MARY WELLS * 1963
THE MAGIC BEHIND THE DETROIT MOTOWN SOUND! ’70
“THE TEARS OF A CLOWN” (EXT. INSTRUMENTAL; w/VOCAL) * S. ROBINSON & THE MIRACLES * 1970
THIS WEEK IN AMERICA: BILLBOARD HOT 100! 05/16/60
BILLBOARD HOT 100 TABULATED BY RECORDS RETAIL SALES AND RADIO AIRPLAY
BILLBOARD HOT 100 May 16, 1960
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These were the record singles Detroiters bought in 1960. Many went on to become the most popular radio airplays heard on AM radio in Detroit, May 1960, on Top 40 WJBK and WXYZ and WKMH.
THE NATION’S TOP-SELLING 100 SINGLES. 58 YEARS AGO
THIS WEEK IN AMERICA: BILLBOARD HOT 100! 05/21/61
BILLBOARD HOT 100 TABULATED BY RECORDS RETAIL SALES AND RADIO AIRPLAY
BILLBOARD HOT 100 May 21, 1961
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These were the record singles Detroiters bought in 1961. Many went on to become the most popular radio airplays heard on AM radio in Detroit, May 1960, on Top 40 WJBK and WXYZ and WKMH.
THE NATION’S TOP-SELLING 100 SINGLES. 57 YEARS AGO
THE ESSENCE OF ‘SOUL’ 60S GENERATION: ’68 DEFINED!
DETROIT EMERALDS * 1968
— BILLBOARD: Peaked #89 April 20, 1968 —
THE ESSENCE OF ‘SOUL’ 60S GENERATION: ’69 DEFINED!
THE SUPERLATIVES * 1969
— BILLBOARD: R&B chart; Peaked #39 March 1, 1969 —
WHYT-FM 96 ‘HOT HITS’ SURVEY: THIS WEEK; 5/12/1983!
WHYT DETROIT’S HOT HITS!
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35 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK
May 12, 1983
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A SPECIAL THANK YOU
In Memory of George Griggs
Above WHYT music chart courtesy of Mrs. Patty Griggs and the George L. Griggs estate.
A RAYMOND LEFEVRE 1968 MEMORY! SOUL COAXING
SOUL COAXING AME CALINE (COMPLETE LP) * Raymond LeFevre Orchestra * 1968
ABOUT THIS ALBUM
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SOUL COAXING is the U.S. album recorded in 1967 and 1968 by the European international, French bandleader, orchestra director and composer, Raymond LeFevre. The album debuted on the Billboard LP chart on March 23, 1968. The album, having peaked at #117 on June 8, sustained a 16 week run on the Billboard Top 200, having been dropped from the chart on July 13, 1968.
The first track from the album was released as a U.S. single. “Soul Coaxing” or “Âme câline” is an instrumental single recorded in 1967 by the Raymond LeFèvre orchestra and released in 1968. It was a hit in the U.S. on the Four Corners label, peaking at #37 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in April near the end of its 12-week run that year.
Raymond LeFèvre died on June 27, 2008 at the age of 78. (Source: WiKipedia and Discogs)
A MCRFB Note: for the complete track listing from this album GO HERE.
CKLW-AM BACK ON THE RADIO: HAL MARTIN!
CKLW RECALLED ON MOTOR CITY RADIO FLASHBACKS
CKLW-AM 800 * 1969 * HAL MARTIN
Hal Martin CKLW aircheck date: Wednesday, June 18, 1969
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NEW! A special THANK YOU to Ted Smucker, of Granger, Indiana, for recently donating this CKLW-AM radio aircheck to Motor City Radio Flashbacks!
* THE TED SMUCKER COLLECTION *
CKLW-AM BACK ON THE RADIO: FRANK BRODY!
CKLW RECALLED ON MOTOR CITY RADIO FLASHBACKS
CKLW-AM 800 * 1969 * FRANK BRODY
Frank Brody CKLW aircheck date: Wednesday, September 17, 1969
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NEW! A special THANK YOU to Mike Lockhart, of Ferndale, MI., for recently donating this CKLW-AM radio aircheck (unscoped!) to Motor City Radio Flashbacks!
* THE MIKE LOCKHART COLLECTION *
A MCRFB Note: While the donor apologetically stated there is an audio glitch noted around the 10:58 mark of this aircheck, it is extended over for just several seconds. Nonetheless, we appreciate having acquired — as is — this fabulous (1969) CKLW radio memory.
Thanks again, Mike! 🙂