GARY GRANGER WKNR aircheck date: Tuesday, MARCH 17, 1970
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NEW! A special THANK YOU to David Milatz, of Rochester, MI, for donating this WKNR radio aircheck to Motor City Radio Flashbacks!
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* THE DAVID MILATZ COLLECTION *
— BILLBOARD: Peaked #89 April 20, 1968 —
— BILLBOARD: R&B chart; Peaked #39 March 1, 1969 —
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SOUL COAXING is the U.S. album recorded in 1967 and 1968 by the European international, French bandleader, orchestra director and composer, Raymond LeFevre. The album debuted on the Billboard LP chart on March 23, 1968. The album, having peaked at #117 on June 8, sustained a 16 week run on the Billboard Top 200, having been dropped from the chart on July 13, 1968.
The first track from the album was released as a U.S. single. “Soul Coaxing” or “Âme câline” is an instrumental single recorded in 1967 by the Raymond LeFèvre orchestra and released in 1968. It was a hit in the U.S. on the Four Corners label, peaking at #37 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in April near the end of its 12-week run that year.
Raymond LeFèvre died on June 27, 2008 at the age of 78. (Source: WiKipedia and Discogs)
A MCRFB Note: for the complete track listing from this album GO HERE.
Hal Martin CKLW aircheck date: Wednesday, June 18, 1969
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NEW! A special THANK YOU to Ted Smucker, of Granger, Indiana, for recently donating this CKLW-AM radio aircheck to Motor City Radio Flashbacks!
* THE TED SMUCKER COLLECTION *
Frank Brody CKLW aircheck date: Wednesday, September 17, 1969
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NEW! A special THANK YOU to Mike Lockhart, of Ferndale, MI., for recently donating this CKLW-AM radio aircheck (unscoped!) to Motor City Radio Flashbacks!
* THE MIKE LOCKHART COLLECTION *
A MCRFB Note: While the donor apologetically stated there is an audio glitch noted around the 10:58 mark of this aircheck, it is extended over for just several seconds. Nonetheless, we appreciate having acquired — as is — this fabulous (1969) CKLW radio memory.
Thanks again, Mike! 🙂