50TH! TALKIN’ ‘BOUT MY GENERATION: TOP HITS OF ’69!



 

 

THE COWSILLS

“Hair” by the Cowsills played the Billboard Pop Singles chart in February-March and on Detroit Top 40 radio at the time. 50 years ago in 1969. (Thank you for the correct date, Ric Allen!)

 

 

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NEW! WJBK-AM 15 BACK ON THE RADIO: BOB LAYNE


 

WJBK RECALLED on MOTOR CITY RADIO FLASHBACKS

WJBK-AM 1500 * 1964 * BOB LAYNE

 


 

NEW! BOB LAYNE WJBK aircheck date Saturday, January 11, 1964

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 * THE JIM FELICIANO COLLECTION *

 

WJBK Bob Layne 1964

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LIVE! ’64 LP: JOHNNY RIVERS AT THE WHISKY A GO-GO


 

 

Johnny Rivers At The Whisky À Go-Go

ABOUT THIS ALBUM

 

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Johnny Rivers at the Whisky à Go Go (shown as “At Whisky-A-Go-Go” on the original label) is a live album and is the debut album from American rock and roll singer, songwriter and guitarist Johnny Rivers.

The album was released in February 1964, just as The Beatles and the British music invasion was getting into full swing. Rivers was asked to open the Whisky a Go Go nightclub in Los Angeles starting January 15, 1964 and during that run he recorded the album. With the help of producer Lou Adler, Johnny helped introduce the “Go Go sound” to rock and roll. The album reached #13 on Billboard’s Pop Albums chart, (#12 on the Billboard 200) and became Johnny’s first gold album. The album also gave Rivers his very first big hit, a cover version of Chuck Berry‘s 1959 hit “Memphis“. Rivers’s version went to #2 on Billboard’s Pop Singles chart in the summer of 1964, and became his first gold single.

Johnny Rivers at the Whisky à Go Go would be the first of five albums that Rivers would record live at the nightclub.

 

(Source: Wikipedia and Discogs)

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Memories from the Soundtrack of Your Life

 

 

Johnny Rivers‘ booking at the famous Whisky a Go-Go in Los Angeles. February 1964
Johnny Rivers circa 1964


 

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DETROIT RADIO SPOTS: NESBITT’S ORANGE SODA POP!



 

 

NESBITT FRUIT PRODUCTS CO. * 1980s * NESBITT’S ORANGE SODA

 

Nesbitt’s is a brand of orange-flavored soda pop that was popular in the United States during much of the 20th century. Nesbitt’s was produced by the Nesbitt Fruit Products Company of Los Angeles, California. The company also produced several other flavors of soda pop under the Nesbitt’s brand and other brand names. Nesbitt’s orange, strawberry and peach-flavored sodas are still available today, presently marketed by Monarch Beverage of Atlanta.

(Source: WiKipedia)

 



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DETROIT RADIO SPOTS: ARMOUR CLASSIC HOT DOGS!



 

 

ARMOUR MEAT PACKING CO. * 1980s * ARMOUR CLASSIC HOT DOGS

 

Armour and Company was an American company and was one of the five leading firms in the meat packing industry. It was founded in Chicago, in 1867, by the Armour brothers led by Philip Danforth Armour. By 1880, the company had become Chicago’s most important business and had helped make Chicago and its Union Stock Yards the center of America’s meatpacking industry. During the same period, its facility in Omaha, Nebraska, boomed, as well, making the city’s meatpacking industry the largest in the nation by 1959.

Presently, the Armour food brands are split between refrigerated meat (Armour, owned by Smithfield Foods) and canned shelf-stable meat products (Armour Star, owned by Pinnacle Foods).

(Source: WiKipedia)

 

 



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DETROIT RADIO SPOTS: A ’60s MICHOLOB BEER AD!



 

ANHEUSER BUSCH INC. * 1960s * MICHOLOB DRAFT BEER (Frank Sinatra)

 

Michelob Draft Beer is a 4.7% ABV pale lager which was first developed by Adolphus Busch in 1896 as a “draught beer for connoisseurs”. In 1961, Anheuser-Busch produced a pasteurized version of Michelob which allowed legal shipment of the beer across state lines. Bottled beer began to be shipped soon after, and the brand was introduced in cans in 1966. Bottled Michelob was originally sold in a uniquely shaped bottle named the teardrop bottle because it resembled a water droplet. The teardrop bottle was awarded a medal from the Institute of Design in 1962. Five years later the bottle was redesigned for efficiency in the production line. This bottle was used until 2002 when it was dropped in favor of a traditional bottle. The teardrop bottle was used again from January 2007 to October 2008.

(Source: WiKipedia)

 



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BIG 8 RADIO! ‘TOP 100 HITS OF THE ’60S’ COUNTDOWN


 

 

MEMORIAL DAY 2019 WEEKEND — REVISED! (MAY 5)

A BIG 8 RADIO TOP 100 HITS OF THE ’60S COUNTDOWN

 

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Hurry! Only 13 day left to submit your entries!!

Vote for your fave 60’s songs – we’re compiling the Top 100 of The 60’s 2019 Edition for Memorial Day Weekend.

One lucky winner selected will win a classic Big 8 poster — printed on archival paper — suitable for framing (as pictured below) and mailed right your door. Why not you?

But enter now. Send us TEN of your favorite song titles from the ’60s decade — 1960-1969.

Send your 10 favorite ’60s song entries to: big8radio@gmail.com


If you have entered – THANKS — we appreciate your participation and  support. But help us pass the word . . . let your friends know.  Deadline for all entries is Friday, May 24

 

(And thank you also for your visits at our CKLW Facebook page and turning on big8radio.com! 🙂 )

 

— CHARLIE O’BRIEN —

 

 



 

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NEW! CKLW BACK ON THE RADIO: CHARLIE VAN DYKE


 

CKLW RECALLED on MOTOR CITY RADIO FLASHBACKS

CKLW-AM 800 * 1969 * CHARLIE VAN DYKE

 


 

NEW! CHARLIE VAN DYKE CKLW aircheck date Monday, May 26, 1969

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JINGLES HEARD! ‘FUTURESONIC’ PRODUCTIONS: CKLW


 

CKLW ‘FUTURESONIC’ Jingles on MOTOR CITY RADIO FLASHBACKS

 CKLW-AM * “Listen To The Record – It Was Just Released Today!” * 1961-1962

 


 

FUTURESONIC JINGLES PRODUCTIONS, DALLAS, TX

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This classic CKLW Futuresonic package was retrieved from the Motor City Radio Flashbacks jingles collection and will be deposited under our ‘Radio Jingles’ menu bar found on the main home page.

 


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NEW! WKMH-AM BACK ON THE RADIO: DAVE PRINCE


 

WKMH RECALLED on MOTOR CITY RADIO FLASHBACKS

WKMH-AM 1310 * 1962 * DAVE “Sangoo” PRINCE

 


 

NEW! DAVE PRINCE WKMH aircheck date Sunday, April 8, 1962

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 * THE JIM FELICIANO COLLECTION *

 


 

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