CKLW RADIO 80 SURVEY! WEEK OF FEBRUARY 25, 1964

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“AS THEY SHOW ON EIGHT O” * Royaltones * CKLW (No. 20) 02/25/64

 

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CKLW SURVEY TOP 50 HITS COMPILED BY LOCAL RETAIL SALES AND RADIO AIRPLAY
“READY TO GO ON EIGHT O” * Kingsmen * CKLW (Ready To Go) 02/25/64

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TAMLA-MOTOWN EXECS SWING ACROSS EUROPE . . . MARCH 23, 1960

Motor City Radio Flashbacks logoA MCRFB news brief: 1960

 

 

 

 

 

 

Motown Heads Make First European Excursion

Tamla_Motown_LogoLONDON — Berry Gordy, Jr., Esther Edwards and Barney Ales, executives of the Tamla-Motown group of Detroit, left here March 9 on a swing around Europe. After calls in Berlin and Hamburg last week, the trio will be in Rome until Monday, March 18.

The subsequent itinerary was Venice (Hotel Bauer Grunwald) March 18-21; Milan (Principe e Savoia) March 21-22; Zurich (Carlton Elite) March 22-23; Paris (King George V) March 23-29; Amsterdam (Hilton) March 29-31; Copenhagen March 31-April 2, when the party is due back in London. END

(Information and news source: Billboard; March 23, 1960).

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Gordy And Friends On Talking Whirl

Tamla_Motown_LogoDETROIT — Barry Gordy, Jr., Esther Edwards and Barney Ales, three executives of the Tamla-Motown Records group, hit London as their first stage of their European tour to investigate future expansion.

As well as meeting with Oriole executives, their current representative in Britain, they met British Decca Records executive Sir Edward Lewis; L. G. Wood, managing director of EMI Records, and a host of publishing personalities in connection with their Jobete firm during their first week here.

After visiting continental firms in a number of cities, they return to London on the way back to Detroit before making final decisions. END

(Information and news source: Billboard; March 23, 1960).

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BILLBOARD’S HOT 100 HITS! NO. 05: FEBRUARY 20, 1965

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BILLBOARD SONG NUMBER 05 IN U.S.A. * Shirley Ellis * WEEK OF 2/20/65

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50 YEARS AGO: FOURTEEN WEEKS on the singles chart, “The Name Game” by Shirley Ellis peaked No. 03 on the Billboard Hot 100, week of March 6, 1965. 

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BILLBOARD’S HOT 100 HITS! NO. 24: FEBRUARY 20, 1965

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BILLBOARD SONG NUMBER 24 IN U.S.A. * Searchers * WEEK OF 2/20/65

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50 YEARS AGO: FOURTEEN WEEKS on the singles chart, “Love Potion Number Nine” by The Searchers peaked No. 03 on the Billboard Hot 100, week of January 16, 1965. 

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