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As Mad Men winds up, Time Magazine took a look back at some the most iconic ads of the the era.

There are some Keener classics on the list. You probably have some of these.

Here’s a list of the top instrumental hits of the past 50 years or so. Many came after the Keener era, but the list also includes a lot tunes familiar to the Keener generation. Do you recognize any favorites?

For today’s cardio – some very groovy dancing from THE JUDY GARLAND SHOW in 1964. To this great Shirley Ellis hit…..

It’s always interesting to look back at films of many years ago to see what their vision of the “future” was. This is a film from 1967 from Philco-Ford and what they thought the “Home Of The Future” in the far off futuristic year of 1999 would be like. See what they got right and what they didn’t.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0RRxqg4G-G4

Remember when WKNR-FM would track an entire LP? What 60s albums could you listen to from end to end??

RIP to the great Ben E. King, who passed away yesterday at the age of 76. Lots of folks have been posting his mega-hit “Stand By Me” – but one of his other big hits “Spanish Harlem” has always been a personal favorite.

Jack Ely was the man behind the microphone when the Kingsmen recorded Keener’s very first Hit Number One. When he passed away this past week, we looked back at the story of how a garage band created one of the most listened-to songs of the Keener era. Here’s USA Today’s remembrance.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4V1p1dM3snQ

Here is a fun vintage 1960’s TV western / vintage Detroit TV tidbit. From 1962, WXYZ TV’s kids’ show host, Johnny Ginger, made an appearance on THE RIFLEMAN, starring Chuck Connors. This episode, “Two Ounces Of Tin”, featured a guest appearance by Sammy Davis, Jr, as a gunfighter. (Trivia: Johnny’s real name was Galen Grindle) As a kid – we loved watching him host 3 STOOGES, shorts Channel 7.

http://youtu.be/VegwJmx2JQ4

A big “Motortown Revue” at Detroit’s Fox Theatre – 1966. What a talent lineup!