THE ORLONS * 1963
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A BILLBOARD CLASSIC ’45 AD FLASHBACK! 09/16/1963
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A BILLBOARD CLASSIC ’45 AD FLASHBACK! 09/16/1963
FATS DOMINO * 1963
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A BILLBOARD CLASSIC ’45 AD FLASHBACK! 09/16/1963
BOBBY VINTON * 1963
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THE MAGIC BEHIND THE DETROIT MOTOWN SOUND! ’65
“I’LL ALWAYS LOVE YOU” (EXT. INSTRUMENTAL; w/VOCAL) * THE SPINNER * 1965
THE JIMMY LAUNCE SHOW. A THEME RECALLED. ‘GINA’
WJR RADIO 760 * Theme from the Jimmy Launce Show * DON COSTA ORCHESTRA
‘GINA’
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In lieu of Jimmy Launce’s recent passing, August 28, Motor City Radio Flashbacks has received several requests for his designated show theme which Jimmy played for decades on WJR.
“Gina,” was the instrumental version Jimmy Launce had preferenced from the Don Costa 1964 album, “The Golden Touch“.
Beginning 1965, the selection, “Gina,” was heard at the close of his afternoon shows for nearly 30 years on WJR radio.
Motor City Radio Flashbacks remembers.
DETROIT MOTOWN MONDAY RECORD FLASHBACK ’68!
BOBBY TAYLOR & THE VANCOUVERS * 1968
THE MAGIC BEHIND THE DETROIT MOTOWN SOUND! ’63
“MICKEY’S MONKEY” (EXT. INSTRUMENTAL; w/VOCAL) * THE MIRACLES * 1963
SCOTT W. HOSTS THE WKNR KEENER13.COM PODCAST!
THE KEENER PODCAST: SCOTT W. CELEBRATES the 2005 WOODWARD DREAM CRUISE!
Special THANKS to Scott Westerman for sharing his KEENER13.COM WDC 2005 Keener podcast with Motor City Radio Flashbacks!
THE KEENER PODCAST! AUGUST 13, 2005
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WE CELEBRATE THE 2005 WOODWARD DREAM CRUISE with air checks from past broadcasts featuring Bob Green and Scott Regen and Bob Berry’s interview with Peter Noone of Herman’s Hermits, a piece that never aired due to the historic black out of 2003. We highlight some of the 2004 Dream Cruise events and showcase a trunk load of music for cruising from Jan and Dean, Ronnie and the Daytonas, the Beach Boys and more. Scott Westerman hosts our 34th Keener Podcast. — c. SCOTT WESTERMAN, KEENER13.COM
THIS WEEK 50 YEARS AGO: THE HOTTEST HIT IN THE USA!
NUMBER 1 IN AMERICA ’68 * The Rascals * 08/11/68 – 09/14/1968
BILLBOARD HOT 100 TOP FIVE: WEEK-ENDING August 17, 1968
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NUMBER ONE FOR 1968!
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FOURTEEN WEEKS on the singles chart, “People Got To Be Free” by The Rascals peaked this week at No. 01 (5 weeks) on the Billboard Hot 100. August 11 through September 14, 1968. (Source: Billboard)
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MCRFB Link: For the previous No. 1 record in the U.S.A. 1968 GO HERE.
50TH! TALKIN’ ‘BOUT MY GENERATION: TOP HITS OF ’68!
O. C. SMITH * 1968
