A CKLW LEGEND. REMEMBERING ‘BROTHER BILL’ GABLE
CKLW RECALLED ON MOTOR CITY RADIO FLASHBACKS
CKLW-AM 800 * 1974 * BROTHER BILL GABLE
Remembering Bill Gable
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Late Tuesday evening, September 18, Motor City Radio Flashbacks received devastating word from CKLW alumni Charlie O’Brien, Bill Gable had passed away.
A legend and one of the most popular DJ in Detroit during the 1970s, Brother Bill (as he was known at CKLW) spanned 46 years in the radio business.
His resume in broadcasting comprised stops at WEAM (Washington); WHBQ (Memphis); CKLW (1972-1980); CFTR (Toronto); WLW (Cincinnati); WMAG (Greensboro); WOCL (Orlando); WMMO (Orlando) and CHFI (Toronto) in 2002.
Bill Gable retired from Toronto’s 740-AM Zoomer Radio in April 2014.
Bill Gable will be remembered by his radio peers who knew him best — a kind and gentle man, a legendary voice, a Detroit radio great.
Motor City Radio Flashbacks remembers
CKLW Brother Bill Gable aircheck date: Saturday, July 13, 1974
THIS WEEK 50 YEARS AGO: THE HOTTEST HIT IN THE USA!
NUMBER 1 IN AMERICA ’68 * Jeannie C. Riley * 09/15/68 – 09/21/1968
BILLBOARD HOT 100 TOP FIVE: WEEK-ENDING September 21, 1968
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NUMBER ONE FOR 1968!
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THIRTEEN WEEKS on the singles chart, “Harper Valley PTA” by Jeannie C. Riley peaked this week at No. 01 (1 week) on the Billboard Hot 100. September 15 through September 21, 1968. (Source: Billboard)
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MCRFB Link: For the previous No. 1 record in the U.S.A. 1968 GO HERE.
50TH! TALKIN’ ‘BOUT MY GENERATION: TOP HITS OF ’68!
THE O’KAYSIONS * 1968
50TH! TALKIN’ ‘BOUT MY GENERATION: TOP HITS OF ’68!
JOSE FELICIANO * 1968
50TH! TALKIN’ ‘BOUT MY GENERATION: TOP HITS OF ’68!
GARY LEWIS & THE PLAYBOYS * 1968
‘BROADCASTING’ 1965: A WJR 760 DETROIT RADIO AD!
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‘BROADCASTING’ 1966: A WJR 760 DETROIT RADIO AD!
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DETROIT RADIO NEWS PRINT AD 02/28/65: WJR AM 760
Sunday, February 28, 1965
A DETROIT RADIO BACK-PAGE AD
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DETROIT FREE PRESS: WJR
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SCOTT W. HOSTS THE WKNR KEENER13.COM PODCAST!
THE KEENER PODCAST * 07/23/06 * SCOTT W. RECALLS SUMMER OF ’69 KEENER HITS!
THE KEENER PODCAST! JULY 23, 2006
Where were you in the Summer of 1969? If you listened to WKNR, you heard the eclectic mix of pop, rock and soul that was Keener’s late 60s trademark.
We have some of each in this week’s podcast including Keener one-hits from Clarence Reid, Shannon, The Electric Indian, Duke Baxter and the Winstons. We remember the movies of that summer and Philip Nye covers Woodstock and Neal Armstrong’s first steps on the moon.
Danny Mullins of St. Johns in Wyandotte was just 18 when he entered Keener’s Motor City Music Search. We have a pristine recording of his performance along with tunes that Bob Seger and Savage Grace played at an outdoor Oakland Mall concert Keener sponsored 37 years ago.
For you Woodward Dream Cruisers, we have details on how you can stick an authentic WKNR Bumper Magnet on your vehicle, and we count down the top 13 Keener hits for the week ending July 24th, 1969. — Scott W.
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Hosted by Scott Westerman, keener13.com
