I am on an aircheck list where people post top 40's from their local radio stations from the last forty years. The Billboard and Cashbox charts were national and only of interest to Radio stations and the Music business. Every station had its own chart which allowed for regional hits from local artists.

The contributions are usually from top 40 pop stations and during the sixties they played a lot of Black music. However this week someone submitted a 40 for Philadelphia's Pop station WIBG and a local Black music station WDAS. Compare and Contrast and note the well known British R&B outfit on the Soul chart.

WIBG (Philadelphia) Survey: 8/27/68

WIBG'S BIG 30 RECORDS IN PHILADELPHIA

PREVIEWED AUGUST 27, 1968

TW LW

1. Girl Watcher - O'Kaysions 2

2. People Got To Be Free - Young Rascals 1

3. I Say A Little Prayer/House That Jack Built - Aretha

Franklin 3

4. Harper Valley P.T.A. - Jeannie C. Riley 4

5. 1,2,3 Red Light - 1910 Fruitgum Company 5

6. You're All I Need To Get By - Marvin & Tammi 9

7. Light My Fire - Jose Feliciano 12

8. Born To Be Wild - Steppenwolf 13

9. I've Gotta Get A Message To You - Bee Gees 24

10. Hip City - Junior Walker 17

11. Love Makes A Woman - Barbara Acklin 18

12. My Special Angel - Vogues --

13. Listen Here - Eddie Harris 25

14. Please Return Your Love To Me - Temptations 8

15. Sunshine Of Your Love - The Cream 11

16. Sealed With A Kiss - Gary Lewis 7

17. Alice Long - Boyce & Hart 19

18. Slip Away - Clarence Carter 15

19. Hush - Deep Purple 28

20. You Keep Me Hangin' On - Vanilla Fudge 16

21. Mr. Businessman - Ray Stevens 21

22. Halfway To Paradise - Bobby Vinton 23

23. Slipping Away - Barbara Mason --

24. Tuesday Afternoon - Moody Blues 29

25. The Fool On The Hill - Sergio Mendes 26

26. Special Occasion - Miracles 27

27. Sally Had A Party - Flavor Return

28. I Can't Dance To That Music - Martha And The Vandellas 30

29. Break Your Promise - Delfonics --

30. M'lady - Sly & The Family Stone --

BIG HITBOUNDS

Hey Jude/Revolution - The Beatles

Hey Western Union Man - Jerry Butler

I Met Her In Church - Box Tops

WDAS (Philadelphia) 8/28/67

WDAS Soul Sounds

Week of August 28, 1967

1 Higher & Higher--Jackie Wilson

2 Cold Sweat - Pt. 2--James Brown

3 Casanova--Ruby Andrews

4 You're My Everything--Temptations

5 Tell Him--Patti Drew

6 I'm So Lonely--Intruders

7 Expressway--Soul Survivors

8 Apples, Peaches--Jay & Techniques

9 Funky Broadway--Dyke & Blazers

10 Hypnotized--Linda Jones

11 Baby, I Love You--Aretha Franklin

12 Knucklehead--Bar-Kays

13 Go On--United Four

14 Funky Broadway--Wilson Pickett

15 Pay the Price--Al Kent

16 Made to Love Her--Stevie Wonder

17 Karate Boo-Ga-Loo--Jerry-O

18 Whiter Shade--Procul Harum

19 Everybody Needs Love--Gladys Knight

20 Touch of You--5 Stairsteps

21 Dirty Man--Laura Lee

22 More, More Love--Bob Brady

23 There Goes a Lover--Gene Chandler

24 Come On, Sock it to Me--Syl Johnson

25 Learned the Hardway--Howard Tate

26 Go Away--Harold Melvin & Blue Notes

27 Unchanging Love--Marvin Gaye

28 Make Me Yours--Bettye Swann

29 Get On Up--Esquires

30 Nothing Can Do--Mike & Censations

Sure Shot:

Shout Bamalama--Mickey Murray

I am on an aircheck list where people post top 40's from their local radio stations from the last forty years. The Billboard and Cashbox charts were national and only of interest to Radio stations and the Music business. Every station had its own chart which allowed for regional hits from local artists.

The contributions are usually from top 40 pop stations and during the sixties they played a lot of Black music. However this week someone submitted a 40 for Philadelphia's Pop station WIBG and a local Black music station WDAS. Compare and Contrast and note the well known British R&B outfit on the Soul chart.

WIBG (Philadelphia) Survey: 8/27/68

              WIBG'S BIG 30 RECORDS IN PHILADELPHIA

                    PREVIEWED AUGUST 27, 1968

  TW                                                            LW

    1. Girl Watcher - O'Kaysions                                            2

    2. People Got To Be Free - Young Rascals                          1

    3. I Say A Little Prayer/House That Jack Built - Aretha

                                                      Franklin                        3

    4. Harper Valley P.T.A. - Jeannie C. Riley                          4

    5. 1,2,3 Red Light - 1910 Fruitgum Company                      5

    6. You're All I Need To Get By - Marvin & Tammi                9

    7. Light My Fire - Jose Feliciano                                        12

    8. Born To Be Wild - Steppenwolf                                    13

    9. I've Gotta Get A Message To You - Bee Gees                24

  10. Hip City - Junior Walker                                              17

  11. Love Makes A Woman - Barbara Acklin                        18

  12. My Special Angel - Vogues                                          --

  13. Listen Here - Eddie Harris                                            25

  14. Please Return Your Love To Me - Temptations                8

  15. Sunshine Of Your Love - The Cream                            11

  16. Sealed With A Kiss - Gary Lewis                                    7

  17. Alice Long - Boyce & Hart                                          19

  18. Slip Away - Clarence Carter                                        15

  19. Hush - Deep Purple                                                    28

  20. You Keep Me Hangin' On - Vanilla Fudge                      16

  21. Mr. Businessman - Ray Stevens                                  21

  22. Halfway To Paradise - Bobby Vinton                          23

  23. Slipping Away - Barbara Mason                                  --

  24. Tuesday Afternoon - Moody Blues                              29

  25. The Fool On The Hill - Sergio Mendes                          26

  26. Special Occasion - Miracles                                        27

  27. Sally Had A Party - Flavor                                    Return

  28. I Can't Dance To That Music - Martha And The Vandellas    30

  29. Break Your Promise - Delfonics                                    --

  30. M'lady - Sly & The Family Stone                                    --

      BIG HITBOUNDS

      Hey Jude/Revolution - The Beatles 

      Hey Western Union Man - Jerry Butler   

      I Met Her In Church - Box Tops   

WDAS (Philadelphia) 8/28/67

WDAS Soul Sounds

Week of August 28, 1967

1 Higher & Higher--Jackie Wilson

2 Cold Sweat - Pt. 2--James Brown

3 Casanova--Ruby Andrews

4 You're My Everything--Temptations

5 Tell Him--Patti Drew

6 I'm So Lonely--Intruders

7 Expressway--Soul Survivors

8 Apples, Peaches--Jay & Techniques

9 Funky Broadway--Dyke & Blazers

10 Hypnotized--Linda Jones

11 Baby, I Love You--Aretha Franklin

12 Knucklehead--Bar-Kays

13 Go On--United Four

14 Funky Broadway--Wilson Pickett

15 Pay the Price--Al Kent

16 Made to Love Her--Stevie Wonder

17 Karate Boo-Ga-Loo--Jerry-O

18 Whiter Shade--Procul Harum

19 Everybody Needs Love--Gladys Knight

20 Touch of You--5 Stairsteps

21 Dirty Man--Laura Lee

22 More, More Love--Bob Brady

23 There Goes a Lover--Gene Chandler

24 Come On, Sock it to Me--Syl Johnson

25 Learned the Hardway--Howard Tate

26 Go Away--Harold Melvin & Blue Notes

27 Unchanging Love--Marvin Gaye

28 Make Me Yours--Bettye Swann

29 Get On Up--Esquires

30 Nothing Can Do--Mike & Censations

Sure Shot:

Shout Bamalama--Mickey Murray

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Interesting post. Do you know if any airchecks exist fom these stations? It would be fascinating to hear some RnB radio output from the sixties.

A few months ago I started a post about what it was like in the US around that time and got some good replies.

Although there was not apparantly a 'scene' as we know it, for people to buy 'M'LADY' that is essentially a dance record, there must have been 'discos' where people danced. I wonder if a certain part of the crowd picked up on the uptempo soul and danced in a similar fashion to folks in the UK etc. I hope some US readers can elaborate on how it was.

Ed

A few months ago I started a post about what it was like in the US around that time and got some good replies.

Although there was not apparantly a 'scene' as we know it, for people to buy 'M'LADY' that is essentially a dance record, there must have been 'discos' where people danced. I wonder if a certain part of the crowd picked up on the uptempo soul and danced in a similar fashion to folks in the UK etc. I hope some US readers can elaborate on how it was.

Ed

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I'm also curious about this, although I suspect that another forum with more US input might shed the light we need. Were many of our northern favorites ever spun at Detroit houseparties, Chicago dance halls or early Philly discos? Be great to find someone who actually bought Johnny Sayles or Eddi Parker from a record shop as a new release, don't you think?

on radio playlists etc, the radio london website has a extensive charts bit form 60s, which is interesting as london based it varies a bit from national ones, and some of the bubblers and djs picks are interesting as well

havent link but google should point it out

I love these!!

Really interesting to note on the chart for the week ending 28 Aug 1967, that FIVE official A-sides of Northern dancers made their way into the chart:

THE UNITED FOUR: Go On (A-side to "She's Putting You On") No. 13

THE FIVE STAIRSTEPS: The Touch Of You (A-side to "Change Of Pace") No. 20

SYL JOHNSON: Come On Sock It To Me (A-side to "Try Me") No. 24

HAROLD MELVIN: Go Away (A-side to "What Can A Man Do") No. 26

MIKE & THE CENSATIONS: Nothing I Can Do (A-side to "Don't Mess With Me") No. 30

Would love to see more of these..........

Edited August 30, 200519 yr by Gene-R

I love these!! 

Really interesting to note on the chart for the week ending 28 Aug 1967, that FIVE official A-sides of Northern dancers made their way into the chart:

THE UNITED FOUR: Go On (A-side to "She's Putting You On") No. 13

THE FIVE STAIRSTEPS: The Touch Of You (A-side to "Change Of Pace") No. 20

SYL JOHNSON: Come On Sock It To Me (A-side to "Try Me") No. 24

HAROLD MELVIN: Go Away (A-side to "What Can A Man Do") No. 26

MIKE & THE CENSATIONS: Nothing I Can Do (A-side to "Don't Mess With Me") No. 30

Would love to see more of these..........

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Like you I love to see people having a look at what took place in those days.

I can confirm, there were quite a few places on the east coast of the USA, located around sea ports, playing music which we would put into the Northern Bracket from the early sixties onward.

Navy men, like myself, used these gartherings to collect and bring back music and circulate to all those interested in the UK.

The most impressive one I can remember was held in an ex Sea Plane hanger with several hundred present, an event organised by American Navy Waves. Waves are the same as Wrens in the British Navy.

There was also a dedicated team of American DJs on Radio Saigon, Vietnam, pushing our music out over a fairly long period of time. 60s into the 70s.

And as a matter of interest, the Brothers at Soul Patrol in the USA are presently looking at the life and times of Edwin Starr for a feature on their web site sometime next year. Could be that the researchers will uncover some very interesting facts related to early Northern Music plays in the USA whilst working on this project.

Keep on searching.

Best. Denis.

Like you I love to see people having a look at what took place in those days.

I can confirm, there were quite a few places on the east coast of the USA, located around sea ports, playing music which we would put into the Northern Bracket from the early sixties onward.

Navy men, like myself, used these gartherings to collect and bring back music and circulate to all those interested in the UK.

The most impressive one I can remember was held in an ex Sea Plane hanger with several hundred present, an event organised by American Navy Waves. Waves are the same as Wrens in the British Navy.

There was also a dedicated team of American DJs on Radio Saigon, Vietnam, pushing our music out over a fairly long period of time. 60s into the 70s.

And as a matter of interest, the Brothers at Soul Patrol in the USA are presently looking at the life and times of Edwin Starr for a feature on their web site sometime next year. Could be that the researchers will uncover some very interesting facts related to early Northern Music plays in the USA whilst working on this project.

Keep on searching.

Best. Denis.

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I remember going to "Rookie Ricardos" in San Francisco about 86 and whilst I was looking for records he would put on records from my pile on the counter and do the right dance for that tune. It was great watching all these dance crazes I'd only heard of on the records, he even had me trying to do the hully gully!! As I'm sure people who know him will confirm he's a real character. He also had a fantastic graffiti style mural on one wall in the shop of people dancing. Found Andy Fisher,Tate,Dynamics(rca) so it was a great day all round. BH

I remember going to "Rookie Ricardos" in San Francisco about 86 and whilst I was looking for records he would put on records from my pile on the counter and do the right dance for that tune. It was great watching all these dance crazes I'd only heard of on the records, he even had me trying to do the hully gully!! As I'm sure people who know him will confirm he's a real character. He also had a fantastic graffiti style mural on one wall in the shop of people dancing. Found Andy Fisher,Tate,Dynamics(rca) so it was a great day all round. BH

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Great story, have had nothing but good dealings with "Rookie".

I'm also curious about this, although I suspect that another forum with more US input might shed the light we need.  Were many of our northern favorites ever spun at Detroit houseparties, Chicago dance halls or early Philly discos? Be great to find someone who actually bought Johnny Sayles or Eddi Parker  from a record shop as a new release, don't you think?

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Sort of thing Dayo, that always interested me, always thought that someone who played on a record back then, would have probably had a copy and taken it to some evening (however) small and gave it a blast at some long forgotten party,(dance).