WXYZ 1270 JINGLE * “HERE’S THE WXYZ PICK OF THE PAST” * 1965
CLASSIC DETROIT RADIO SOUND BYTES: ’60S WXYZ-AM
WXYZ 1270 JINGLE * “DRIVE ALONG AND SING ALONG . . .” * 1965
‘LOST IN THE ’50S’ THIS WEEK: ’56 HONOR ROLL OF HITS!
AMERICA’S WEEKLY POP 30. THE NATION’S TOP TUNES INDEX
DORIS DAY * No. 02 * 08/08/1956
ANDY WILLIAMS * No. 09 * 08/08/1956
BUCHANAN & GOODMAN * No. 11 * 08/08/1956
GENE VINCENT * No. 15 * 08/08/1956
THE CADETS * No. 19 * 08/08/1956
THE FOUR LADS * No. 30 * 08/08/1956
A MCRFB Note: As listed, the above song titles (6) were randomly selected here from this Billboard August 8, 1956 chart feature.
HONOR ROLL of HITS
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The Honor Roll of Hits comprises the nation’s top tunes according to record and sheet sales, disk jockey and juke box performance as determined by the Billboard’s weekly nationwide surveys.
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These Top 30 records were the hits Detroiters heard played on the radio during August 1956, on WJR (760), WXYZ (1270), WKMH (1310), WJBK (1500) and CKLW (800).
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THIS WEEK. AUGUST 8, 1956
PROGRAMMING THE DETROIT RADIO DIAL: 08/08/1956
Wednesday, August 8, 1956
DETROIT FREE PRESS: RADIO PROGRAMS FOR WEDNESDAY
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THE DETROIT RADIO DIAL. 62 YEARS AGO TODAY
CONSUMERS STEREO ELECTRONICS ’68: RADIO SHACK!
CONSUMER ELECTRONICS 1968
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50 YEARS AGO
Tape recorders. Home stereo components. Portable record players. Transistor radios.
A look back at some of the ’60s electronics American consumers were buying from the Radio Shack chain, 1968. These four product pages were taken from the Radio Shack catalog, from that year.
Motor City Radio Flashbacks found an amazing website online where you can view the entire archived Radio Shack publications — where you can view page-to-page — every single catalog from 1936 to 2005.
It’s a ‘Realistic’ decades’ electronic blast from the past you’ll enjoy viewing. Check it out! ?
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MOTOR-TOWN REVUE FLASHBACK: FOX THEATER! 1965
MOTOWN MONDAYS! A 1960S ‘MOTOWN’ NEWS PRINT
Sunday, July 16, 1967
A MOTOWN MONDAY NEWS PRINT BACK-PAGE
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DETROIT MOTOWN MONDAY RECORD FLASHBACK ’65!
MARTHA & THE VANDELLAS * 1965
THE MAGIC BEHIND THE DETROIT MOTOWN SOUND! ’67
“JIMMY MACK” (EXT. INSTRUMENTAL; w/VOCAL) * MARTHA & THE VANDELLAS * 67
DETROIT TOP DEEJAYS PICK THE WEEK’S TOP HITS: 1967!
Friday, August 4, 1967
WEEK’S TOP 10 SINGLES
Detroit’s Top 10 records as was selected and tabulated by CKLW, WKNR, WJLB
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