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When I DXed from the Chicago area where I grew up, I realized that there were so many records that didn't get played in Chicago.
I had a friend from the Detroit area who told me about Terry Knight & the Pack, but I had never heard of them.
We visited relatives in New Orleans several times and WNOE and WTIX were way ahead of WLS & WCFL on the same music plus they played so many records that were never heard in Chicago.

BTW Bob, that Chicago Loop record is on my iphone playlist. Love it!
 
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Terry Knight was also a cofounder and first Manager of Grand Funk (Railroad). There was a huge dispute with members Mark Farmer, Don Brewer, and Mel Schacher, and it didn't end well. Mel, Don, and Mel were commemorated on an episode of "The Simpsons". Occasionally, Classic Vinyl interviews Mark, and he talks about the old days, hearing "Some Kind of Wonderful" by The Soul Brothers Six on Rhythm and Blues Daytimer WAMM, sitting in the parking lot outside the Local Musicians Union office next to the towers, waiting for it to open to look at the notices for gigs. They listened to WLAC at Night after WAMM 1420 signed off. (Bob Seger also listened to WLAC in Ann Arbor at Night, after many locals "ran down at sundown", reduced power, or changed patterns. Bob Seger loved James Brown's records, played by John R(ichbourg) on WLAC, and copied the style of James Brown on Bob Seger's first Christmas record, "Sock It To Me Santa".) Terry Knapp/Knight was a huge WLS fan, always pestering Dick Biondi and others.
 
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DXBob said:
I Who Have Nothing
All Strung Out - Nino Tempo & April Stevens
Lonely Drifter - Pieces of Eight
I Can Make It With You - Pozo-Seco Singers
Walk Tall - 2 of Clubs
My World Fell Down -Sagittarius
She Comes To Me - The Chicago Loop

Well, I could go on. Thankfully, as a collector I have been able to secure high quality masterings of all these tracks on CD in the their original mono "hit" mixes.

Bob
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I remember the ones above and edited out the others.

All Strung Out was a "pick hit" on KXOK. Walk Tall did well on WOKY and KIOA. I could be wrong, but I think Lonely Drifter got some airplay on WLS because Larry Lujack liked it. My World Fell Down got lots of play on WNWC, a rimshot fm from Arlington Heights, IL mentioned in previous post. I actually have all of these except for Lonely Drifter and I Who have nothing on a few of my Apple and Spotify playlists.
 
cyberdad said:
I remember the ones above and edited out the others.

All Strung Out was a "pick hit" on KXOK. Walk Tall did well on WOKY and KIOA. I could be wrong, but I think Lonely Drifter got some airplay on WLS because Larry Lujack liked it. My World Fell Down got lots of play on WNWC, a rimshot fm from Arlington Heights, IL mentioned in previous post. I actually have all of these except for Lonely Drifter and I Who have nothing on a few of my Apple and Spotify playlists.
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Lonely Drifter did get some airplay on WLS and so did My World Fell Down in the summer of 67. The Chicago Loop song mentioned earlier got up to number 30 on WLS. Only on the chart for 4 weeks. I must've heard it on the radio somewhere because I still have the 45 in my collection.
 
You Chicago Area DXers especially should check out the website and listen live feature of WGVU 1480/WGVS 850. With WGSB/... 1480 and WCLR...WAIT 850 off, you should be able to DX them, And of course, WGVU with 2 kW nondirectional Days, during CH. Or just listen online. They have their massive "playlist" on their website. You should check and see if your favorite obscure records are on it. It basically has all the rare oldies from the Regional areas of influence of WLS, WCFL, CKLW, and WKNR Keener 13. Plus probably the WVON, WGRT, WJLB, and WCHB rare hits, including a lot of the Northern Soul Top 500 of all time.

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Funny. The first song listed is "The Winds Of South Chicago" by Accent. How about "The WIND of Griffith, Indiana"?
 
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11 of the 16 on DX Bob's "Rare List" are on the WGVU Playlist.

There are some missing tracks of rare artists, and some adds I would strongly recommend, but overall, I give it an A-, and if you come and pester me, a low A.
 
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cyberdad said:
I remember the ones above and edited out the others.

All Strung Out was a "pick hit" on KXOK. Walk Tall did well on WOKY and KIOA. I could be wrong, but I think Lonely Drifter got some airplay on WLS because Larry Lujack liked it. My World Fell Down got lots of play on WNWC, a rimshot fm from Arlington Heights, IL mentioned in previous post. I actually have all of these except for Lonely Drifter and I Who have nothing on a few of my Apple and Spotify playlists.
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You missed out on a few via your edit. All the hits I listed are available to listen to on YouTube. Both All Strung Out and Walk Tall were big hits on KXOK [top 10]. I actually purchased those 45s in St. Louis while on visits. Some trivia regarding My World Fell Down. The track was recorded at the famous Gold Star studio by session musicians in The Wrecking Crew. The leader singer was Glen Campbell. The mono single version has a psychedelic instrumental break whereas the stereo LP mix does not.

Bob
 
radioman148 said:
BTW Bob, that Chicago Loop record is on my iphone playlist. Love it!
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Cool! The lead guitar on this track was played by Mike Bloomfield, a well known rock guitarist of that era. The track was recorded "live" in the studio with guests present.

Bob
 
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. The Chicago Loop song mentioned earlier got up to number 30 on WLS. Only on the chart for 4 weeks. I must've heard it on the radio somewhere because I still have the 45 in my collection.
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KAAY played it quite a bit. Maybe that's where you heard it. I also have the 45 stashed away in the basement somewhere. Now all I need is a cartridge for my turntable!
 
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Some trivia regarding My World Fell Down. The track was recorded at the famous Gold Star studio by session musicians in The Wrecking Crew. The leader singer was Glen Campbell. The mono single version has a psychedelic instrumental break whereas the stereo LP mix does not.

Bob
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Gary Usher wrote or co wrote and IIRC Terry Melcher produced. They both did quite a bit of work with the Beach Boys....as did Glen Campbell. All of which could explain the "Beach Boy-esque" feel of the record. I had (or maybe still have) the 45 with the sound effects in the break. The version I have on Apple Music also has them.
 
cyberdad said:
KAAY played it quite a bit. Maybe that's where you heard it. I also have the 45 stashed away in the basement somewhere. Now all I need is a cartridge for my turntable!
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Could've been KAAY. WLS did play it, but only for a very short time. They also played "Walk Tall".
 
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Could've been KAAY. WLS did play it, but only for a very short time. They also played "Walk Tall".
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I first heard She Comes To Me on WLS but you are correct, they did not have it on the playlist for long. I cannot recall hearing Walk Tall on WLS. Just KXOK.

Bob
 
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I first heard She Comes To Me on WLS but you are correct, they did not have it on the playlist for long. I cannot recall hearing Walk Tall on WLS. Just KXOK.

Bob
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Bob Crewe tried to create some regionally identified artists, like The Chicago Loop, and Mitch Ryder and The Detroit Wheels, which did quite a bit better. They were on the DynoVoice family of labels.

As for me, I'm so far out of The Loop, I'm not even in Chicago! 🤣
 
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Bob Crewe tried to create some regionally identified artists, like The Chicago Loop, and Mitch Ryder and The Detroit Wheels, which did quite a bit better. They were on the DynoVoice family of labels.

As for me, I'm so far out of The Loop, I'm not even in Chicago! 🤣
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I always stand to be corrected, but if I'm not mistaken, The Chicago Loop may have actually gotten more attention outside of Chicago than it did here in the metro area. Which is not to take away anything from Bob Crew, who's regarded by many as brilliant. Myself included.
 
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I always stand to be corrected, but if I'm not mistaken, The Chicago Loop may have actually gotten more attention outside of Chicago than it did here in the metro area. Which is not to take away anything from Bob Crew, who's regarded by many as brilliant. Myself included.
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I agree on both. Crewe was smart and the song did get more airplay elsewhere especially in the south.
 
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Tom Jones had the most successful version of "I Who Have Nothing" in 1970, reaching #14 Hot 100 and #2 AC.
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Nitpicking: the truly successful version was 10 years prior when Joe Sentieri did Uno dei Tanti, the original version.
 

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