A ’60S MOTOR CITY MUSIC HAPPENING RECALLED: ’89!

A ’60s Detroit Music Moment Revisited: 1989

FROM THE BACK-PAGES OF THE DETROIT FREE PRESS

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DETROIT — Wednesday, September 6, 1989 — It started even before they landed at Metro Airport.

An estimated 3,000 people swarmed the airport and about 100 extra police tried to keep order. This was five hours before their jet arrived. (CONTINUES please read the complete article below) . . . .

— DETROIT FREE PRESS

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WKNR 13! BEATLES! THE 1964 ‘FAB FOUR’ B-SIDE GUIDES

WKNR MUSIC GUIDE (1 of 4) September 17, 1964 — **WKNR KEENER 13 MUSIC GUIDE** (B SIDE 1 of 4) *September 17, 1964*

WKNR KEENER 13 MUSIC GUIDE (1 of 4) September 24, 1964 — **WKNR KEENER 13 MUSIC GUIDE** (B SIDE 2 of 4) *September 24, 1964*

WKNR KEENER 13 MUSIC GUIDE (3 of 4) October 01, 1964 — **WKNR KEENER 13 MUSIC GUIDE** (B SIDE 3 of 4) *October 01, 1964*

WKNR KEENER 13 MUSIC GUIDE (4 of 4) October 08, 1964 — **WKNR KEENER 13 MUSIC GUIDE** (B SIDE 4 of 4) *October 08, 1964*

A SPECIAL THANK YOU

* In Memory of George Griggs *

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Above WKNR charts courtesy of Mrs. Patty Griggs and the George L. Griggs estate.

A MCRFB NOTE: For more on the Beatles visit to Detroit, September 6, 1964, see our September 6, 2014 special feature — 50TH! BEATLES INVADE MOTOR CITY! SEPTEMBER, 1964 — on Motor City Radio Flashbacks PLEASE GO HERE.

A MOTOWN SNAPSHOT FLASHBACK: THE ‘TEMPTS,’ ’72!

THE TEMPTATIONS circa 1972 — **THE** **TEMPTATIONS** w/lead frontman **Dennis Edwards** *(right; bottom)* *circa 1972*

THE TEMPTATIONS late-1972 Gordy LP, 'All Directions,' featuring the Motown group's single, 'Papa Was A Rollin' Stone' — **THE TEMPTATIONS** late-1972 Gordy LP release, ‘**All Directions**,’ featured the Motown group’s newest single release, ‘**Papa Was A Rollin’ Stone**.’ The song title was written and produced by Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong, with Paul Riser producing the musical arrangements behind the rhythm and blues number one record hit.

PRESS IMAGE FROM DETROIT RADIO’S PAST! WABX, ’67

JIM ROCKWELL, WABX 1967 — **JIM ROCKWELL, WABX** *1967*

MID-STATE FM NETWORK 1965 NEWSPAPER FLASHBACK

Sunday, May 2, 1965

A DETROIT RADIO BACK-PAGE AD

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DETROIT FREE PRESS: “MID-STATE FM NETWORK”

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A 1968 DETROIT WQTE RADIO NEWSPAPER FLASHBACK

Thursday, October 10, 1968

A DETROIT RADIO BACK-PAGE AD

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DETROIT FREE PRESS: “WQTE NEWS”

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A ’60S MOTOR CITY MUSIC HAPPENING RECALLED: ’66!

A ’60s Detroit Music Moment Revisited: 1966

FROM THE BACK-PAGES OF THE DETROIT FREE PRESS

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DETROIT — Friday, May 20, 1966 — Emotion filled the control room at Golden World Records out on West Davison. Driving, big beat sounds were coming through the four speakers hanging on the wall above the big glass panel.

On the other side of the glass, Edwin Starr was singing full of soul. Along with the studio musicians was his own group of five, scattered around the big soundproof room — (CONTINUES please read the complete article below) . . . .

— THE DETROIT FREE PRESS

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A MCRFB ‘CAPSULE COUNTDOWN’! WEEK OF 08/31/76

MCRFB.COM TOP 10 COUNTDOWN * August 1976 * A Henry Krueger Production

A MCRFB.COM 1976 TOP 10 HITS COUNTDOWN!

TODAY’S ’70s “HEARD THESE FIRST ON THE RADIO” TOP 40 SINGLES FLASHBACK

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Henry Krueger Productions shares this day’s ’76 audio ‘CAPSULE COUNTDOWN’ hits on MCRFB.COM

MOTOWN SNAPSHOT FLASHBACK: THE FOUR TOPS! ’66

THE FOUR TOPS circa 1964 — **THE FOUR TOPS** *circa 1966*

THE FOUR TOPS (L to R): Abdul "Duke" Fakir, Renaldo "Obie" Benson, Levi Stubbs, Lawrence Payton Courtesy of Michael Ochs Archives/Venice, CA — **THE FOUR TOPS** (L to R): Abdul “Duke” Fakir, Renaldo “Obie” Benson, Levi Stubbs, Lawrence Payton **Courtesy of Michael Ochs Archives/Venice, CA**

A 1965 DETROIT WXYZ RADIO NEWSPAPER FLASHBACK

Sunday, August 29, 1965

A DETROIT RADIO BACK-PAGE

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DETROIT FREE PRESS: WXYZ-AM ‘. . . And Suddenly Marc Avery Had That Job’

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