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THIS WEEK IN AMERICA: BILLBOARD HOT 100! 03/20/65

BILLBOARD HOT 100 March 20, 1965
BILLBOARD HOT 100 TABULATED BY RECORDS RETAIL SALES AND RADIO AIRPLAY
BILLBOARD SONG NUMBER 01 * BEATLES * 03/20/65
BILLBOARD SONG NUMBER 02 * SUPREMES * 03/20/65
BILLBOARD SONG NUMBER 03 * JEWEL AKENS * 03/20/65
BILLBOARD SONG NUMBER 04 * ROGER MILLER * 03/20/65
BILLBOARD SONG NUMBER 05 * HERMAN’S HERMITS * 03/20/65
BILLBOARD SONG NUMBER 06 * GERRY & THE PACEMAKERS * 03/20/65
BILLBOARD SONG NUMBER 07 * TEMPTATIONS * 03/20/65
BILLBOARD SONG NUMBER 8 * GARY LEWIS & THE PLAYBOYS * 03/20/65
BILLBOARD SONG NUMBER 09 * SHIRLEY BASSEY * 03/20/65
BILLBOARD SONG NUMBER 10 * JR. WALKER & THE ALL-STARS * 03/20/65
BILLBOARD SONG NUMBER 11 * BERT KAEMPFERT ORCHESTRA * 03/20/65
BILLBOARD SONG NUMBER 12 * LITTLE ANTHONY & THE IMPERIALS * 03/20/65
BILLBOARD SONG NUMBER 13 * THE KINGSMEN * 03/20/65
BILLBOARD SONG NUMBER 14 * DAVE CLARK 5 * 03/20/65
BILLBOARD SONG NUMBER 15 * RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS * 03/20/65
BILLBOARD SONG NUMBER 16 * THE IMPRESSIONS * 03/20/65
BILLBOARD SONG NUMBER 17 * VIC DANA * 03/20/65
BILLBOARD SONG NUMBER 18 * BOBBY GOLDSBORO * 03/20/65
BILLBOARD SONG NUMBER 19 * THE BEACH BOYS * 03/20/65
BILLBOARD SONG NUMBER 20 * JOHNNY RIVERS * 03/20/65
BILLBOARD SONG NUMBER 21 * ROY ORBISON * 03/20/65
BILLBOARD SONG NUMBER 22 * THE ANIMALS * 03/20/65
BILLBOARD SONG NUMBER 23 * GEORGIE FAME * 03/20/65
BILLBOARD SONG NUMBER 24 * MARTHA & THE VANDELLAS * 03/20/65
BILLBOARD SONG NUMBER 25 * DEAN MARTIN * 03/20/65
BILLBOARD HOT 100 TABULATED BY RECORDS RETAIL SALES AND RADIO AIRPLAY

BONUS HITS! HOT 100

BONUS! BILLBOARD SONG NUMBER 35 * THE BEAU BRUMMELS * 03/20/65
BONUS! BILLBOARD SONG NUMBER 37 * TRADE WINDS * 03/20/65
BONUS! BILLBOARD SONG NUMBER 56 * MAXINE BROWN * 03/20/65
BONUS! BILLBOARD SONG NUMBER 75 * SHIRLEY ELLIS * 03/20/65
BILLBOARD HOT 100 TABULATED BY RECORDS RETAIL SALES AND RADIO AIRPLAY

HOT 100! MARCH 20, 1965

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These were the record singles you bought in 1965. Many went on to become the most popular radio airplays heard on AM radio in Detroit, March 1965, on Top 40 WKNR, WXYZ, CKLW, and conservative album-oriented, easy-listening WJBK and WJR radio.

BILLBOARD NUMBER ONE The Beatles March 1965 (click on image for largest view)

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THIS WEEK 50 YEARS AGO: THE HOTTEST HIT IN THE USA!

NUMBER 1 IN AMERICA ’68 * Otis Redding * 03/10/68 – 04/06/1968

BILLBOARD HOT 100 TOP FIVE: WEEK-ENDING March 16, 1968

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NUMBER ONE FOR 1968!

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EIGHTEEN WEEKS on the singles chart, “(Sitting On) The Dock Of The Bay” by Otis Redding peaked this week at No. 01 (4 weeks) on the Billboard Hot 100, March 10 through April 06, 1968. (Source: Billboard)

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MCRFB Link: For the previous No. 1 record in the U.S.A. 1968 GO HERE.

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THE VENTURES: ‘VENTURES IN SPACE’ ALBUM 1963-1964

THE VENTURES * VENTURES IN SPACE (COMPLETE LP) * 1963-1964

ABOUT THIS ALBUM

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THE VENTURES IN SPACE is an album by the guitar-based instrumental group the Ventures, released in 1964. Information on the slip cover states that all the unique, unworldly sounds featured in the album’s tracks were made with musical instruments, rather than with electronic devices. It was one of the first albums on which the group played the new Mosrite brand guitars instead of their traditional Fender instruments. The album was released in January 1964 on the Dolton label, and was recorded in October 1963.

The principal members were rhythm guitarist Don Wilson (b. Feb. 10, 1933, Tacoma, Wash., U.S.), bassist Bob Bogle (b. Jan. 16, 1934, Portland, Ore.—d. June 14, 2009, Vancouver, Wash.), guitarist Nokie Edwards (b. May 9, 1935,–d. March 12, 2018), drummer Mel Taylor (b. Sept. 24, 1933, New York, N.Y.—d. Aug. 11, 1996, Tarzana, Calif.)

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Nole Floyd “Nokie” Edwards, original bassist and later guitarist for the Ventures, passed away on Monday, March 12, 2018. He was 82. (Source: Wikipedia, Brittanica.com, and Discogs)

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A MCRFB Note: For the complete track listing from this album GO HERE.

THE VENTURES (L-R) Bob Wilson, Bob Bogle, Mel Taylor and Nokie Edwards

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THE MAGIC BEHIND THE DETROIT MOTOWN SOUND! ’65

“AGENT 00 SOUL” (INSTRUMENTAL) * EDWIN STARR * ’65

AGENT DOUBLE 00 SOUL.  A WORD ABOUT THIS SINGLE

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When Ric-Tic Records first released “Agent OO Soul” in Detroit in late 1965, many at first thought this was another Motown single. While it was not — in a sense — it was.

Notice the distinct Motown sound in this instrumental recording. The instrumental backing was pressed on the B-side of the vocal single recorded by Edwin Starr.  

At time not obligated nor legally bound solely to Gordy’s Motown stable, the Funk Brothers, the likes of James Jamerson (bassist), Benny “Papa Zita” Benjamin (drummer) Robert White (guitarist), et al, would “moonlight” their talents elsewhere, which included night clubs, jazz clubs in the city’s predominantly legendary ‘Black Bottom’ district (pre-1963), just the same.

Such exposure would pre-empt their eventual path, during that time,  inside the recording studios of Golden World and Ric-Tic Records as well.

Hence, outside the boundaries that was confined within the walls of Hitsville U.S.A., in essence, the Motown Sound was central in having once played a large part for Ed Wingate’s Golden World and Edwin Starr’s Ric-Tic releases.

Just the same, The Funk Brothers plied their trade with several other independently-owned recording studios around Detroit and elsewhere, by 1965 and early-1966.

At one time or another, individually or collectively, many of the early 20 or so members of Motown’s “Funk Brothers” also had sessioned for D-Back Records, Karen Records, Carla Records (both located in Ann Arbor) and the Detroit United Sound Studio.

Motor City Radio Flashbacks

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WKNR AM 13 BACK ON THE RADIO! ROBIN SEYMOUR

 

WKNR RECALLED ON MOTOR CITY RADIO FLASHBACKS

WKNR-AM 1310 * 1964 * ROBIN SEYMOUR

 

 

 

ROBIN SEYMOUR WKNR aircheck date: Tuesday, November 03, 1964

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NEW! In lieu of Robin Seymour’s 92nd birthday (March 8, 2018) — a special THANK YOU to Greg Innis, of Livonia, MI, for recently donating this WKNR radio aircheck to Motor City Radio Flashbacks!

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 * THE GREG INNIS COLLECTION *

 

 

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WXYZ-AM BACK ON THE RADIO: JOHNNY RANDALL!

WXYZ RECALLED ON MOTOR CITY RADIO FLASHBACKS

WXYZ-AM 1270 * 1971 * JOHNNY RANDALL

NEW! JOHNNY RANDALL WXYZ aircheck date: Tuesday, December 07, 1971

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 * THE JIM FELICIANO COLLECTION *

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