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<\/a>This week in 1965 was a big one for both Elvis Presley<\/strong> and Sam Phillips<\/strong>. The owner of Sun Records<\/strong> sold Elvis’ contract to RCA for $35,000, the largest amount ever paid to sign a recording artist at the time. Phillips invested his proceeds from the deal in a two-year-old Memphis-based hotel chain called Holiday Inn<\/strong>. You can see what the original Holiday Inns looked like, inside and out at The Henry Ford<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\nThis week in 1963, those of us who grew up reading The Chronicles of Narnia<\/strong> lost a friend when author, poet and essayist, C.S. Lewis<\/strong>, died of uremia at 64.<\/p>\n That same week, the long-running sci-fi television series “Doctor Who<\/strong>” debuted in England on BBC One.<\/p>\n Record releases this week include 1965 included “My Generation” (video<\/a>) by The Who<\/strong> and Stevie Wonder<\/strong>‘s “Uptight (Everything’s Alright)” (video<\/a>). Stevie would promote the single by singing it with Scott Regen<\/strong> on Keener that same month. In ’68,\u00a0Diana Ross And The Supremes<\/strong> & The Temptation<\/strong>s released “I’m Gonna Make You Love Me.” (video<\/a>) In 1970 George Harrison released “My Sweet Lord” (video<\/a>) to the American audience. He would be sued for unintentionally copying\u00a0Ronnie Mack’<\/strong>s song “He’s So Fine”, a 1963 hit for the the Chiffons<\/strong>.<\/p>\n James Brown<\/strong> caused a sensation and a riot in Kansas City this week in 1966. Cops stopped the show due to Brown’s “obscene dances,” and had to contend with some very unhappy fans.<\/p>\n In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida<\/strong>\u00a0(video<\/a>) was still popular a year after it’s release in 1968. In Ashland, Virginia, Iron Butterfly<\/strong> performed in the 3,500-seat Crenshaw Gymnasium of Randolph-Macon College. Their opening act was a band called Steel Mill, that included Bruce Springsteen<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Keener Number Ones this week include:<\/strong> Our deep dive into the WKNR Music Guide features the week of November 26, 1964. For Motown records made the survey with The Supremes<\/strong> at Keener Hit Number One with “Come See About Me” (video<\/a>).\u00a0 Keener was still tossing in tunes that would later be considered “Middle of the Road”, including Bobby Vinton<\/strong>‘s “Mr. Lonely” (video<\/a>) and Matt Monro<\/strong>‘s “Walk Away” (video<\/a>). Robert Goulet<\/strong> and Andy Williams<\/strong> also were on the survey. Confusion reigned around The Ray Charles Singers<\/strong>, which many thought were under the direction of the popular soul singer. In fact, they were the creation of\u00a0Charles Raymond Offenberg and so named by Perry Como<\/strong> in 1959. They charted three times on Keener, all in 1964. Mort Crowley<\/strong> had departed WKNR by November, 1964, replaced in the mornings by Frank “Swingin” Sweeney<\/strong>. Robin Seymour<\/strong>, a WKMH holdover, held down the mid-day slot. He would depart for a television career in Canada as the host of “Swingin’ Time”.<\/p>\n<\/a>George Harrison<\/strong> was deported from Hamburg, Germany this week in 1960, where The Beatles<\/strong> had been playing at the Kaiserkeller club. The Germans figured out he was under 18 and couldn’t legally be performing in the country.<\/p>\n<\/a>In 1961, the popularity of The Twist<\/strong> (video<\/a>) reached its zenith with New York television station WOR airing hourly one-to-five-minute twist lessons featuring Chubby Checker<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/a>A Thanksgiving radio tradition began on November 20, 1967 when Arlo Guthrie<\/strong> released the album “Alice’s Restaurant<\/strong>.” (video<\/a>)\u00a0 It’s been a holiday staple on classic rock stations across the country every since.<\/p>\n<\/a>November 24, 1971\u2026D.B. Cooper<\/strong> became a household name when he parachuted from a Northwest Airlines 727 over southwestern Washington state with $200,000 in ransom. Nobody ever could figure out Cooper’s whereabouts or true identity nor has all the money ever been recovered. An eight year old Brian Ingram found $5,880 in decaying $20 bills in February of 1980, which forensic experts concluded was part of the original ransom.<\/p>\n
\n1963) Louie Louie, Kingsmen<\/strong>
\n(1964) Mountain of Love, Johnny Rivers<\/strong>
\n(1965) Turn Turn Turn, Byrds<\/strong>
\n(1966) Good Vibrations, Beach Boys<\/strong>
\n(1967) Daydream Beliver\/Goin’ Down, Monkees<\/strong>
\n(1968) Abraham Martin and John, Dion<\/strong>
\n(1969) Someday We’ll Be Together, Supremes<\/strong>
\n(1970) One Less Bell To Anwser, Fifth Dimension<\/strong>
\n(1971) Family Affair, Sly & The Family Stone<\/strong><\/p>\n