— DONNA LYNN —
Debuted #97 week-ending February 22, 1964, two weeks playing the Billboard Singles chart, “My Boyfriend Got A Beatle Haircut” jumps to #95 (final week on chart), week-ending, February 29, 1964.
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TALKIN’ ‘BOUT MY GENERATION: THE SINGLES OF 1964!
— THE SWANS —
Debuted #99 week-ending February 29, 1964, four weeks playing the Billboard Singles chart, “The Boy With The Beatle Hair” peaks at #85 (final week on chart), week-ending, March 21, 1964.
TALKIN’ ‘BOUT MY GENERATION: THE SINGLES OF 1964!
— THE CAREFREES —
Debuted #73 week-ending March 21, 1964, five weeks playing the Billboard Singles chart, “We Love You Beatles” drops down to #43 (final week on chart), week-ending, April 18, 1964.
TALKIN’ ‘BOUT MY GENERATION: THE SINGLES OF 1964!
— THE FOUR PREPS —
Debuted at #87 week-ending March 21, 1964, 3 week playing the Billboard Singles chart, “A Letter To The Beatles”, climbs to #85 (final week on chart), week-ending, April 4, 1964.
Note: According to Wikipedia, however, after 3 weeks on the chart, the single was soon deleted by Capitol after Duchess Music, the publisher of “I Want to Hold Your Hand”, refused to give permission for the group’s parody version having already been released on the Capitol label.
Decades later, the deleted parody single would eventually find its way on a Four Preps compilation CD.
THIS WEEK, 1964: 57 YEARS AGO! THE HOTTEST HIT IN THE U.S.A.
NUMBER 1 IN AMERICA | MARCH 15-28, 1964
— NUMBER ONE 1964 —
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FIFTEEN WEEKS on the singles chart, “She Loves You” by The Beatles peaked at #1 last week and through this week (2 weeks overall) on the Billboard Hot 100. Week ending, March 21 through week ending, March 28, 1964. (Source: Billboard)
For our previous Billboard 1964 Number One U.S.A. Hits go HERE
WJZZ! ‘DETROIT’S JAZZ RADIO’ 106 | SEPTEMBER 28, 1994
DETROIT’S JAZZ RADIO | 105.9 FM | SEPTEMBER 28, 1994
— SPECIAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT —
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NEW! A special THANK YOU to Jonathan Whittier, of Pontiac, Michigan, for recently sharing this WJZZ radio aircheck with Motor City Radio Flashbacks.
THE JONATHAN WHITTIER COLLECTION
DETROIT MOTOWN MONDAY: RECORD FLASHBACK! 1966
—THE ELGINS—
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Released February 19, “Put Yourself In My Place” peaked at #4 (charted 13 total weeks R&B overall) on the Billboard R&B chart in 1966. B-side: “Darling Baby”
V.I.P. 25029 (Source: Billboard Top R&B Singles)
THE MAGIC BEHIND THE DETROIT MOTOWN SOUND! 1966
“HEAVEN MUST HAVE SENT YOU” (INSTRUMENTAL) * THE ELGINS
THIS WEEK 58 YEARS AGO: THE HOTTEST HIT IN THE USA!
NUMBER ONE IN AMERICA | MARCH 2 – MARCH 16, 1963
— NUMBER ONE 1963 —
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EIGHT WEEKS on the singles chart, “Walk Like A Man” by The 4 Seasons peaked this month at No. 01 (3 weeks) on the Billboard Hot 100. Week ending, March 2, through the week-ending, March 16 1963. (Source: Billboard)
For more Billboard Number One U.S.A. Hits go HERE
CKLW 20/20 NEWS BACK ON THE RADIO: DICK SMYTH REMEMBERED
CKLW RECALLED on MOTOR CITY RADIO FLASHBACKS
CKLW 20/20 NEWS | DICK SMYTH | DATE: MONDAY, MAY 26, 1969
REMEMBERING DICK SMYTH
— MARCH 6, 2021 —
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Today, Motor City Radio Flashbacks pay homage to the memory of famed Canadian news broadcaster and veteran radio news director, Dick Smyth. His voice was heard daily over the Detroit and Windsor airwaves on CKLW in the 1960s and early 1970s. He was also news director at CHUM, CFTR, and later, 680 NEWS.
While in hospice care, Dick Smyth passed away, Saturday, March 6. He was 86.
For more on the passing of Dick Smythe, please go here.
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Motor City Radio Flashbacks extends heartfelt condolences to the Smyth family
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