DETROIT MOTOWN MONDAY RECORD FLASHBACK ’61!

THE MARVELETTES * 1961

DETROIT MOTOWN MONDAY: BEATLES FLASHBACK, ’64

**THE BEATLES’ SECOND ALBUM** *(U.S.)* *1964*

PLEASE MR. POSTMAN * 1964 * THE BEATLES’ SECOND ALBUM

THE MAGIC BEHIND THE DETROIT MOTOWN SOUND! ’61

“MR. POSTMAN” (INSTRUMENTAL) * THE MARVELETTES * 1961

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

NUMBER 1 IN AMERICA ’67 * Bobbie Gentry * 08/20/67 – 09/16/1967

BILLBOARD HOT 100 TOP FIVE: WEEK-ENDING AUGUST 26, 1967

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NUMBER ONE FOR 1967!

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FOURTEEN WEEKS on the singles chart, “Ode To Billie Joe” by Bobbie Gentry peaked this week at No. 01 (4 weeks) on the Billboard Hot 100, week August 20 through September 16, 1967. (source: Billboard)

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MCRFB Link: For the previous No. 1 record in the U.S.A. 1967 GO HERE.

ELVIS PRESLEY REMEMBERED. ‘THE KING IS GONE,’ 1977

**Ronnie McDowell** *(Press Photo) 1979*

THE KING IS GONE * RONNIE McDOWELL * 1977

A 1960S MOTOR CITY MUSIC FEATURE RECALLED: 1977!

From the MCRFB NEWS archive: 1977

40 YEARS AGO TODAY. ELVIS PRESLEY IS DEAD. WHEN DETROITERS READ THE NEWS

FROM THE BACK-PAGES OF THE DETROIT FREE PRESS

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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 17, 1977

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MEMPHIS, TENN — Elvis Presley, the gyrating king of rock ‘n’ roll who forever changed the face of music two decades ago when he growled, “You Ain’t Nothin’ But A Hound Dog,” died Tuesday of a “erratic heartbeat.”

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— DETROIT FREE PRESS

DETROIT FREE PRESS Wednesday, August 17, 1977

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

NUMBER 1 IN AMERICA ’67 * The Beatles * 08/13/67 – 08/19/1967

BILLBOARD HOT 100 TOP FIVE: WEEK-ENDING AUGUST 19, 1967

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NUMBER ONE FOR 1967!

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ELEVEN WEEKS on the singles chart, “All You Need Is Love” by the Beatles peaked this week at No. 01 (1 week) on the Billboard Hot 100, week August 13 through August 19, 1967. (source: Billboard)

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MCRFB Link: For the previous No. 1 record in the U.S.A. 1967 GO HERE.