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Debuted May 11, 1963. R&B peaked #2 (5 weeks). “If You Need Me” charts 12 total weeks overall on the Billboard soul charts.
Source: Joel Whitburn R&B/Hip Hop Singles (2004 Edition)
THE VOICE OF SUMMER RECALLED: TIGER BASEBALL IS ON THE AIR! JUNE 1978
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DETROIT FREE PRESS | (Bloomington, Minn.) Sunday, May 18, 1978 — The Tigers dismal decline continued Saturday as the Minnesota Twins dealt them their sixth consecutive defeat, 3-1.
In keeping with their current trend, the Tigers played well enough to win. They collected seven hits, compared to the Twins’ eight, and Milt Wilcox was certainly every bit as effective as his Minnesota counterpart, Geoff Zahn.
But Zahn got the win while Wilcox was stuck with his fifth loss as the Tigers exhibited almost an uncanny inability to hit with men on base.
As a result, they now need only one setback to match their longest losing streak of the season. Furthermore, 17 of the Tigers’ last 24 games have ended in failures, which is why they’re now fifth in the American East, a distant 12 and a half games behind the Boston Red Sox.
But the only solution manager Ralph Houk could offer Saturday was continued patience.
“All we can try to to do is relax ’em and wait,” Houk explained in the otherwise silent, somber clubhouse.
“They”re all trying too hard when they come up with men on base,” Houk continued. “That’s obvious.
“We just can’t seem to get going. We can’t get the runs in. We can’t bunch our hits. We scatter them all of the time.
We’ll come out of this sooner or later,” Houk predicted. “We’ve got to break loose. And when we start winning we won’t be able to understand why we didn’t do it before because it’ll look so easy.
“But right now, it seems the little things keep happening to us. We get runners picked off base and we leave men on second or third when we’ve got a chance for a big inning. We’re not hitting that bad. We’re just not hitting with men on base. And when you don’t score, you’re not going to win. But all we can do is sit back and wait.”
One has to wonder, though, how much longer Houk will continue to be patient. Butch Wynegar put the Twins on top, 1-0, with his third homer of the season at the bottom of the second inning Saturday. (See article below for more; click on, tap or stretch article for larger detailed read).
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Detroit Free Press, 06/18/1977 | Copyright 2022. Newspapers.com
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BASEBALL REFERENCE: For the complete Minnesota Twins vs. Detroit Tigers June 17, 1978 game-day box score and stats — click HERE
PROGRAMMING THE DETROIT AM RADIO DIAL: JUNE 15, 1963
Detroit Free Press Saturday Radio June 15, 1963
Above Saturday Radio courtesy freep.com newspapers archives. Copyright 2022; Newspapers.com
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THIS WEEK! 1963: THE HOTTEST RECORD SINGLE IN THE U.S.A.
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THIRTEEN WEEKS overall on the singles pop charts, “Sukiyaki” by Kyu Sakamoto peaks this week at #1 (3 weeks) on the Billboard Hot 100. Beginning June 9 through week-ending June 29, 1963. (Source: Joel Whitburn’s Pop Annual)
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For our previous Billboard Number One 1963 U.S.A. Hits go HERE
WKNR CONTACT NEWS: THE AWARD-WINNING NEWS TEAM circa 1967
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A special THANK YOU to a Detroit radio friend (who expressed personal anonymity) for recently having donated this original (not a scan) WKNR Contact News brochure from 1967 for the site’s archive.
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THE NATIONAL TOP 30 TUNES! THIS WEEK, JUNE 15, 1959
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For survey week ending June 6
The Honor Roll of Hits comprises the nation’s top tunes according to record sales and sheet sales, disk jockey and jukebox performances as determined by The Billboard’s weekly nationwide sales.
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A TRIBUTE: CKLW MUSIC DIRECTOR ROSALIE TROMBLEY RECALLED
THE NATIONAL TOP 30 TUNES! THIS WEEK, JUNE 9, 1958
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For survey week ending May 31
The Honor Roll of Hits comprises the nation’s top tunes according to record sales and sheet sales, disk jockey and jukebox performances as determined by The Billboard’s weekly nationwide sales.
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THE NATIONAL TOP 30 TUNES! THIS WEEK, JUNE 10, 1957
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For survey week ending June 5
The Honor Roll of Hits comprises the nation’s top tunes according to record sales and sheet sales, disk jockey and jukebox performances as determined by The Billboard’s weekly nationwide sales.
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THE MAJOR GROUP: A SPECIAL EVENT! JOHN O’LEARY’S FINAL APPEARANCE ON-STAGE
JOHN O’LEARY’S FINAL APPEARANCE ON-STAGE
A MCRFB note: For the benefit of our friends of this site, we are publishing this notice — having received Monday, June 6 — in behalf of Brian Major and the Orion.Events:
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Orion.Events invites you to attend John O’Leary’s final appearance on-stage this Thursday, June 9th, at Wildwood Amphitheater in Lake Orion. Jim McCarty’s Mystery Train with special guest Pat Smillie will be performing and to open the evening is blues great Carl Henry.
The urn containing John’s remains will be joining them on stage. John’s last appearances as an emcee were at Wildwood in 2021.
John O’Leary was a fixture of Motor City rock radio for four decades and was heard on stations such as WWWW-FM, WABX-FM, WLLZ-FM, WIQB-FM and CIMX-FM. His last gig was at classic-rock outlet WCSX-FM (94.7), where he worked from 2002 to 2013.
A memorial was held earlier this year for John, and $3445 dollars was raised in his honor. That check will be presented to the Oxford Community Memorial and Victims Fund during the event. John was the broadcast voice of the Oxford High School hockey team. On hand to receive the check will be Joe Farrell, Chairman of the fund.
Gates open at 6:30 and music begins at 7. Advance tickets are only $10 and are available at www.Orion.Events. A portion of the proceeds from the entire Wildwood season will also be donated to the Oxford Family Fund.
Wildwood Amphitheater is located at 2700 Joslyn Ct. in Lake Orion, north of I-75, exit 83. For more information, visit www.Orion.Events.
Making Entertainment Great Again,
Brian Major | Executive Producer
1-800-FILM-911 | 248-613-8322
