Day: February 15, 2012

DEON JACKSON ON ATCO . . . JANUARY 15, 1966

A MCRFB NEWS brief: 1966

Atco to Handle Deon Jackson’s Hit

 

 

 

 

Deon Jackson on Carla Records; Ann Arbor, MI. (Click on image for larger view)

NEW YORK — Deon Jackson’s recording of “Love Makes The World Go Round” on the Detroit-based Carla label has been picked up for national distribution for Atco Records. The disk, issued in Detroit just a week ago, sold over 10,000 copies in three days after it’s introduction on Robin Seymour’s CKLW-TV show.

The Carla label is owned by Ollie McLaughlin, manager of Barbara Lewis who records for Atlantic Records. END

 

 

 

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 (Information and news source: Billboard; January 22, 1966)

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CKLW AND TOM CLAY SPLIT . . . JULY 11, 1964

From the MCRFB NEWS archive: 1964

Clay, CKLW Split ‘Amiable’

 

 

 

 

Detroit radio disk jockey Tom Clay circa 1964.
Detroit radio disk jockey Tom Clay circa 1964.

DETROIT — The departure of featured deejay Tom Clay from CKLW last week was as an “amiable termination” based on Clay’s decision to quit because he was not able to spin his own records, and was not based on any difference of programming, as reported elsewhere.

Clay felt he was not doing enough on his show when not allowed to play the records himself, but John Gordon, CKLW’s program director, told Billboard that present contracts with both the engineers and AFTRA prohibit this practice at the station.

Last week the Tom Clay show was replaced by the Terry Knight show, Monday through Friday, 7 to 11 p.m. and 1 to 6 p.m. on Sundays. Knight comes from WTRX, Flint, where he had a similar show and was formerly a deejay on WJBK. END

 

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 (Information and news source: Billboard; July 11, 1964)

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