Wow!  Even compiling the lyrics and searching them brings nothing up in Google

Totally stumped!

That's what I was thinking, maybe a local Windsor or Detroit band.  The second song is unfamiliar as well and sort of rambling.  Two non hits back to back just before noon on CKLW!!  Followed by Marvin Gaye live in London with Got To Give It Up, Hollywood and Rufus/ Chaka Khan two more songs with local appeal but not in many other cities.  It was in 1977 that CKLW lost the crown in Detroit ratings.  This aircheck as the notes indicate that CKLW has moved to a more adult sound musicially and for news.  Love the mix of US and Canadian ads. 

RadioActive wrote:

And let's not forget the endless need to give two phone numbers for the contest - one for Windsor, one for Detroit, and the temperatures given in both C and F.  What a pain that must have been. 

I don't know.  Back in 1977 most stations were doing temps in both C and F since celcius was still new.  For contests a lot of stations gave out two numbers, the local and the 1-800 for long distance listeners.  What would have been a pain for CKLW would have been when Ontario and Michigan had an hour difference in time.  I noticed during the show the jocks normally gave the Ontario time but at top and bottom of the hour it was 8 o'clock in Detroit and 7 o'clock at CKLW. 

Also I noticed that Chilliwacks Fly At Night was edited, they took off the accoustic beginning of the song.  The single version of the song was 3:20 but what Pat played was 2:42.  Shame on CKLW! 

RadioActive wrote:

And let's not forget the endless need to give two phone numbers for the contest - one for Windsor, one for Detroit, and the temperatures given in both C and F.  What a pain that must have been. 

Remember CKOC getting around the long distance with 'Zenith 55-100'.  The operator must have _loved_ it when they ran phone in contests.  And them came the 800 number
 

RadioActive wrote:

I used to drive the operators at 1050 CHUM crazy by voting on "Battle of the New Sounds" through their switchboard number, which I think was 925-6666, and not the regular 929-number (in those pre-870 days) because the other one was always busy. 

They humoured me for a while, but finally one of the operators told me to "stop calling" because we can't take the votes here. I thought I was beating the system!

You are correct about CHUM's main switchboard number. I don't know why I remember it after all these years. Does anyone remember who had this phone number? 923-0921. Hint: They were located at 1 Grenville St.

Sadly, most of those movie theatres are long gone.

The first 2 letters were supposedly to make it easier to remember the exchange, but they just translated to the number anyway.  so HU was 48   AV was 28  RU was 78 etc...

RadioActive wrote:

mace wrote:

RadioActive wrote:

I used to drive the operators at 1050 CHUM crazy by voting on "Battle of the New Sounds" through their switchboard number, which I think was 925-6666, and not the regular 929-number (in those pre-870 days) because the other one was always busy. 

They humoured me for a while, but finally one of the operators told me to "stop calling" because we can't take the votes here. I thought I was beating the system!

You are correct about CHUM's main switchboard number. I don't know why I remember it after all these years. Does anyone remember who had this phone number? 923-0921. Hint: They were located at 1 Grenville St.

This has veered far off the original thread but these are from 1962. But remember the days when the first two letters were numbers?

The letters began to disappear when all digit numbering was introduced in 1968.

ig wrote:

I e-mailed Pat, if anyone knows hopefully he might .  My guess is based on the fromage lyrics it's going to be  Windsor Cancon.  Probably never heard outside the city, but hopefully we'll find out. 

 
Wow ig, that was what I thought as well, and it was the “fromage” lyrics that did it, plus it sounded a bit like a local studio recording, not quite as polished sounding. I do hope someone figures it out though!

Here you go Dale ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6sdC4xgsupc

Jody Thornton wrote:

Here you go Dale ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6sdC4xgsupc

Thanks! I'll pass this along to the person who asked about it.
 

Amazing work!  Nothing like a song people can't id .  Now I want to know all about him!

 Bruce Wheaton began his professional music career in the late 60s and it has included three bands that achieved recording contracts with major labels in 'Canada' & the 'USA'… The record companies are …'Arc / Yorkville Records'...'GRT Records Canada' … 'Paramount Records USA' … & 'London Records Canada'… His bands that were signed to major recording companies are … 'The Stitch In Tyme'…'Everyday People' and 'Molly Oliver'. These bands released albums & singles and performed on several TV shows… and would criss cross the country touring for 20 years … In 1987 after retiring 'Molly Oliver' Bruce began a successful solo career that had him performing in 'Europe' 'The Caribbean' and toured extensively in the 'Maritime Provinces'… Bruce was the major song writer for his bands and has continued song writing over the years … He recently released a new song called 'Love Looks Good On Us'... on 'April 8th / 2020'…. To hear the song and to watch the slideshow… Click on the youtube.com link below….

  Recently a song that Bruce wrote back in the 70s called 'I Like What I Like'... that was previously recorded by his band 'Everyday People'... a popular touring & recording band from the 70s has been chosen as part of the soundtrack for the new television series 'Bones Of Crows' ... It will soon be airing on 'CBC Gem' & 'CBC' … premiering on September 20th / 2023... This song has been recorded by several people over the years... 'Mama Cass Elliot' from the 'Mamas & Papas' 'Mr. Creeps' from England... 'LTG Exchange' from the USA... sampled by ’Danny Krivit’ and others…Bruce’s band 'Everyday People' were released on 'GRT Records Canada' & 'Paramount Records USA' in 1970... The song was a massive underground hit in discos across 'North America' & beyond… It also received quite heavy rotation on radio in Canada and the USA as well… It's well documented online… on youtube...etc. This story pertains to an important part of the musical 'History of Maritime Music' & ‘Canadian Music’ as well.

   Bruce’s bands 'Everyday People'... 'Stitch In Tyme' & 'Molly Oliver' were a huge part of the early rock'n roll history of the Maritimes… Canada & USA…..It is amazing to have this song appear in the series 'Bones Of Crows' after all of these years...!! It shows how relevant the song was to the times.

https://www.chebucto.ns.ca/Business/BruceWheaton/

https://www.angelfire.com/rock2/rockinterviews/wheaton.html

Here's the stereo version if you want it for your collection..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDHX1m08gfQ&list=RDPDHX1m08gfQ&start_radio=1

CKLW Aircheck..  everyday people.. experienc in love.   https://youtu.be/SQQuR7o61Xo?si=j6BxCOLZDR5tC7uf

And the Remix

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWPhsfWQnT4&list=RDXWPhsfWQnT4&start_radio=1

 

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RadioActive wrote:

ig wrote:

The first 2 letters were supposedly to make it easier to remember the exchange, but they just translated to the number anyway.  so HU was 48   AV was 28  RU was 78 etc...

RadioActive wrote:

This has veered far off the original thread but these are from 1962. But remember the days when the first two letters were numbers?

 

Yes, but they had names. My grandparents' number started with EM, but we called it EMpire. My home number as a kid was RU but I was taught as a youngster that it was "Russell." I think "WA" was Walnut here, but in the U.S., it was Washington. And my aunt's home phone in Toronto was "ME," which was short for "Melrose."

We lived in Etobicoke and our exchange was Belmont (BE). Can't remember the number but my parents had it for years.