THE SUPREMES
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Released May 7, “My World Is Empty Without You” peaked at #10 for one week (10 total weeks) on the Billboard R&B chart in 1966. B-side: “Everything Is Good About You”
MOTOWN 1089 (Source: Billboard Top R&B Singles)
THE MAGIC BEHIND THE DETROIT MOTOWN SOUND! ’66
“MY WORLD IS EMPTY WITHOUT YOU” (INSTRUMENTAL) * THE SUPREMES
NEW! WKNR BACK ON THE RADIO: J. MICHAEL WILSON
WKNR RECALLED ON MOTOR CITY RADIO FLASHBACKS
WKNR-FM 100.3 * 1966 * J. MICHAEL WILSON
NEW! J. MICHAEL WILSON WKNR aircheck date: *September (12?) 1966
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* THE GARY HUNT COLLECTION *
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ABOUT THIS RECORDING
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This is one interesting J. Michael Wilson aircheck find which Motor City Radio Flashbacks contributor Gary Hunt recently donated for our airchecks archives.
In listening in, this is not the best audio insofar as quality, as you will note. But it is the 10 p.m. night time hour. And you’re listening to the J. Michael Wilson Show in Detroit on WKNR in August 1966.
At first listen, I thought this aircheck probably had been recorded by someone who resided somewhere possibly east of the Detroit map at the time. As we know, the 1310 transmitted signal was deficient during the night time hours after sundown east of the city.
So I wrote back to Gary in regards, and here was his response, “the J. Michael Wilson aircheck was recorded at my best friend’s (Bob Becker) house on Covell Road N.W. Grand Rapids, MI via his TV antenna two stories high on the roof. This was from WKNR FM.”
Amazing. So there you have it. Another rare, but a classic J. Michael Wilson aircheck found, as was aired on the #1 radio station in the Motor City in 1966.
THANK YOU!
A special THANK YOU to Gary Hunt for sharing this special J. Michael Wilson memory with Motor City Radio Flashbacks.
(Next week! Another NEW Gary Hunt WXYZ Jim Hampton aircheck from August 1966)
A MCRFB Note: Motor City Radio Flashbacks pulled up the WKNR Music Guide for the week of *September 12, 1966. And it appears the numbered song hits on this one WKNR JMW aircheck verifies it was recorded sometime during that particular week, as noted, for this aircheck presentation.
CLASSIC DETROIT RADIO BUMPER STICKERS: 98.7 WLLZ!
DETROIT’S WHEELS IS BACK! 106.7 ON THE DIAL
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CONGRATULATIONS!
Great news broke out earlier this month (March 1) informing Detroiters the former classic rock station – WLLZ – is back on the dial after first breaking on 98.7 FM, 29 years ago in the Motor City, November 1980.
The NEW WLLZ 106.7 jocks lineup consists of Detroit radio veterans Doug Podell, Bill McAllister, Trudi Daniels, Casey, Anne Erikson and Producer Tyler.
For more information on the new WLLZ 106.7 you can go to their link over to their new Facebook page – HERE – or you can listen live anytime to the new 106.7 WLLZ page on the web – HERE.
THE NEW GENERATION OF ROCK FOR THE MOTOR CITY
The ‘Classic Rock’ image below is courtesy of the WLLZ Facebook page
THANK YOU!
A special THANK YOU to website contributor Vaughn Baskin for providing Motor City Radio Flashbacks with a plethora of former classic WLLZ 98.7 FM bumper stickers from the 1980s and 1990s.
JINGLES HEARD! THE JAM PRODUCTIONS SERIES: WKQI
WKQI ‘JAM’ Jingle Pak on MOTOR CITY RADIO FLASHBACKS
WKQI-FM * “Better Variety More Music the New Q95! * (late) 1980s
JAM PRODUCTIONS DALLAS
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A special THANK YOU to Vaughn Baskin for recently contributing this WKQI ‘JAM’ jingles package (late-1980s) to our Motor City Radio Flashbacks jingles archive!
JINGLES HEARD! THE JAM PRODUCTIONS SERIES: WNIC
WNIC ‘JAM’ Jingle Pak on MOTOR CITY RADIO FLASHBACKS
WNIC-FM * “Soft Rock Favorites! Yesterday, Today, WNIC! * (late) 1990s
JAM PRODUCTIONS DALLAS
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A special THANK YOU to Vaughn Baskin for recently contributing this WNIC ‘JAM’ jingles package (late-1990s) to our Motor City Radio Flashbacks jingles archive!
BIG EIGHT CKLW: MOTOR CITY BIG 30 HITS! 03/20/1973
THIS WEEK 46 YEARS AGO. CKLW MARCH 1973
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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 March 20, 1973
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A MCRFB Note: Above 1973 CKLW Big 8 monolith image courtesy of Charlie O’Brien
A SPECIAL THANK YOU
In Memory of George Griggs
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Above CKLW music chart courtesy of Mrs. Patti Griggs and the George L. Griggs estate.
A MOTOWN SNAPSHOT FLASHBACK: JR. WALKER, 1971
DETROIT MOTOWN MONDAY RECORD FLASHBACK ’69!
JR. WALKER & THE ALL STARS
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Released May 31, “What Does It Take” peaked at #1 for two consecutive weeks (16 total weeks) on the Billboard R&B chart in 1969. B-side: “Brainwasher (Pt. 1)”
SOUL 35062 (Source: Billboard Top R&B Singles)
UPPER DECK! ‘MOTOWN MONDAYS’ ’66 NEWS FEATURE
DETROIT FREE PRESS August 13, 1966
Saturday, August 13, 1966
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A MOTOWN MONDAY NEWS PRINT BACK-PAGE
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Above article is courtesy freep.com newspaper archive. Copyright 2018. Newspapers.com.
The above featured ‘Motown’ article/ad was clipped, saved, and imaged from the credited source by Motor City Radio Flashbacks
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