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BIG 8 CKLW MOTOR CITY BIG 30 HITS: THIS WEEK, 1967!

CKLW RADIO 8 HIT PARADE April 11, 1967 (Click on image 2x for largest PC view)
CKLW RADIO 8 HIT PARADE April 11, 1967 (Click on image 2x for largest PC view)

 

RADIO 8 HIT PARADE * Arthur Conley * CKLW (No. 01) 04/11/67

 

 

RADIO 8 HIT PARADE * Frank & Nancy Sinatra * CKLW (No. 02) 04/11/67

 

 

RADIO 8 HIT PARADE * Tommy James & The Shondells * CKLW (No. 03) 04/11/67

 

 

RADIO 8 HIT PARADE * Martha & The Vandellas * CKLW (No. 04) 04/11/67

 

 

RADIO 8 HIT PARADE * Marvin Gaye & Kim Weston * CKLW (No. 05) 04/11/67

 

 

RADIO 8 HIT PARADE * The Wanted * CKLW (No. 06) 04/11/67

 

 

RADIO 8 HIT PARADE * The Supremes * CKLW (No. 07) 04/11/67

 

 

RADIO 8 HIT PARADE * The Five Americans * CKLW (No. 08) 04/11/67

 

 

BONUS! RADIO 8 * Southbound Freeway * (No. 23) * 04/11/67

 

 

BONUS! RADIO 8 * Sandy Posey * (No. 24) * 04/11/67

 

 

BONUS! RADIO 8 * Lou Rawls * (No. 25) * 04/11/67

 

 

BONUS! RADIO 8 * The Parade * (No. 28) * 04/11/67

 

 

BONUS! RADIO 8 * Simon & Garfunkel * (No. 29) * 04/11/67

 

 

 

CKLW TOP 30 HITS TABULATED BY LOCAL RETAIL SALES AND NATIONAL RADIO AIRPLAY

 

The CKLW TOP EIGHT HITS (1-8), with added bonus songs, were selected for your listening enjoyment here. The official CKLW 30 biggest hits, this week in Detroit. April 1967

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CKLW RADIO 8 HIT PARADE April 11, 1967 (Click on image 2x for largest PC view)

 

BONUS! RADIO 8 * Tommy James & The Shondells * Future Hits * 04/11/67

 

 

CKLW RADIO 8

TUESDAY, APRIL 11, 1967

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These were the records you bought. Many went on to become some of the most popular singles heard played on AM and FM STEREO radio, April of ’67, including stations WKNR, WXYZ, WCAR and WJBK, Detroit.

 

 

CKLW RADIO 8 HIT PARADE April 11, 1967 (Click on image 2x for largest PC view)

 

 

A SPECIAL THANK YOU

In memory of George Griggs

Above CKLW music chart courtesy of Mrs. Patty Griggs and the George L. Griggs estate

 

 

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WKNR-AM BACK ON THE RADIO: GARY STEVENS!

WKNR RECALLED ON MOTOR CITY RADIO FLASHBACKS

WKNR-AM 1310 * 1964 * GARY STEVENS

Gary Stevens WKNR aircheck date: Friday, July 17, 1964

Gary Stevens’ last show on WKNR was Saturday, March 27, 1965.

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6/71: THE HISTORY OF DETROIT RADIO PREMIERES! ‘DRQ

THE  LANDMARK 1971 WDRQ-FM BROADCAST!

 HOUR 2  CHAPTER 03
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ART VUOLO * The History of Detroit Radio * WDRQ-FM June 19-20, 1971

 HOUR 2  CHAPTER 04

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ART VUOLO * The History of Detroit Radio * WDRQ-FM June 19-20, 1971

STOP! MISSED HOUR NUMBER ONE? GO HERE.

A special THANK YOU to Art Vuolo for donating his 1971 6 hour ‘THE HISTORY of DETROIT RADIO’ production now archived on Motor City Radio Flashbacks. The program premiered on WDRQ-FM 12 noon to 6 p.m., Saturday, June 19 and Sunday, June 20. Originally conceived, created and produced by Art Vuolo, 1971.

DETROIT FREE PRESS Sunday, June 20, 1971

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

NUMBER 1 IN AMERICA ’67 * Frank and Nancy Sinatra * 04/09/67 – 05/06/1967

BILLBOARD HOT 100 TOP FIVE: WEEK-ENDING APRIL 15, 1967

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NUMBER ONE FOR 1967!

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THIRTEEN WEEKS on the singles chart, “Somethin’ Stupid” by Frank and Nancy Sinatra peaked this week at No. 01 (4 weeks) on the Billboard Hot 100, week April 9 through May 6, 1967. (source: Billboard)

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

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HARWELL. THE VOICE OF SUMMER’S PAST REMEMBERED

ERNIE HARWELL * Signature Calls * ERNIE HARWELL’S AUDIO SCRAPBOOK

‘SIGNATURE CALLS’

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Besides the voice of Ernie Harwell, the various narratives you will hear  throughout the entire audio book is by Raleigh, N.C. sports broadcaster Gordon Miller. Occasional questions you will also hear is by veteran Duke University sports broadcaster Bob Harris.

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Ernie Harwell passed away on May 4, 2010. He was commonly known as “the voice of the Detroit Tigers” for over 40 years. He called his last Tiger game in Toronto, on September 29, 2002. In 1981, Harwell was awarded baseball’s most prestigious Ford C. Frick Award. That same year he became only the fifth baseball broadcaster enshrined into the Baseball Hall of Fame.

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THE VOICE of SUMMER REMEMBERED

(Audio source and link: Ernie Harwell’s Audio Scrapbook; 2009)

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