mcurtis3rd---you're completely correct only it was Detroit for me; WCHB, Frantic Ernie Durham, Senator Bristol Bryant, Martha Jean the Queen....good times.
ahhh Philly back in the day: 52nd street, Fairmount Park & the plateau, Wagner's Ballroom, Hy Lit, Jimmy Bishop, listening to WDAS (1480 am) & WHAT (1340 am) on a transistor radio.
here's a link to some info Brenda & the Tabulations:
http://www.history-of-rock.com/brenda_and_the_tabulations.htm