MOTOWN SNAPSHOT FLASHBACK: KIM WESTON, 1965!

**KIM WESTON**, Motown artist, 1965. Her biggest hit was her fifth single released under the Tamla label. In late-1965, Weston was paired as a duet to record with Marvin Gaye a song written by (her then husband) Mickey Stevenson and Sylvia Moy, *“It Takes Two.”* It was also her only single (to her credit) having made Top 20 on Billboard (#14), and it also broke Top 10 (#4) on the Billboard R&B chart that year as well. *“It Takes Two”* was also the last single for Kim Weston with Motown Records. The single would be included in the duet’s album, *‘Take Two,’* which was released by the label in August, 1966. Weston and her husband, William “Mickey” Stevenson left Motown for *M-G-M Records* in 1967.

WJBK DETROIT RADIO: ’67 NEWSPAPER AD FLASHBACK!

Wednesday, January 4, 1967

A DETROIT RADIO BACK-PAGE AD

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DETROIT FREE PRESS: “’Listen To MARC AVERY”

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WJBK DETROIT RADIO: ’67 NEWSPAPER AD FLASHBACK!

Wednesday, June 28, 1967

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DETROIT FREE PRESS: “’Listen To HANK O’NEIL”

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WKNR DETROIT RADIO: ’66 NEWSPAPER AD FLASHBACK

Friday, June 10, 1966

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DETROIT FREE PRESS: “’Win This WKNR Pontiac GTO”

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WKNR DETROIT RADIO: ’66 NEWSPAPER AD FLASHBACK

Thursday, November 24, 1966

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DETROIT FREE PRESS: “’Win A 1967 GEE-TO”

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A 1960S MOTOR CITY MUSIC FEATURE RECALLED: 1963!

From the MCRFB NEWS archive: 1963

When Detroiters Read About the ‘Beatles’ the Very First Time

FROM THE BACK-PAGES OF THE DETROIT FREE PRESS

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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1963

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LONDON — AP — Police admitted Monday that Beatlemania — one of the wildest teenage phenomena yet — just about has them beat. (CONTINUES — please read the complete article below) . . . .

— DETROIT FREE PRESS

DETROIT FREE PRESS Tuesday, October 29, 1963

**TWO ‘BEATLES’ GET A FAN’S ATTENTION** *(Associated Press; Monday, October 28, 1963)*

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A MOTOWN SNAPSHOT FLASHBACK: THE 4 TOPS, 1964!

**RELEASED BY MOTOWN RECORDS,** January 1965, the group’s self-titled *‘Four Tops‘* studio album would be their very first for the Motown label. Produced by *Holland-Dozier-Holland*, six of the album’s 11 tracks were written by the Motown song-writing trio. Two of the H-D-H songs would become singles. The first, *“Baby I Need Your Loving”* (Pop; #11) would become their first million-selling single, released, July 1964. Their follow-up, *“Without The One You Love (Life’s Not Worth While)“* (Pop; #43) was released by Motown in the fall of 1964. The *Four Tops*‘ third single was written by *Mickey Stevenson* and *Ivy Joe Hunter*. *“Ask The Lonely“* (Pop; #24) was released in February 1965. The album peaked at #63 on the *Billboard Top 200* LP chart, 1965.

DETROIT WXYZ AM 1270 1959 NEWSPAPER FLASHBACK!

Saturday, November 28, 1959

A DETROIT RADIO BACK-PAGE

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DETROIT FREE PRESS: WXYZ-AM Shorr Fired by WXYZ; Denies He Took Payola

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PROGRAMMING DETROIT FM RADIO: THIS WEEK IN ’67!

Sunday, June 17, 1967

DETROIT FREE PRESS: FM HIGHLIGHTS

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WQTE DETROIT RADIO: ’67 NEWSPAPER AD FLASHBACK

Monday, July 24, 1967

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DETROIT FREE PRESS: “’Who Listens to WQTE?”

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