… From Detroit, The Supremes! …
[Description by Bob Green]
On selected Mondays during 1966-67, Scott Regen did LIVE broadcasts from
Detroit’s Roostertail Supper Club. I wish the full broadcasts still existed.
The audience consisted of all Detroit radio, TV, newspaper & other media folks,
along with other Motown invited guests.
WKNR was fortunate to have stage center front seats (I can hear some of our
Keener secretaries in here). It starts with Scotty introducing The Supremes.
They do a six minute montage of standards, followed by Baby Love.
Scotty then introduces Berry Gordy, Diana, Flo & Mary,
Brian Holland, Marvin Gaye, and the Everly Brothers.
WKNR fans can visit the Keener 13 Tribute Site[ 6-15-2002 ]
Then he introduces the Four Tops, who do Baby I Need Your Lovin’.
(This show was pressed to vinyl as MOTOWN 654  “The Four Tops LIVE at the Upper Deck of the Roostertail”. Scotty did the liner notes. Obviously, only a small part of the WKNR broadcast is on the record.)
This telescoped exhibit concludes with an audience sing-along and Scott being
asked to sing with Duke, Levi, Lawrence & Obie on
“Can’t Help Myself”.