MARVELETTES! MOTOWN SNAPSHOT FLASHBACKS 1967


THE MARVELETTESThe Hunter Gets Captured By The Game was recorded and released by Motown Records, December 1966. The Tamla single peaked at #13, March 18, 1967 during its 11 week run on the Billboard Hot 100. The single peaked also at No. 2 on the Billboard soul chart for the year. The song was written and produced by William ‘Smokey’ Robinson.

THE MARVELETTES, early-1967. Pictured from left to right, Katherine Anderson, Wanda Young and Gladys Horton.

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A WTWR-FM 92 DETROIT 1981 NEWSPAPER FLASHBACK!



Sunday, March 01, 1981

A DETROIT RADIO BACK-PAGE

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DETROIT FREE PRESS: WTWR-FM ‘Tom Shannon Reigns Among Radio Royalty . . . ’ 

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A WHND-AM 560 DETROIT ’81 NEWSPAPER FLASHBACK



Sunday, March 01, 1981

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DETROIT FREE PRESS: WHND-AM ‘. . . But Most Have A Vagabond Life’ 

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50TH! THE NATION’S TOP 150 ALBUMS, LAST WEEK, 1967

A RIP FROM THE BILLBOARD PAGES: THE BILLBOARD TOP LP’S chart, February 11, 1967 (click on image 2x for largest detailed view)

50th! When two hot Monkees LP’s sat on top of the Billboard LP chart — #1 (second LP) and #2 (Debut LP) — for week-ending February 11, 1967.

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THE SUPREMES! MOTOWN SNAPSHOT FLASHBACKS, ’67


THE SUPREMES NINTH NO. 1 SINGLE! “Love Is Here And Now You’re Gone” was another Holland-Dozier-Holland composition from the Supremes 1967 album, ‘The Supremes Sing Holland Dozier Holland.’ The album would be the last collaboration with the Supremes with Holland-Dozier-Holland, by 1967’s end the famous composer/songwriters would depart Motown Records. The single peaked (one week) at No. 1 on the Billboard pop singles chart, week-ending March 11, 1967.

THE SUPREMES became the most successful recording girl group act in pop (and R&B) music history. The Motown trio pulled a string of twelve number one singles on the Billboard chart during a five-year span from 1964 through 1969.

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A CKLW-AM 800 DETROIT NEWSPAPER ’67 FLASHBACK!



Sunday, August 13, 1967

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DETROIT FREE PRESS: CKLW-AM ‘Dave Shafer: An Ear for Big Hits’ 

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THE FOUR TOPS! MOTOWN SNAPSHOT FLASHBACKS ’65

THE FOUR TOPS ‘SECOND ALBUM produced three Motown singles on the R&B and pop charts by the time the LP was released, November 1965. Two of the singles, I Can’t Help Myself (No. 1 pop) and “It’s The Same ‘Ole Song” (No. 5 pop) made top 10 prior the album’s release. The third single from the album,“Something About You” peaked No. 19 on the pop chart (No. 9; R&B) by year’s end. The Tops’ ‘Second Album’ peaked No. 20 on the pop LP chart (early-1966) while hitting No. 3 on the R&B LP chart, according to Billboard.

THE FOUR TOPS circa 1965

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