THIS WEEK IN AMERICA: BILLBOARD HOT 100! 05/16/60

BILLBOARD HOT 100 May 16, 1960 (click on image 2x for largest detailed view)

BILLBOARD HOT 100 TABULATED BY RECORDS RETAIL SALES AND RADIO AIRPLAY

BILLBOARD HOT 100 May 16, 1960


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These were the record singles Detroiters bought in 1960. Many went on to become the most popular radio airplays heard on AM radio in Detroit, May 1960, on Top 40  WJBK and WXYZ and WKMH.


THE NATION’S TOP-SELLING 100 SINGLES. 58 YEARS AGO



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THIS WEEK IN AMERICA: BILLBOARD HOT 100! 05/21/61

BILLBOARD HOT 100 05/21/61 (click on image 2x for largest detailed view)

BILLBOARD HOT 100 TABULATED BY RECORDS RETAIL SALES AND RADIO AIRPLAY

BILLBOARD HOT 100 May 21, 1961


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These were the record singles Detroiters bought in 1961. Many went on to become the most popular radio airplays heard on AM radio in Detroit, May 1960, on Top 40  WJBK and WXYZ and WKMH.


THE NATION’S TOP-SELLING 100 SINGLES. 57 YEARS AGO



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WHYT-FM 96 ‘HOT HITS’ SURVEY: THIS WEEK; 5/12/1983!

WHYT Hot Hits! May 12, 1983

WHYT Hot Hits! May 12, 1983

WHYT DETROIT’S HOT HITS!

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35 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK

May 12, 1983

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WHYT 96.3 FM

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In Memory of George Griggs

Above WHYT music chart courtesy of Mrs. Patty Griggs and the George L. Griggs estate.



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A 1950S MOTOR CITY MUSIC FEATURE! ELVIS RECALLED

From the MCRFB MUSIC NEWS archive: 1956

‘Elvis Sings; Wow 15,000’

 

 

 



FROM THE BACK-PAGES OF THE DETROIT FREE PRESS

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SATURDAY, MAY 26, 1956

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DETROIT (May 26) — Elvis Presley, the rock ‘n’ roll dreamboat, danced up a storm in Detroit Friday.

Some 15,000 teenagers, mostly girls, paid nearly $25,000 in small change to watch him sing, play the guitar and wiggle across the stage at the Fox Theater.

(CONTINUES — please read the complete article below) . . . .

DETROIT FREE PRESS


Detroit Free Press May 26, 1956

Detroit Free Press May 26, 1956 (click on image for largest detailed view)

Detroit Free Press. Friday, May 26, 1956


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THIS MONTH. 62 YEARS AGO


Elvis Presley photographed at the Detroit Fox Theater. Friday, May 25, 1956

Detroit Fox Theater Friday, May 25, 1956


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A BILLBOARD MOTOWN 45 SINGLES AD: TEMPTATIONS!


A BILLBOARD MOTOWN RECORDS AD PAGE RIP: I Could Never Love Another (After Loving You)” The Temptations May 11, 1968 (On your PC? Click on image 2x for largest view)

The Temptations. From left, Melvin Franklin (1942 – 1995), Paul Williams (1939 – 1973), Eddie Kendricks (1939 – 1992), David Ruffin (1941 – 1991), and Otis Williams.


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MOTOWN MONDAYS: A 1960s ‘MOTOWN’ NEWS PRINT


Detroit Free Press November 22, 1968

Friday, November 22, 1968

A MOTOWN MONDAY NEWS PRINT BACK-PAGE

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A BILLBOARD TRINI LOPEZ AD FLASHBACK: 05/15/1965!

A BILLBOARD REPRISE RECORDS LP AD PAGE RIP: Trini Lopez May 15, 1965 (click on image 2x for largest view)


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A BILLBOARD TRINI LOPEZ AD FLASHBACK: 05/15/1965!

A BILLBOARD TRINI LOPEZ GIBSON GUITAR AD PAGE RIP: May 15, 1965 (On your PC? Click on image 2x for largest view)

TRINI LOPEZ (Gibson Guitar; highlighted) * Don’t Let The Sun Catch You Cryin’ * 1969

An authentic pristine condition 1965 Trini Lopez Gibson Guitar, as shown, presently commands up to or over $5,000 whenever one is found offered on eBay. (Click on image for largest view)

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CKLW NEWSPRINT RADIO ADS: RADIO 80 RADIATES! ’59


Detroit Free Press September 20, 1959

Detroit Free Press December 4, 1959

Sunday, September 20, 1959

A DETROIT RADIO BACK-PAGE AD

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Friday, December 4, 1959

A DETROIT RADIO BACK-PAGE AD


DETROIT FREE PRESS: CKLW

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THIS WEEK! A WJBK RADIO 1500 RECORD REVIEW: 1964

WJBK RADIO 15 May 8, 1964

WJBK RADIO 15 May 8, 1964

WJBK RADIO 15

THIS WEEK. MAY 1964


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A SPECIAL THANK YOU

In Memory of George Griggs

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Above WJBK music chart courtesy of Mrs. Patty Griggs and the George L. Griggs estate.



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