By david, glasgow, scotland (213.122.61.100 - 213.122.61.100) on Tuesday, April 09, 2002 - 02:23 pm:

does anyone know what the address of radio station wchb was when it was based in inkster?

By john lester (213.1.134.160 - 213.1.134.160) on Tuesday, April 09, 2002 - 06:59 pm:

david

Are you in Detroit at the moment?

By david, glasgow, scotland (62.252.128.5 - 62.252.128.5) on Tuesday, April 09, 2002 - 07:08 pm:

no john

By Marilyn (67.217.183.58 - 67.217.183.58) on Tuesday, April 09, 2002 - 08:14 pm:

I don't know the address,but it was on Henry Ruff Rd.,in the middle of a cornfield. I could take you there. I'll ask Larry if he remembers the exact address.

By Ritchie (62.254.0.6 - 62.254.0.6) on Tuesday, April 09, 2002 - 08:23 pm:

Whereas we in 1960s England had to listen to radio that was just plain corny!

By Ian W (213.122.127.186 - 213.122.127.186) on Tuesday, April 09, 2002 - 10:00 pm:

I bet Scott Regan never had a fictitious dog called 'Arnold'. Arf Arf!

By Ritchie (62.254.0.6 - 62.254.0.6) on Tuesday, April 09, 2002 - 10:03 pm:

You mean Arnold wasn't real? Another adolescent dream shattered! :o(

By George Katsakis (205.188.200.46 - 205.188.200.46) on Wednesday, April 10, 2002 - 01:34 am:

There used to be a radio show that broadcast on Saturdays from WCHB on Henry Ruff Road. The Paragons, before they became the Royaltones were on of the regular groups that played live on the radio. The station used to be on from sun up to sun down. Some of the DJ's at that time were Larry Dixon, Tall and Lanky Larry Dean and Jolton Joe Howard. Are these familiar names. This is also where Marth Jean the Queen did her broadcasts. They used to play some good music and one of thier sponsors was Nature Boy and Thunder Bird wine. What's the price? 44 twice.

By acooolcat (61.222.95.58 - 61.222.95.58) on Wednesday, April 10, 2002 - 03:34 am:

Brian Holland recorded a song called "Nature Boy" - Any connection?
Graham

By Marilyn (67.217.183.14 - 67.217.183.14) on Wednesday, April 10, 2002 - 05:27 pm:

Okay,guys,here's Joe Howard & Larry Dean. Go to Ernie Durham's topic to view him.

Marilyn

By Marilyn (67.217.183.14 - 67.217.183.14) on Wednesday, April 10, 2002 - 05:31 pm:

By david, glasgow, scotland (62.252.128.5 - 62.252.128.5) on Wednesday, April 10, 2002 - 05:38 pm:

fantastic pictures marilyn.

this is what soulfuldetroit is about.

can't thank you enough!

By Marilyn (67.217.183.14 - 67.217.183.14) on Wednesday, April 10, 2002 - 05:39 pm:

No problem!

By George Katsakis (216.29.209.125 - 216.29.209.125) on Wednesday, April 10, 2002 - 07:53 pm:

Great job!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By THE COUNT (65.59.38.145 - 65.59.38.145) on Thursday, April 11, 2002 - 05:16 pm:

WCHB and Butterball JR.brought to you by Cadillac Club Cherry and Egg,with a trace of egg material, and Mogan David Itallian Swiss Colony wine.And the ever so famous lines from FRANTIC ERNIE, We'll be right back with another stack of schlack,so stick and stay and dont go away..And Martha Jean the soul queen would always say "I BETCHA"Go to KING AUTO SALES on livernoise for your new wheels, a dollar down, and a dollar a week.I have so much of this stuff, and many others I have saved over the years from reel to reel.Many givin to me from Frantic Ernie,Clark Reid, Don Zee, An Alan Named Lee, and much I just always recored myself. I even had a battery powered reel to reel tape recorder I keepted in the car, It came in handy on double dates at the drive inns,hiddin under the seats... When we would go to ED.Hines park, Or Skunks Hollow to just sit and drink our G,I,Q.'s I would record whoever we were listining to .Hey man,I still do.

By acooolcat (61.222.95.58 - 61.222.95.58) on Friday, April 12, 2002 - 03:54 am:

Thank goodness you did Count; I'd love to hear the WCHB and any WJLB broardcasts that you have. How's that possible?
Graham

By Eli (170.115.179.118 - 170.115.179.118) on Friday, April 12, 2002 - 07:06 pm:

I believe that Jimmy Bishop who ran Arctic Records in Philly was on the air on WCHB. He came to WDAS in Philly in 1963.

By pogo (208.153.180.15 - 208.153.180.15) on Sunday, April 14, 2002 - 02:43 pm:

I grew up in Detroit in the 50' & 60's listening to all the good stations: WJBK, WJLB, WXYZ, CKLW, etc. Fantastic times, fantastic stations, fantastic DJs, & of course fantastic music. Does anybody remember a show in the morning on CHB or JLB where the DJ Donnie, I forget the last name, would have Donnie's roll call? Everyday on the way to school in '65.
I have been looking for a song for over 30 years. It was soul and played in late '65 or early '66. I don't remember the name or group but the lyrics were: "Things have been different since you've been gon, Oh baby". Any help would be appreciated. Love this website. Thanks

By davidtenorio (205.172.132.12 - 205.172.132.12) on Thursday, May 23, 2002 - 05:36 pm:

Hello: I lived and was raised in Westland and became pretty good friends of Larry Dixon the afternoon dj on WCHB. The studio was located on Henry Ruff road, just south of Michigan and east of Venoy Road, about 10 minutes from my mother's house in Westland, Michigan. Myself and several of my friends would always listen to Larry every day (I believe 3 - 6 pm)and we would visit him often at the studio just to hang out after school. Larry invited us and we attended record hops with him at the Graystone Ballroom, Mr. Kelly's and a few others like Inkster High School, and some of the other larger high schools in Detroit. Larry was a friend to me a pseudo-father figure and I'll never forget him. He had perhaps the smoothest, deepest voice of any disk jockey I have ever heard. Not a particulary good looking man, but was he ever smooth.

By david, glasgow, scotland (62.252.128.5 - 62.252.128.5) on Thursday, May 23, 2002 - 05:38 pm:

Hi David

What was Mr Kelley's like as a venue. Can you remember the premises.

By Eli (170.115.179.106 - 170.115.179.106) on Thursday, May 23, 2002 - 06:40 pm:

Lee Garrett was once a personality on WCHB known as the Rockin' Mr G and quite the character indeed!!

By detroit gal (64.244.93.44 - 64.244.93.44) on Thursday, May 23, 2002 - 07:00 pm:

Hey, Detroit radio was great, but we had corny stuff, mostly on the teen stations during the '60s. Like J. Michael Wilson's "Rodney the Wonder Rodent" ... I'm not saying I didn't listen and like it, I was a kid. And the music was still great.

P.S. If fury13 is around, I actually heard a request on oldies radio this past weekend, WOMC-FM, for "Village of Love." "By Nathaniel Mayer?" the deejay asked, and the female listener said "yeah."

And he played it! It was like living in a cooler, alternative universe if only for 3.2 minutes. Who knew mainstream oldies radio in Detroit plays that stuff? Before this the only Fortune side I've heard them play is "Mind Over Matter" by Nolan Strong and the Diablos.

By Lynn Bruce (68.41.108.38 - 68.41.108.38) on Thursday, May 23, 2002 - 07:02 pm:

On sat. morning wchb had a young guy that went to inkster high as a d.j. and he would have live teen bands on.i
I worked the show a few times with my first band.It was cool as you would get your band name mentioned on the radio.We did a lot of gigs for Larry Dixon at St. Stevens commuity center.But my ouestion is does any one remember what this sat. morning d.j.s theme-song was .It was a big gosple hammond b-3 sound.To this day I can't get that song out of my head,Iwish I knew the name of it so I could see if it's still in stock.

Lynn Bruce

By Fury13 (64.79.86.65 - 64.79.86.65) on Saturday, May 25, 2002 - 10:07 pm:

Incredible, Detroit Gal. Sometimes miracles do happen. WOMC's format is so circumscribed (usually only Top Five Motown is played, post-'65), I'm surprised they allowed ol' Nathaniel in.

By Rasputin (67.25.213.38 - 67.25.213.38) on Sunday, May 26, 2002 - 12:48 am:

That was Donnie Simpson. He started DJing in the DPS on their FM station. His roll call was his dedication to fellow schoolmates.

By detroit gal (64.12.102.157 - 64.12.102.157) on Sunday, May 26, 2002 - 12:55 am:

fury --

Not only did the OMC Saturday night jock play Nathaniel Meyer, he acted like he did it often "Oh yeah, that one ..." I'm going to find their number and start requesting "Village of Love." Or maybe I'll request "The Wind" and see what happens.

By david, glasgow, scotland (62.252.128.5 - 62.252.128.5) on Sunday, May 26, 2002 - 10:08 am:

Hey Rasputin

Nice to see you on here. Welcome.

By Mike Jackson (172.161.155.14 - 172.161.155.14) on Sunday, May 26, 2002 - 02:42 pm:

We do have a station here in detroit that plays some of this great music but you won't find it on the FM dial. WPON 1460AM plays Royaltones,Gino Washington,J.J. Barnes,N Mayer,Nolan Strong,etc.They are on thenett,and the phone number is 248-332-1460.The only problem is that the station is brokerd and the oldies shows are mixed with some talk. Check thier website for broadcast times.www.wpon.com. PS. ifound this site because of the Free Press article. It's a great site,i'm learning alot. Thanks, Mike

By david, glasgow, scotland (62.252.128.5 - 62.252.128.5) on Sunday, May 26, 2002 - 03:22 pm:

Thank you and welcome to the forum Mike.

By Ian W (213.122.162.219 - 213.122.162.219) on Monday, May 27, 2002 - 07:18 pm:

Detroit Gal, a pal of mine let me borrow a Nolan Strong & The Diablos album a few weeks back on Fortune records and there was a track you'd never believe - the title was:

(What Did That Genie Mean When He Said …) Ali Coochie Ca La Moochie Cu Cu Manga Cha La Changa

Shakespeare it ain't, but what did he know anyway!

By Ian W (213.122.162.219 - 213.122.162.219) on Monday, May 27, 2002 - 07:20 pm:

Oops, the album number managed to find its way into the title!

By detroit gal (205.188.196.41 - 205.188.196.41) on Monday, May 27, 2002 - 10:20 pm:

Hmm I bet Devora Brown wrote that one. They loved novelty tunes in the '50s ...

By H.W. Shortfellow (152.163.206.179 - 152.163.206.179) on Tuesday, May 28, 2002 - 03:53 am:

Shakespeare???
I would like to shake a spear at whoever came up with that one.

By Pogo (208.153.180.145 - 208.153.180.145) on Tuesday, May 28, 2002 - 04:20 am:

Detroit gal and all,
Try radio station WDTR on Sundays 5 PM to 7 PM. They've got a show called OLD & GOLD. The Count has been on it. You got requests, they will play it. Not only "The Wind" but "Delores" by the Diablos also. I mean they got it. I moved from Detroit area 8 months ago so I can't, sorry to say, tune in anymore. Tried to listen every Sunday if I could. Great stuff!
Tom (Pogo)

By acooolcat (211.78.28.80 - 211.78.28.80) on Tuesday, May 28, 2002 - 08:20 am:

Tom, Is that WDRT - the public broadcasting station?
Graham

By Marilyn (67.217.183.238 - 67.217.183.238) on Tuesday, May 28, 2002 - 06:25 pm:

By the way,guys,Nathaniel Meyer is back performing again. He looks real good & sounds good too. We're having a huge show at the Millenium in Southfield on July 20th. Nathaniel will be there,along with Gino,J.J.Barnes,Cody Black SirMack Rice,Latin Counts, Geo.Young & MANY Detroit artists. Besides the show,there will be awards given out,etc. The whole thing will be shown later on channel 20. Call me for info. Let's give thse guys our support.
Marilyn

By Ian W (213.122.28.84 - 213.122.28.84) on Tuesday, May 28, 2002 - 10:02 pm:

Marilyn, will it be recorded?

By Ritchie (62.254.0.6 - 62.254.0.6) on Tuesday, May 28, 2002 - 10:20 pm:

Marilyn

My mouth waters at the very thought of such a line-up... but my heart bleeds with the knowledge that there's no way I can be there! :o(

But - maybe someone can tape the final broadcast. Most current UK VCRs are NTSC-compatible these days!

By pogo (208.153.180.140 - 208.153.180.140) on Wednesday, May 29, 2002 - 03:42 am:

Graham,
Yes it's the Public Broadcasting Station.
Tom

By Marilyn (65.148.89.253 - 65.148.89.253) on Wednesday, May 29, 2002 - 06:39 pm:

The entire show will be recorded for TV,& aired after it's edited. Any of you on this forum are invited to attend. I think the tickets for the non-performers are about $22. I'll let you know. Any of the performers are also invited to sell any of their product plus to give out autographs.Any of you that would like to perform,just give me a call. You'll be paid,of course.
Marilyn

By Carl Dixon London (195.153.219.170 - 195.153.219.170) on Wednesday, May 29, 2002 - 06:55 pm:

Marilyn - how about streaming it over the internet for us poor Brits who cannot afford to come over!

Cheers

By Marilyn (67.217.183.114 - 67.217.183.114) on Thursday, May 30, 2002 - 03:34 pm:

I'll see what I can do. By the way,ANY industry acts or others (producers,etc.) who want to attend can do so free just by contacting me.ANY acts who show up,even if they don't perform,will get awards,plus front seats,food,etc. Millie-can you come? As my guest.
Marilyn

By Greg C. (209.71.79.190 - 209.71.79.190) on Sunday, June 02, 2002 - 01:28 pm:

You folks are stirring up some great memories for me. I was born, raised, and grew up in Detroit and 1440WCHB/Soul Radio AM was the serious radio station. Jay Butler, Butterball Jr., Fred Goree, and Martha Jean the Queen were but a few of the talented jocks to kicked out the jams back in the day. WCHB would also do a Christmas show in December and a Talent Show in the Spring and you'd see a stellar line-up of Motown and Detoit area entertainers at the Fox Theatre in Downtown Detroit for a few dollars. The station didn't have a lot of power so if you lived on the west side of Detroit you could get the station all of the time but if you lived on the east side of Detroit you could only get it during the day and at not at night. I was so glad I lived on the west side.

WCHB also had a sister station on the FM dial called WCHD which was an excellent jazz station. WCHD later changed their call letters to WJZZ and became a Detroit institution. WJZZ went under and WCHB-AM moved to where WJZZ-FM was and became WCHB-FM. Got that?!

Sadly, the station today is nothing like it was back in the 60's and 70's, but I've got some good memories.

By Pogo (208.153.180.34 - 208.153.180.34) on Sunday, June 02, 2002 - 03:09 pm:

Greg C,
Talkin'about soul. I think Frantic Ernie and Butterball Jr. taught us white boys more about soul and what is hip than anyone else. I remember Butterball saying one Fourth of July, "Don't celebrate the Fourth with a fifth or you may not see the sixth". What great days.
JZZ changed to rap & hip hop a couple of years back and then onto WCHB. I remember calling them and protesting because WJZZ at one time was an excellent Jazz station, Ed Love & Rosetta Hines, if you remember.
I grew up on the Southwest side, where were you from?
Tom (Pogo)
P.S. Don't forget Ernie & Oolya Cool

By pogo (208.153.180.34 - 208.153.180.34) on Sunday, June 02, 2002 - 03:26 pm:

Rasputin,
Just caught your reply to my question. Thanks so much. Donnie Simpson's roll call. I'll never forget when he would send a song out to Jimmy and his "mellow".
Thanks again, Tom (Pogo)

By Greg C. (209.71.79.179 - 209.71.79.179) on Sunday, June 02, 2002 - 07:18 pm:

Tom (Pogo) Glad to see somebody else out there remembers. I lived on the west side on W.Philadelphia near Linwood which was about a 30 minute walk from Motown. I used to walk over to Hitsville a lot. My friends and I used to see the acts, the producers, etc. coming and going all of the time. I remember meeting the Spinners one day around the time that their recording of "Truly Yours" was out. Man, was I elated! They were so cool and talked with me.

I used to sneak over to Hitsville late at night when you'd see the "A" acts going in to record. My biggest thrill was meeting Eddie Kendricks and Paul Williams. Those guys were so friendly and geniune and we kicked it for about ten minutes before they had to go inside to get started. It was 1:30AM! My folks would've killed me if they knew I was over at Hitsville instead of in bed. LOL I had so many pictures and autographs from those days. I lost them when I moved from Detroit to NYC. I'm still in a funk about that...

By david, glasgow, scotland (62.252.128.5 - 62.252.128.5) on Monday, June 03, 2002 - 07:08 pm:

Thanks for the memories pogo and greg c.

By GEORGE YOUNG (68.41.253.128 - 68.41.253.128) on Monday, June 03, 2002 - 11:27 pm:

Marilyn,

July 20th at the Millenium should be packed! By the way, what are you calling this history making event? Do you remember what Mickey Shore called his rock n' roll show at the Fox Theatre? (Rock 'N Rollarama)The Royal Jokers were on that show. If they're still together they would tear it up! I was the show's opening act. Mauice King had the 19 piece orchestra and Della Rise closed the show. It was the first Rock 'n Roll show at the Fox Theatre

Why don't you also invite all the "old" DJ's and those who had anything to do with that era to the show (if you havn't already)? By the way, can't wait to MC this show.. plus of course, you'll let me sing a medely of my biggest hits (that won't take long).
By the way, do you have any current pictures of me?

By pogo (208.153.180.19 - 208.153.180.19) on Tuesday, June 04, 2002 - 09:30 pm:

Greg C.,
I lived down the road on Livernois, "The Avenue of Fashion", just south of Michigan Ave. Used to hang out at Moreys on Mich. Gino Washington would stop in to perform occasionally. What a nice guy. I can remember seeing the Temptation, Supremes & Patti Labelle at our high school dances in the early '60s. A lot of the groups were starting out and testing their wares so to speak. Little did we know who and what we were experiencing. What a history to be part of.
These artists were real down to earth peopleand they sure didn't look down at you if you know what I mean.
Tom (Pogo)
P.S. I remember Martha Jean would tell the wives of the guys who worked at the auto plants when they were getting their vacation pay. "I betcha"

By Marilyn (67.217.183.161 - 67.217.183.161) on Wednesday, June 05, 2002 - 04:41 pm:

The show is called The Detroit Enertainment Legends Reunion Show-2002. Tickets are available from Ticketmaster. George-call Gino. Call me too.

By C. Bell/Eric (67.25.223.5 - 67.25.223.5) on Monday, June 17, 2002 - 02:07 am:

By C. Bell/Eric (67.25.223.5 - 67.25.223.5) on Monday, June 17, 2002 - 02:24 am: