility – something that is not considered by the bosses to be a top plug item – is occasionally ignored by the local branch manager.
Station music directors are becoming more discriminating with picks in relations to practical sales prospects in a local market. It is a trend that merits serious consideration by record people, in improving their co-ordination between promotion and sales. END
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Information and news source: Billboard; October 19, 1963
Many of the charted Billboard ‘Top 50’ R&B albums were also the most popular LP’s which were selected and featured on Detroit’s soul stations 1400WJLB and 1440 WCHB on the AM dial, November 1970.
The featured R&B Top 50 albums listing was the nation’s most popular R&B LP’s, as tabulated by Billboard, 50 years ago.
WEEK OF NOVEMBER 1-7, 1970
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WXYZ ‘JAM’ Jingle Pak on MOTOR CITY RADIO FLASHBACKS
WXYZ-AM * 1980 * TALK TO ME
CLASSIC JAM ‘TALK TO ME’ WXYZ JINGLES
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Within one year after the introduction of this JAM jingle sampler and WXYZ radio’s emergence in the “Talk-to-Me” radio format (beginning three years earlier), the station became the fastest growing adult station in the Motor City with an astounding 80 per cent audience growth, up 5.4 in ratings, and tied for third (with all-news WWJ), by October 1981.
According to the Detroit Free Press (October 13, 1981), the station’s talk format was “carefully blended with the news-sports-traffic-weather package.”
In the fall of 1981, the WXYZ line-up comprised of talkers Mike Miller and Dan Streeter, Pat Broderick (mornings), Mark Scott, Paul Harvey (syndication), Jacqui (psychic), Dr. Sonya Friedman, David Newman, Kevin Joyce, followed by all-nighter, national syndicated broadcaster, Larry King (Midnight-5:30 a.m.).
Conceived, created and produced by Jonathan Wolfert of JAM Productions, 1980. All rights reserved. For more on JAM Creative, Dallas, visit www.jingles.com/
Albert Andrus: Jim, still can’t read the comments.
2020/09/01 at 9:58 pm
In reply to Albert Andrus —
Jim Feliciano: Albert, this is through no fault of our own. The site, through WordPress, automatically updated the site to WordPress 5.5 and guess what? While the comments are there and archived, can’t see any of them for the time being. Another glitch on their part, not ours. So, we have to wait for the next WordPress upgrade (5.6), as I was told, and that may solve the problem. Hopefully so! 🙁
Albert Andrus: These are really great Jim. I’m especially enjoying the 12 hour CKLW one. Only problem with this one, Mac Owens, he kinda looks like Trump . . . 🙂
James C. Cerano: Who remembers this man . . . Taught me about Ella, Sinatra, Billy Eckstine, Billy Holiday . . . Bessie Smith . . . Mel Torme’, Rockwell and records after midnight. I’m a glum one . . . It’s explainable . . .
2020/09/05 at 8:24 pm
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Vasilios J. Mousadakos: What happened to the Airchecks Section? Can you look into it? Thanks
2020/09/06 at 6:23 pm
In reply to Vasilios J. Mousadakos —
Jim Feliciano: Vasilios, my apologies, unfortunately, as of now it looks as though the site may have to go to a restore point to get the site’s Aircheck Library up as it was, prior this afternoon. The Level 2 techs from WordPress will work on restoring the site (as of Sept 6) in the next 24 to 48 hours (if required).
2020/09/06 at 9:10 pm
Jim Feliciano: Vasilios, all was fixed – we are back up! 🙂
George Rummler: The HISTORY OF ROCK N ROLL Is the best story and music of rock n roll—GREAT!
2020/09/20 at 1:15 am
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WELCOME
Brenda McGee: Hello, I would like to ask how I can contact two gentleman who have contributed images to this site, for a copy or contact info to Jim Feliciano for a copy of the E. J. Korvette Parade of Hits record list, posted here on Septer 18, 2020. Also, I would like to contact M. J. Rosenbluth, or associate, for info on the WMCA AM 570 original transmitter building image, located in NJ. THANK YOU VERY MUCH
York Bruce: Cruised and listen for hours. Great times in Detroit. Cruising Woodward meeting great people and we also listened to WKNR, CKLW and of course WXYZ!
2020/09/22 at 3:02 pm
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MORE DJ PIC
Daryl Peguese: Thank you for such a great archive of Detroit’s musical legacy. I was looking for any recordings of Gene Elsey programs. Any suggestions on where I can find some material?
Lynn O’Brien Bigica: Thank you for this . . . my Dad was Richard O’Brien. It was so great to hear his voice again as he reported on the scene at Woodstock all those years ago. Would be nice to see the video, too. I remember I was in my senior year of high school and wanted to go to Woodstock with my friends. My Dad and his camera man had been dropped by helicopter into the middle of it all. He witnessed kids half naked, rolling in the mud caused by the rain…needless to say, his answer was “Absolutely not!” As I think back, I believe they had closed the NY Thruway by then, anyway! Whoever thought it would become a grand, historical moment in pop culture! He would be surprised and delighted to know people can still listen to his live reporting 51 years later.
Sharon Powell: Where could I find some videos of Mickey Schorr’s Dance Party from Detroit. My husband used to dance on the show every Saturday. Would love to surprise him!
2020/09/29 at 7:02 pm
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Rick J. Barrett: Wonderful website. Graduated in 1969 from Detroit area and these soundchecks bring back great memories. Thanks for resurrecting the memories!
Albert Andrus: These are the BEST Jim! Keep ’em comin’ . . . .
2020/09/30 at 7:32 pm
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Your comments for September 2020 are featured today on Motor City Radio Flashbacks.
Thanks again . . . always enjoy hearing from every one of you! 🙂
Debuted at #90 on September 19, 1970. Four weeks playing the Billboard Singles chart, “God, Love, And Rock & Roll” climbs to #41, this week, October 4-10, 1970.
