WABX put together this 99x DJ audio collage for their 10th Anniversary concert at Cobo Arena, Thursday, April 28, 1977. During the concert this 99X production piece was played while the WABX Air Aces were all onstage in between acts. Headlining the event that evening were the groups HEART and THE KINKS.
A special THANK YOU to John O’Leary of WABX-FM for recently contributing this 1977 99X memory with Motor City Radio Flashbacks.
In this WABX audio you will hear John O’Leary with 99X newsman David Segal updating the news about John Bonham’s (Led Zeppelin) sudden, and unexpectant cause of his reported death. It is after 3:00 in the afternoon of September 25, 1980.
A special THANK YOU to John O’Leary of WABX-FM for recently contributing this 1980 99X memory with Motor City Radio Flashbacks.
Detroit Free Press April 2 1984Detroit Free PressApril 2 1984
Monday, April 02, 1984
A MOTOWN MONDAY NEWS PRINT BACK-PAGE
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TROUBLE MAN (SOUNDTRACK SCORE; COMPLETE LP) * TAMLA * 1972
ABOUT THIS ALBUM
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Trouble Man is a soundtrack and twelfth studio album by Motown soul singer Marvin Gaye, released on December 8, 1972, on Motown-subsidiary labelTamla Records. As the soundtrack to the 1972 Blaxploitation film ofthe same name, the Trouble Man soundtrack was a more contemporary move for Gaye, following his landmark politically charged albumWhat’s Going On. This was the first album to be written and produced solely by Gaye. The only other album recorded under Gaye’s full creative control wasIn Our Lifetime, released in 1981.
Signing the contract in early 1972, Gaye sought to take advantage of his opportunities. Bolstered by the successes of film soundtracks such as Shaft and Superfly, Motown offered the musician a chance to compose his own film soundtrack after winning rights to produce the crime thriller,Trouble Man.
Following the closing of Detroit’s Hitsville USA studios in 1972, Motown had primarily moved its location to Los Angeles, where Gaye also relocated where he recorded the Trouble Man album. Gaye invited several musicians, including some from the Funk Brothers and musicians from Hamilton Bohannon‘s band.
Gaye would compose five different versions of the title track, including an alternate vocal version, which was used primarily for the film’s intro. The alternate version featured Gaye double-tracking two lead vocal parts into one, bringing his falsetto vocals with his tenor on top of the falsetto. The single version, which was also featured on the soundtrack, would feature a single lead vocal take. The other three versions were put on the album as instrumentals with Gaye providing synthesizer keyboards while saxophone solos (and occasionally guitar) accompany him.
The only other songs in which Gaye vocalized harmonies or performed lead vocals included “Poor Abbey Walsh”, “Cleo’s Apartment”, “Life is a Gamble”, “Don’t Mess with Mister T” and “There Goes Mister T”. (Source: WiKipedia and AllMusic)
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A MCRFB Note: In 1984, besides being an actor, singer and composer, Curtis Gadson was WDIV Channel 4 special projects director when he cut this recording (he co-wrote), “Bless You Boys (This Is The Year).”
As well at the time, Gadson produced and was host to ‘Saturday Night Music Machine,’ broadcast on WDIV-TV in Detroit, 1983-1984.
THE DETROIT AM DIAL RECALLED on MOTOR CITY RADIO FLASHBACKS
VARIOUS DJs * 1962 * VARIOUS STATIONS
VARIOUS DJs and VARIOUS STATIONS aircheck year: 1962
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NEW! A special THANK YOU to Bob Pratt, of Farmington Hills, MI, for recently donating this 1962 Detroit radio aircheck (Bob and Dan Murphy originally had recorded) with Motor City Radio Flashbacks!
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* THE BOB PRATT/DAN MURPHY COLLECTION *
Detroit am radio aircheck 1962, with the exception of Dick Biondi on WLS Chicago. (Listing provided by Bob Pratt)
BILLBOARD HOT 100 TABULATED BY RECORDS RETAIL SALES AND RADIO AIRPLAY
BILLBOARD SONG NUMBER 01* BEATLES * 03/20/65
BILLBOARD SONG NUMBER 02* SUPREMES * 03/20/65
BILLBOARD SONG NUMBER 03* JEWEL AKENS * 03/20/65
BILLBOARD SONG NUMBER 04* ROGER MILLER * 03/20/65
BILLBOARD SONG NUMBER 05* HERMAN’S HERMITS * 03/20/65
BILLBOARD SONG NUMBER 06* GERRY & THE PACEMAKERS * 03/20/65
BILLBOARD SONG NUMBER 07* TEMPTATIONS * 03/20/65
BILLBOARD SONG NUMBER 8* GARY LEWIS & THE PLAYBOYS * 03/20/65
BILLBOARD SONG NUMBER 09* SHIRLEY BASSEY * 03/20/65
BILLBOARD SONG NUMBER 10* JR. WALKER & THE ALL-STARS * 03/20/65
BILLBOARD SONG NUMBER 11* BERT KAEMPFERT ORCHESTRA * 03/20/65
BILLBOARD SONG NUMBER 12* LITTLE ANTHONY & THE IMPERIALS * 03/20/65
BILLBOARD SONG NUMBER 13* THE KINGSMEN * 03/20/65
BILLBOARD SONG NUMBER 14* DAVE CLARK 5 * 03/20/65
BILLBOARD SONG NUMBER 15* RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS * 03/20/65
BILLBOARD SONG NUMBER 16* THE IMPRESSIONS * 03/20/65
BILLBOARD SONG NUMBER 17* VIC DANA * 03/20/65
BILLBOARD SONG NUMBER 18* BOBBY GOLDSBORO * 03/20/65
BILLBOARD SONG NUMBER 19* THE BEACH BOYS * 03/20/65
BILLBOARD SONG NUMBER 20* JOHNNY RIVERS * 03/20/65
BILLBOARD SONG NUMBER 21* ROY ORBISON * 03/20/65
BILLBOARD SONG NUMBER 22* THE ANIMALS * 03/20/65
BILLBOARD SONG NUMBER 23* GEORGIE FAME * 03/20/65
BILLBOARD SONG NUMBER 24* MARTHA & THE VANDELLAS * 03/20/65
BILLBOARD SONG NUMBER 25* DEAN MARTIN * 03/20/65
BILLBOARD HOT 100 TABULATED BY RECORDS RETAIL SALES AND RADIO AIRPLAY
BONUS HITS! HOT 100
BONUS! BILLBOARD SONG NUMBER 35* THE BEAU BRUMMELS * 03/20/65
BONUS! BILLBOARD SONG NUMBER 37* TRADE WINDS * 03/20/65
BONUS! BILLBOARD SONG NUMBER 56* MAXINE BROWN * 03/20/65
BONUS! BILLBOARD SONG NUMBER 75* SHIRLEY ELLIS * 03/20/65
BILLBOARD HOT 100 TABULATED BY RECORDS RETAIL SALES AND RADIO AIRPLAY
HOT 100! MARCH 20, 1965
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These were the record singles you bought in 1965. Many went on to become the most popular radio airplays heard on AM radio in Detroit, March 1965, on Top 40 WKNR, WXYZ, CKLW, and conservative album-oriented, easy-listening WJBK and WJR radio.
BILLBOARD NUMBER ONE The Beatles March 1965(click on image for largest view)
NEW YORK – Otis Redding, who died in a plane crash last December, is achieving the success that eluded him during his lifetime. This week, Redding’s Volt record of “Dock Of The Bay” passed the one million sales mark and went into No. 1 on the Hot 100 chart. It marks the first single of Redding’s ever to hit a million. and according to Atlantic Records‘ sales executives. who handle the Stax-Volt line, sales are continuing at a strong pace.
Redding is also setting new sales marks with his album product. His new LP on Volt, “Dock Of The Bay,” which was issued about two weeks ago, had the largest advance order of any of his LP’s. One of the previously unreleased sides in the “Dock of the Bay” LP, called “Open the Door” is receiving such strong airplay that there is a possibility Volt Records may issue it as Redding’s next single.
Sales of Redding’s albums spurted shortly after his death. His albums are among the best-selling items at Atlantic, keeping pace with the firm’s other top artists. The Redding LP’s most in demand are “Otis Blue,” “Otis Redding Live In Europe,” “History of Otis Redding” and the newly issued “Dock Of The Bay.”
The interest in Redding’s career since his death has grown in the consumer press and TV. Virtually every important music magazine has written about Redding and new stories are in the works. A TV film made in England of Redding performing “Shake” and “I’ve Been Loving You Too Long” has been used on many U. S. stations. Currently, two networks are preparing shows on Redding which will he ready in the spring. Also, a packager of TV shows is interested in doing a one-hour documentary on Redding.
Redding’s trip to Europe with the Stax-Volt show last spring was filmed and reports indicate that there will be a one -hour film compiled from the footage. It will be available for showing on either TV or as a regular film feature for distribution on the college circuit. END
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(Information and news source: Billboard; March 16, 1968)
Otis Redding photographed performing at the Monterey Pop Festival, June 1967.
A ‘BIG 8’ PRESENTATION * THE HISTORY OF ROCK and ROLL * 02/28/69 (HR. 02-01)
A ‘BIG 8’ PRESENTATION * THE HISTORY OF ROCK and ROLL * 02/28/69 (HR. 02-02)
A ‘BIG 8’ PRESENTATION * THE HISTORY OF ROCK and ROLL * 02/28/69 (HR. 02-03)
A ‘BIG 8’ PRESENTATION * THE HISTORY OF ROCK and ROLL * 02/28/69 (HR. 02-04)
A ‘BIG 8’ PRESENTATION * THE HISTORY OF ROCK and ROLL * 02/28/69 (HR. 02-05)
THE BIG 8. 49 YEARS AGO. FEB-MARCH 1969
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In conjunction withKHJ Boss Radio (Los Angeles),RKO General, andDrake-ChenaultEnterprises,CKLWpresented ‘The History Of Rock & Roll‘ in February – March 1969. This seminal, historic rockumentary comprised of 48 hours of programming from start to finish. Covering the first and second generation of rock, the program traces the early roots of rock ‘n’ roll from its origins in the early ’50s, of its influence impacting the hits of the ’60s. For four days, CKLW aired theBill DrakeHRR program in 12-hour blocks — 12 noon to 12 midnight — beginning Sunday, February 28 through Wednesday, March 3, 1969.
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MISSED IT? For the first hour of the CKLW History of Rock & Roll GO HERE.
HOUR 02 | THE HISTORY of ROCK & ROLL
BILL DRAKE. The producer, the voice behind the landmark rockumentary, ‘The History of Rock & Roll.’ 1969
TIME SWEEP. HISTORY of ROCK & ROLL
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BONUS! THE HISTORY OF ROCK AND ROLL * TIME SWEEP (A.)
BONUS! THE HISTORY OF ROCK AND ROLL * TIME SWEEP (B.)
THE ORIGINAL CKLW SURVEY February 18, 1969
Motor City Radio Flashbacks
Presenting today the SECOND hour of ‘THE HISTORY of ROCK & ROLL’ as aired on CKLW 1:00 p.m. — 2:00 p.m., Sunday, February 28, 1969.
Original program concept conceived and created by Ron Jacobs, KHJ, Los Angeles. Produced by Bill Drake and Gene Chenault.
Above CKLW music chart courtesy of Mrs. Patty Griggs and the George L. Griggs estate.
