DETROIT MOTOWN MONDAY RECORD FLASHBACK ’65!
HE WAS REALLY SAYIN’ SOMETHIN’ * The Velvelettes * V.I.P. (Motown 1965)
THE MAGIC BEHIND THE DETROIT MOTOWN SOUND! ’66
“YOU CAN’T HURRY LOVE” (INSTRUMENTAL) * Supremes * 1966
WKNR DETROIT TOP 31 KEENER HITS: THIS WEEK IN 1966!
YOU CAN’T HURRY LOVE * The Supremes * WKNR (No. 01) 08/22/66
YOU’RE GONNA MISS ME * Thirteenth Floor Elevators * WKNR (No. 03) 08/22/66
SEE YOU IN SEPTEMBER * The Happenings * WKNR (No. 09) 08/22/66
GUANTANAMERA * The Sandpipers * WKNR (No. 11) 08/22/66
WADE IN THE WATER * Ramsey Lewis Trio * WKNR (No. 14) 08/22/66
AIN’T GONNA LIE * Keith * WKNR (No. 16) 08/22/66
SAY I AM * Tommy James & The Shondells * WKNR (No. 17) 08/22/66
SUMMERTIME * Billy Stewart * WKNR (No. 18) 08/22/66
SUGAR AND SPICE * Cryan’ Shames * WKNR (No. 20) 08/22/66
BUS STOP * The Hollies * WKNR (No. 27) 08/22/66
CHERISH * The Association * WKNR (No. 28) 08/22/66
OPEN UP YOUR DOOR * Richard & The Young Lions * WKNR (No. 31) 08/22/66
WKNR KEY SONG * THE 4 SEASONS
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All THIRTEEN featured song titles from the WKNR playlist randomly were selected for your listening enjoyment here.
WKNR-AM BACK ON THE RADIO WITH: JIM TATE!
WKNR HEARD HERE 24/7 ON MOTOR CITY RADIO FLASHBACKS
The MCRFB AIRCHECKS ARCHIVES featuring: WKNR-AM (’70) w/ JIM TATE
WKNR-AM BACK ON THE RADIO WITH: MAC OWENS!
WKNR HEARD HERE 24/7 ON MOTOR CITY RADIO FLASHBACKS
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CRUISING RADIO: WEBSITE HITS ‘DETROIT AUTO SCENE’!
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RADIO AND MUSIC THE DRIVE BEHIND ‘CLASSIC CRUISING’
By JIM STICKFORD | DETROIT AUTO SCENE | Monday, August 17, 2015
Reprinted by Motor City Radio Flashback by permission from the publisher.
A MCRFB THANK YOU goes out to DETROIT AUTO SCENE and reporter JIM STICKFORD for his featured story on Motor City Radio Flashbacks, August 17. Special THANKS to Jim Davis (CKLW) and Bob Green (WKNR) for their participation as well.
(This article was previously published, GM Tech Center News, August 10).
Published by Detroit Auto Scene and Springer Publishing Company. August 2015
THIS WEEK IN DETROIT! WJBK 15 ‘FORMULA 45’ 08/1958
WJBK “FORMULA 45” WAS COMPILED BY BOB MARTIN and ROSEMARY McGANN
WJBK FORMULA 45 NO. 01 * The Elegants * WJBK 1500 (08/18/1958)
WJBK FORMULA 45 NO. 03 * Perez Prado * WJBK 1500 (08/18/1958)
WJBK FORMULA 45 NO. 04 * Everly Brothers * WJBK 1500 (08/18/1958)
WJBK FORMULA 45 NO. 06 * Ricky Nelson * WJBK 1500 (08/18/1958)
WJBK FORMULA 45 NO. 07 * Robin Luke * WJBK 1500 (08/18/1958)
WJBK FORMULA 45 NO. 09 * The Pony Tails * WJBK 1500 (08/18/1958)
WJBK FORMULA 45 NO. 14 * Billy Vaughn Orchestra * WJBK 1500 (08/18/1958)
WJBK FORMULA 45 NO. 18 * Kalin Twins * WJBK 1500 (08/18/1958)
WJBK FORMULA 45 NO. 22 * Pat Boone * WJBK 1500 (08/18/1958)
WJBK FORMULA 45 NO. 24 * The Imperials * WJBK 1500 (08/18/1958)
WJBK FORMULA 45 NO. 31 * The Four Preps * WJBK 1500 (08/18/1958)
WJBK FORMULA 45 NO. 35 * Eydie Gorme * WJBK 1500 (08/18/1958)
WJBK FORMULA 45 NO. 36 * Skee Brothers * WJBK 1500 (08/18/1958)
WJBK FORMULA 45 NO. 42 * Tommy Edwards * WJBK 1500 (08/18/1958)
WJBK FORMULA 45 NO. 44 * The Four Lads * WJBK 1500 (08/18/1958)
WJBK “FORMULA 45” WAS COMPILED BY BOB MARTIN and ROSEMARY McGANN
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These were the records you bought in the 1950s. Many went on to become some of the most popular singles heard played on WJBK RADIO AM 1500 in Detroit, August 1958.
THIS WEEK IN AMERICA: ‘HOT 100′ BILLBOARD! 08/1964
BILLBOARD HOT 100 TABULATED BY RECORDS RETAIL SALES AND RADIO AIRPLAY
BILLBOARD SONG NUMBER 02 IN U.S.A. * Dean Martin * 8/22/64
BILLBOARD SONG NUMBER 05 IN U.S.A. * The Animals * 8/22/64
MCRFB BILLBOARD NOTE: Only three weeks on the Billboard chart, The Animals’ “House Of The Rising Sun,” hits No. 5, week ending August 22, 1964.
BILLBOARD SONG NUMBER 07 IN U.S.A. * The Dave Clark Five * 8/22/64
BILLBOARD SONG NUMBER 08 IN U.S.A. * The Ventures * 8/22/64
BILLBOARD SONG NUMBER 11 IN U.S.A. * The 4 Seasons * 8/22/64
BILLBOARD SONG NUMBER 12 IN U.S.A. * The Dixie Cups * 8/22/64
BILLBOARD SONG NUMBER 04 IN U.S.A. * The Jelly Beans * 8/22/64
BILLBOARD SONG NUMBER 18 IN U.S.A. * Nancy Wilson * 8/22/64
BILLBOARD SONG NUMBER 26 IN U.S.A. * The Impressions * 8/22/64
BILLBOARD SONG NUMBER 41 IN U.S.A. * Peter and Gordon * 8/22/64
BILLBOARD SONG NUMBER 42 IN U.S.A. * Gene Pitney * 8/22/64
BILLBOARD SONG NUMBER 69 IN U.S.A. * Joe Hinton * 8/22/64
BILLBOARD SONG NUMBER 78 IN U.S.A. * The Shangri-Las * 8/22/64
BILLBOARD SONG NUMBER 90 IN U.S.A. * Trini Lopez * 8/22/64
BILLBOARD SONG NUMBER 97 IN U.S.A. * The Billy Strange Orchestra * 8/22/64
BILLBOARD HOT 100 TABULATED BY RECORDS RETAIL SALES AND RADIO AIRPLAY
THIS WEEK. 51 YEARS AGO
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AUGUST 22, 1964
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These were some of the records you bought. Many went on to become some of the most popular singles heard played on AM Top 40 radio in Detroit on WKNR, CKLW, WXYZ, WJBK, WCAR in 1964.
HOT ON TOP U.S. RADIO IT’S THE ANIMALS! AUGUST ’64
