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Revised Keener Dream Cruise Schedule

Who's Who on the Dream Cruise Broadcast

NOON - The Dream Cruise day begins at noon with an hour with WKNR legend Bob Green playing 14 of his favorite Keener hits.

1PM - Keener13.com curator Scott Westerman plays all the great Keener car songs from the Beach Boys, Jan & Dean , and Ronnie & the Daytonas. We tell a little known secret about Tim Tam and the Turn Ons and Count down the top 13 songs of 1967. We also review the Keener calendar with news about Mitch Ryder, The Funk Brothers and the Knights of the Grande.

2PM - Two hours with Keener's Michael Stevens, featuring an eclectic mix of great Keener tunes from the 60s through Keener's final year. Michael also debuts a newly discovered David Ruffin recording of the Jackson 5 classic I Want You Back.

4PM - WKNR ace Pat St. John jocks afternoon drive, with a batch of Michigan music from Motown greats, Detroit garage bands and Grande Ballroom superstars. Special guest Richard Tepp, founder of Richard and the Young Lions joins Pat in the studio to reminisce about the band's greatest concert experience, which happened at a WKNR ALSAC event in Detroit. Be sure to listen for the classic Faygo commercial.

6PM - Two hours with the chairman of the Burger Club. Scott Regen takes you behind the scenes at Motown, reveals the origins of the Burger Club, and plays never-released live recordings from his days as host of Motown Monday's at the Roostertail. There's a special tribute to the late Edwin Starr, and you'll hear nearly every major rock star from Levi Stubbs to the Beatles singing Keener's praises.

8PM - The best of Keener continues as Scott Westerman plays an aircheck by WKNR's Ted Clark, introducing the Soul Brother Six. We countdown the top 13 Keener hits from 1965, hear Mitch Ryder's customized Keener version of the hit Rock and Roll, remember the great Grande band The Frost, explore a pair of one-hit-wonders and play a Keener double-shot featuring the Left Banke and the Four Tops.

9PM - An hour of Keener British Rock, featuring chartbusters from the Beatles, The Who, Herman's Hermits, Petula Clark, Chad & Jeremy, Peter & Gordon, Freddie and the Dreamers and more. We also hear the story of the Keener one-hit-wonder who's stage act consisted of setting his head on fire.

10PM - An all request hour, featuring the cars, the first kisses and the favorite bands as requested by Keener listeners both by phone and via the keener13.com website. There's also a countdown of the Top 13 WKNR hits from 1966.

11PM - The Keener Story. Keener13.com's Scott Westerman winds up the day with the acclaimed story of how WKMH became WKNR and over 71 days, moved from worst to first in Detroit. We hear from original program director Frank Maruca and Keener ace Bob Green on the secrets of the WKNR formula. The late Mort Crowley talks about the competitive atmosphere in Detroit, and Dick Purtan describes how he moved from the late night to the morning show in the space of three months. Airchecks include Dave Prince on WKMH, Mort Crowley's on-air resignation, Dick Purtan's first night struggles, Dan Henderson during Keener's last run for glory and John McCrae's emotional farewell as WKNR signed off for the last time.
 

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