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NEW! 800 CKLW BACK ON THE RADIO: DICK PURTAN
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NEW! A special thank you to our senior contributor Greg Innis, of Livonia, Mi., for donating recently the above featured CKLW audio memory to the Motor City Radio Flashbacks airchecks collection.
THIS WEEK! 1963: THE HOTTEST RECORD SINGLE IN THE U.S.A.
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FIFTEEN WEEKS overall on the singles pop charts, “Hey Paula” by Paul and Paula peaks this week at #1 (3 weeks) on the Billboard Hot 100. Peaked beginning February 3, 1963 through week ending, February 23, 1963. (Source: Joel Whitburn’s Pop Annual)
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For our previous Billboard Number One 1963 U.S.A. Hits go HERE
THIS WEEK, 1963: THE HOTTEST RECORD SINGLE IN THE U.S.A.
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THIRTEEN WEEKS overall on the singles pop charts, “Walk Right In” by The Rooftop Singers peaks this week at #1 (2 weeks) on the Billboard Hot 100. Peaked beginning January 20, 1963 through week ending, February 2, 1963. (Source: Joel Whitburn’s Pop Annual)
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For our previous Billboard Number One 1963 U.S.A. Hits go HERE
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NEW! WLLZ FM BACK ON THE RADIO: J. J. & THE MORNING CREW (BEST OF)
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THIS WEEK, 1963: THE HOTTEST RECORD SINGLE IN THE U.S.A.!
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SEVENTEEN WEEKS overall on the singles pop charts, “Go Away Little Girl” by Steve Lawrence stays this week at #1 (second week; 2 weeks) on the Billboard Hot 100. Peaked beginning January 6, 1963 through week ending, January 19, 1963. (Source: Billboard Pop Annual)
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For our previous Billboard Number One 1963 U.S.A. Hits go HERE
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A BILLBOARD WARNER BROS. RECORDS 45 AD FLASHBACK: JANUARY 1965
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A BILLBOARD REPRISE RECORDS 45 AD FLASHBACK: JANUARY 1965
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The above Billboard 1/15/1965 ad was digitally re-imaged and restored by Motor City Radio Flashbacks
THIS WEEK, 1963: THE HOTTEST RECORD SINGLE IN THE U.S.A.!
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SIXTEEN WEEKS overall on the singles pop charts, “Telstar” by the Tornadoes stayed this week at #1 (3 weeks) on the Billboard Hot 100. Peaked beginning December 16, 1962 through week ending, January 5, 1963. (Source: Billboard Pop Annual)
Note: Throughout 2022 this site will showcase Billboard #1 hits of 1963.
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WNIC SPECIAL PRESENTATION: THE LEE ALAN NEW YEAR’S EVE PARTY!
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This WNIC recording, having been long-held as part of our Detroit radio collection, essentially was found incomplete in its recorded form. And while the recording’s quality varies, nevertheless its contents is worthy, in my view, for posting today as our featured presentation on this New Year’s Eve, 2021.
The WNIC broadcast was recorded on two 100 minute cassette tapes. In the process of enhancing the audio, I removed, having edited in part, about a half hour of the recording found in the b-side of tape one. This was due to excessive ‘wow and flutter’ having been picked up during the recording process. Also, it bears noting the official ‘countdown to 1983’ (in-studio with Lee Alan) was not found in the recordings as well. What we do have is what you will be listening to today.
Nevertheless, this was a special WNIC New Year’s Eve presentation. The broadcast was taped by our friend Greg Innis. He has kept them in his personal Detroit radio airchecks collection for the past thirty-nine years. As you listen, you will immediately note it is chock-full of listener call-in’s, great memories, stories and sounds, having shared with a large WNIC audience by The Horn on New Year’s Eve night, December 31, 1982.
Lastly, in commemoration of this featured presentation, I also added extensively more to Lee Alan’s exclusive feature (he shared for the broadcast) of Chuck Berry’s live performance at the Walled Lake Casino near the end of the recording.
Enjoy. Lee Alan’s New Year’s Eve Party on WNIC. Happy New Year!
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A special THANK YOU to senior site contributor Greg Innis of Livonia, MI., for having provided this featured WNIC audio gem for our Motor City Radio Flashbacks aircheck repository.
