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WKNR DETROIT TOP 13 KEENER HITS: THIS WEEK IN 1964!

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DAWN * 4 Seasons * WKNR (No. 01) 02/06/64

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I WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND * Beatles * WKNR (No. 02) 02/06/64
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SHE LOVES YOU * Beatles * WKNR (No. 03) 02/06/64
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OUT OF THIS WORLD * Gino Washington * WKNR (No. 04) 02/06/64
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RIP VAN WINKEL * Devotions * WKNR (No. 05) 02/06/64
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WHAT’S EASY FOR TWO * Mary Wells * WKNR (No. 06) 02/06/64
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SEE THE FUNNY LITTLE CLOWN * Bobby Goldsboro * WKNR (No. 07) 02/06/64
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YOU DON’T OWN ME * Lesley Gore * WKNR (No. 08) 02/06/64
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A WOMAN, A LOVE & A MAN * Tony Clarke * WKNR (No. 09) 02/06/64
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LEAVING HERE * Eddie Holland * WKNR (No. 10) 02/06/64
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HEY LITTLE COBRA * Rip Chords * WKNR (No. 11) 02/06/64
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CALIFORNIA SUN * Rivieras * WKNR (No. 12) 02/06/64
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HI HEEL SNEAKERS * Tommy Tucker * WKNR (No. 13) 02/06/64

THE KEENER TOP 13

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A 1965 DETROIT WKNR RADIO NEWSPAPER FLASHBACK

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Sunday, April 25, 1965

A DETROIT RADIO BACK-PAGE

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A NEW FEATURE ON MOTOR CITY RADIO FLASHBACKS!

DETROIT FREE PRESS: WKNR BOB GREEN ‘Dance Man Bob Green Has A Secret’

Above WKNR article courtesy freep.com newspapers archive.

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50TH! THE TOP 40 ON DETROIT RADIO, THIS WEEK, 1966

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Saturday, January 1, 1966

DETROIT RADIO’S BIGGEST 40 HITS

 

These were the most popular records tabulated by the Billboard Hot 100 (01/01/1966), all numbers gathered byway through Metro Detroit record dealers, record distributors, retail record sales. These were the most popular radio plays on Detroit top 40 WKNR, CKLW and WXYZ, and also on conservative-easy listening stations WJR, WJBK, and WCAR, week-ending December 24, 1965.

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WKNR-AM 1310: ‘IN RETROSPECT,’ NOVEMBER 22, 1964

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BOB GREEN PRODUCTIONS, HOUSTON, TX 77056

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A SPECIAL THANK YOU goes out to Bob Green for sharing this 1964 historic, one-year commemorative, WKNR Contact News JFK assassination presentation with Motor City Radio Flashbacks.

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The Detroit News, Friday, November 22, 1963
The Detroit News, Friday, November 22, 1963
Presidential limousine under fire, Dallas, November 22, 1963.
Presidential limousine under fire, 12:30 p.m. CST., Dallas, November 22, 1963.
Mrs. Daisy Fisher, of Detroit, pause, reflects on the JFK memorial displayed at the J. L. Hudson department store, downtown Detroit, Friday evening, November 22, 1963.
A Mrs. Daisy Fisher, of Detroit, pause, reflects on the JFK memorial displayed at the J. L. Hudson department store, downtown Detroit, Friday evening, November 22, 1963. (Photo source and caption: The Detroit News)
Detroit Free Press, Tuesday, November 26, 1963.
The Detroit Free Press, Tuesday, November 26, 1963.
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BOB GREEN RETROSPECTIVE: HISTORY OF JINGLES, ’71!

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 BOB GREEN PRODUCTIONS, HOUSTON, TX 77056

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A SPECIAL THANK YOU goes out to Bob Green for sharing this WKNR productions audio gem with Motor City Radio Flashbacks.

This “jingles retrospective” was produced and created by Bob Green for the sixth annual ‘Bill Gavin Radio Program Conference.’ The event was held at the Roosevelt Hotel, New Orleans, Louisiana, November 11-14, 1971.

For more WKNR and Bob Green, visit Scott Westerman’s and Steve Schram’s  premiere WKNR Keener 13 website at http://keener13.com/.

The above WKNR Bob Green personality card, owned, courtesy of keener13.com.

THANK YOU BOB!

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WKNR DETROIT TOP 13 KEENER HITS: THIS WEEK IN 1968!

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HEY JUDE * The Beatles * WKNR (No. 01) 10/10/68

 

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OVER YOU * Gary Puckett & The Union Gap * WKNR (No. 02) 10/10/68

 

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HOLD ME TIGHT * Johnny Nash * WKNR (No. 03) 10/10/68

 

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THOSE WERE THE DAYS * Mary Hopkin * WKNR (No. 04) 10/10/68

 

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PIECE OF MY HEART * Big Brother & Holding Company * WKNR (No. 05) 10/10/68

 

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THE SNAKE * Al Wilson * WKNR (No. 06) 10/10/68

 

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HARPER VALLEY PTA * Jeannie C. Riley * WKNR (No. 07) 10/10/68

 

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GIRL WATCHER  * The O’Kaysions * WKNR (No. 08) 10/10/68

 

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 SUNDAY SUN  * Neil Diamond * WKNR (No. 09) 10/10/68

 

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 WHITE ROOM  * The Cream * WKNR (No. 10) 10/10/68

 

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ELENORE  * The Turtles * WKNR (No. 11) 10/10/68

 

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I LOVE YOU MADLY  * Fantastic Four * WKNR (No. 12) 10/10/68

 

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SAN FRANCISCO GIRLS  * Fever Tree * WKNR (No. 13) 10/10/68

 

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BONUS! NATURALLY STONED  * Avante Garde * WKNR (No. 15) 10/10/68

 

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BONUS! RIDE MY SEE SAW  * The Moody Blues * WKNR (No. 21) 10/10/68

 

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 BONUS! BRING IT ON HOME TO ME  * Eddie Floyd * WKNR (No. 23) 10/10/68

 

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BONUS! KEEP ON LOVIN’ ME HONEY  * Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell * WKNR (No. 25) 10/10/68

 

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BONUS! LES BICYCLETTES DEL BELSIZE  * Englebert Humperdinck * WKNR (No. 26) 10/10/68

 

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BONUS! DO SOMETHING TO ME  * Tommy James & The Shondells * WKNR (HP) 10/10/68


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MCRFB has every song selection on this WKNR playlist archived in it’s music library. All NINETEEN featured song titles randomly were selected for your listening enjoyment here.

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THE WEEK THAT WAS

The week of October 10, 1968 was an historic week here in the Motor City. The Detroit Tigers (and the entire city of Detroit!) celebrated the team’s win over the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1968 World Series, Game 7 at St. Louis, on October 10, 1968.

These were the hits played on Top 40 WKNR, highlighting that memorable week in Detroit.  Also, from across the Detroit river, many of the same records listed on this WKNR October 10, 1968 playlist was also played on the No. 1 Top 40 station on the radio dial at the time, CKLW-AM, Windsor, Ontario. 

Detroit Tigers fan celebrate Detroit Tigers '68 World Series victory, downtown Detroit, October 10, 1968. (Click on image 2x for largest PC view).
Detroiters joined together as one celebrating the Detroit Tigers ’68 World Series victory in downtown Detroit, late-afternoon, Thursday, October 10, 1968. (Click on image 2x for largest PC view).

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