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



NUMBER 1 IN AMERICA ’67 * The Supremes * 05/07/67 – 05/13/1967

BILLBOARD HOT 100 TOP FIVE: WEEK-ENDING MAY 13, 1967

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NUMBER ONE FOR 1967!

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ELEVEN WEEKS on the singles chart, “The Happening” by the Supremes peaked this week at No. 01 (1 week) on the Billboard Hot 100, week May 7 through May 13, 1967(source: Billboard)

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MCRFB Link: For the previous No. 1 record in the U.S.A. 1967 GO HERE.


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MOTOWN ARTIST SNAPSHOT: JR. WALKER & ALL STARS!

JUNIOR WALKER and the ALL STARS’ ‘Home Cookin” album was released in early 1969. The fifth LP for Walker with Motown (SOUL), the album contained 3 singles having previously charted. Come See About Me,” charted (Pop #24; R&B #8) in late-1967. “Hip City (Pt. 2)” (Pop #31; R&B #7) and “Home Cookin'” (Pop #42; R&B #19) were released as singles in 1968. The ‘Home Cookin’ ‘ album was released by Motown in conjunction of Junior Walker’s newest single, included in this album, What Does It Take (To Win Your Love For Me).” This single was released near year’s end, 1968. Ultimately, “What Does It Take…” would become Jr. Walker’s only second (and last) million-seller (Pop #4; R&B #1) single for Motown, 1969.

JUNIOR WALKER circa 1971

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TOP DETROIT DEEJAY’S PICK THE WEEK’S TOP HITS! 1967

DETROIT FREE PRESS Friday, May 5, 1967 (click on image 2x for largest view)


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THE DETROIT RADIO TOP 10. 50 YEARS AGO THIS DAY


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WXYZ DETROIT RADIO: ’75 NEWSPAPER AD FLASHBACK



Tuesday, April 08, 1975

A DETROIT RADIO BACK-PAGE AD

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DETROIT FREE PRESS: “LET WXYZ 1270 PUT YOU ON ITS’ PAYROLL”

(Above WXYZ ad courtesy freep.com newspapers archive. Copyright 2017; Newspapers.com).


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JINGLES HEARD! THE JAM PRODUCTIONS SERIES: WXYZ


A WXYZ 1270 ‘JAM’ Jingle Byte ON MOTOR CITY RADIO FLASHBACKS

 WXYZ-AM * It’s A WXYZ Weekend! * 1975

A special THANK YOU to Henry Krueger for recently sharing this *rare* WXYZ 1270 Jam Productions’ jingle from 1975. Enjoy your WXYZ weekend!


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ANOTHER BILLBOARD CLASSIC ‘SOUL’ RECORD AD: ’66

A BILLBOARD OKEH RECORDS AD PAGE RIP: ”It’s An Uphill Climb To The Bottom,” Walter Jackson May 7, 1966 (click on image 2x for largest view)

WALTER JACKSON * 1966

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