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FIFTEEN WEEKS on the singles chart, “Honky Tonk Women” by the Rolling Stones peaked this month at No. 01 (4 weeks) on the Billboard Hot 100. Week ending August 17 through September 13, 1969. (Source: Billboard)
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MCRFB Link: For the previous No. 1 record in the U.S.A. 1969 GO HERE.
JOHNNY CASH
“A Boy Named Sue” was playing the Billboard Pop Singles chart and Detroit Top 40 radio on this date. 50 years ago. August 1969
THE LETTERMAN
“Hurt So Bad” was playing the Billboard Pop Singles chart and Detroit Top 40 radio on this date. 50 years ago. August 1969
JACKIE DeSHANNON
“Put A Little Love In Your Heart” was playing the Billboard Pop Singles chart and Detroit Top 40 radio on this date. 50 years ago. August 1969
WE CELEBRATE THE 2005 WOODWARD DREAM CRUISE with air checks from past broadcasts featuring Bob Green and Scott Regen and Bob Berry’s interview with Peter Noone of Herman’s Hermits, a piece that never aired due to the historic black out of 2003.
We highlight some of the 2004 Dream Cruise events and showcase a trunk load of music for cruising from Jan and Dean, Ronnie and the Daytonas, the Beach Boys and more. Scott Westerman hosts our 34th Keener Podcast.
This year commemorates the 25th anniversary of the Woodward Dream Cruise.
In celebration, Motor City Radio Flashbacks highlights the 2019 Woodward Dream Cruise (today; Saturday, August 17) with this special Keener WDC podcast — hosted by Scott Westerman — initially featured on Keener13.com on August 13, 2005 . . . 14 years ago!
(Above 2019 WDC logo courtesy the official woodwarddreamcruise.com website).
NEW! DAN HENDERSON WKNR aircheck date Thursday, September 3, 1970
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* THE JIM FELICIANO COLLECTION *
TOP 12 at 12 (2/24) 1968
RICHARD D. HAASE WHND aircheck date: WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1988
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NEW! A special THANK YOU to senior website contributor Greg Innis of Livonia, Michigan, for recently donating this WHND-AM radio aircheck to Motor City Radio Flashbacks!
* THE GREG INNIS COLLECTION *
DAVE PRINCE WKMH aircheck date: THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1961
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NEW! A special THANK YOU to senior website contributor Greg Innis of Livonia, Michigan, for recently donating this WKMH-AM radio aircheck to Motor City Radio Flashbacks!
* THE GREG INNIS COLLECTION *
LEE ALAN WKSG aircheck date: unknown 1991
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NEW! A special THANK YOU to senior website contributor Greg Innis of Livonia, Michigan, for recently donating this WKSG-FM radio aircheck to Motor City Radio Flashbacks!
* THE GREG INNIS COLLECTION *
PRODUCED BY JIM HAMPTON. DRAPER & HAMPTON, INC., LOS ANGELES
Syndicated around the nation on the CBS Radio Network some thirty-eight years ago, Jim Hampton (WXYZ, WABX, WJBK, WCAR) recently pulled this special programming from his radio archives and provided this site with 6 hours of the ‘Great American Summer’ shows he produced in the early-1980s.
In these programs you will hear great memories, events, and many of the hits by artists whose records were heard playing on the radio during the summer months the year they were released.
Jim Hampton and Ken Draper (WCAR, WCFL;Chicago) — Draper & Hampton, Inc., Los Angeles — produced this special summer programming for the CBS Radio Network.
The opening theme song was sung by, written and produced by production director Scott Chapin. Special programming features written by assistant writer, Scott Paton.
Program hosted by the great Tom Murphy (WCFL)
Motor City Radio Flashbacks will feature more of CBS’ ‘Great American Summer’ throughout the 2019 summer months.
So look for them here . . . . meanwhile enjoy your summer! ?
Featured today the 3rd of 6 memorable pops of the ‘Great American Summer’
Missed our 2nd installment of the ‘Great American Summer’? GO HERE
A special THANK YOU to Jim Hampton (Palm Springs, CA) for sharing this CBS summer radio summertime memory with Motor City Radio Flashbacks!