A 1950S MOTOR CITY MUSIC FEATURE! ELVIS RECALLED

From the MCRFB MUSIC NEWS archive: 1956

‘Elvis Sings; Wow 15,000’

FROM THE BACK-PAGES OF THE DETROIT FREE PRESS

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SATURDAY, MAY 26, 1956

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DETROIT (May 26) — Elvis Presley, the rock ‘n’ roll dreamboat, danced up a storm in Detroit Friday.

Some 15,000 teenagers, mostly girls, paid nearly $25,000 in small change to watch him sing, play the guitar and wiggle across the stage at the Fox Theater.

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— DETROIT FREE PRESS

Detroit Free Press. Friday, May 26, 1956

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THIS MONTH. 62 YEARS AGO

**Elvis Presley** photographed at the Detroit Fox Theater. *Friday, May 25, 1956*

**Detroit Fox Theater** *Friday, May 25, 1956*

THIS WEEK 50 YEARS AGO: THE HOTTEST HIT IN THE USA!

NUMBER 1 IN AMERICA ’68 * Archie Bell & The Drells * 05/12/68 – 05/25/1968

BILLBOARD HOT 100 TOP FIVE: WEEK-ENDING May 18, 1968

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NUMBER ONE FOR 1968!

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FIFTEEN WEEKS on the singles chart, “Tighten Up” by Archie Bell & The Drells peaked this week at No. 01 (2 weeks) on the Billboard Hot 100. May 12 through May 25, 1968. (Source: Billboard)

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A BILLBOARD MOTOWN 45 SINGLES AD: TEMPTATIONS!

**A BILLBOARD MOTOWN RECORDS AD PAGE RIP**: *“I Could Never Love Another (After Loving You)”* **The Temptations** *May 11, 1968 (On your PC? Click on image 2x for largest view)*

**The Temptations**. From left, *Melvin Franklin* (1942 – 1995), *Paul Williams* (1939 – 1973), *Eddie Kendricks* (1939 – 1992), *David Ruffin* (1941 – 1991), and *Otis Williams*.

DETROIT MOTOWN MONDAY RECORD FLASHBACK ’68!

**THE TEMPTATIONS * 1968**

MOTOWN MONDAYS: A 1960s ‘MOTOWN’ NEWS PRINT

**Detroit Free Press** *November 22, 1968*

Friday, November 22, 1968

A MOTOWN MONDAY NEWS PRINT BACK-PAGE

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THE MAGIC BEHIND THE DETROIT MOTOWN SOUND! ’67

“MORE LOVE” (EXT. INSTRUMENTAL; w/VOCAL) * S. ROBINSON & THE MIRACLES * 1967

1965! TOP 40 BILLBOARD R&B SINGLES CHART 05/15/65

**NO. 1 HOTTEST R&B SINGLE IN AMERICA ’65 * LITTLE MILTON**

**NO. 2 HOTTEST R&B SINGLE IN AMERICA ’65 * MARVIN GAYE**

**NO. 3 HOTTEST R&B SINGLE IN AMERICA ’65 * TEMPTATIONS**

**NO. 4 HOTTEST R&B SINGLE IN AMERICA ’65 * MIRACLES**

**NO. 5 HOTTEST R&B SINGLE IN AMERICA ’65 * SUPREMES**

**O’JAYS * IMPERIAL**

**THE KNIGHT BROS. * CHECKER**

**WALTER JACKSON * OKEH**

WCHB / WJLB ‘TOP 5’ DETROIT

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Week of 05/09/65 – 03/15/1965

The ‘Top 5’ soul records were also the most popular radio plays heard on Detroit’s two R&B stations 1440 WCHB and 1400 WJLB on the AM dial at the time, as well as many of the nation’s Top 50 R&B singles listed from this chart as was tabulated by Billboard.

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