i don't think that was mojo. Songs that were played mostly late 80's and early90's r&b.
If Kraftwerk,ol'school rap,alt R&B, was not played at all. then it wasn't Mojo sorry Detroit.

Listen to 105.9 tonight they were playing some songs that i haven't heard in a long time.
But imo i don't think that was mojo. Songs that were played mostly late 80's and early90's r&b.
If Kreftwerk,ol'school rap,alt R&B, was not played at all. then it wasn't Mojo sorry Detroit.

I rarely listen to the radio at night, and my kids are usually all over the computer, so I hardly am on it, but I will definitely be listening to my daughter's boom box next Saturday.

I was a member of the Midnight Funk Association, though Mojo never sent me my Tshirt.

If he plays Gary Numan's "Cars" or Stereo MCs "I Wanna Go Higher," then it is most definitely Mojo. Those were two of his staples when he was on WTWR in 1989 or 1990.

If he plays Gary Numan's "Cars" or Stereo MCs "I Wanna Go Higher," then it is most definitely Mojo. Those were two of his staples when he was on WTWR in 1989 or 1990.

Ok folks. I used to have Mojo's email address, but it bounces now, so he must have a new one somewhere. Since I couldn't send this to him last night, I'll post it here, maybe he'll see it.

My Detroit Friends in this thread, I gotta say I've loved hanging out in this thread with yall. Maybe this thread, no matter how it gets buried under new threads on the front page, can be a little home for us...


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Dear Mojo, Mr. Johnson,

It has been nearly 20 years and I doubt you would remember me well, but I interviewed you for my High School Newspaper (Finney in Detroit) back in 1989, when you returned from WTWR to join WMXD. A mutual friend gave me your address, and I hope you are not offended that I'm writing you out of the blue.

A Lot of folks here are convinced you are DJ'ing undercover on the 7pm to Midnight slot, Saturdays on 105.9 ... This thread at prince.org shows tonight's excitement as we all tuned in. Please take a look!

http://prince.org/msg/7/240341

I would just like to say - If you are back on Detroit's airwaves, as a lot of us think you might be, Welcome Home. You've been very missed, and even if you can't deviate too much from the station's format - it doesn't matter, you ARE Detroit's DJ. You educated us all - I've been listening since 1984. Everyone understands that in Today's Corporate Radio climate, you may not be permitted to be your usual "no genre is safe" self.

If the Saturday night DJ on 105.9 is not you - I just thought it might bring a smile to your face that everyone is thinking of you. I still have my copy of The Mental Machine book that you sent me, autographed, back in 1995. You said "Watch The Skies" among other things in your inscription. I have been ever since.

Cheers, and God Bless,
Anthony Tittle
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See yall next Saturday!

oh. p.s. to everyone reading this... I'm trying to track down a copy of that interview - it was quite long - and If I do, I'll post it for yall, it was a hell of a piece!
[Edited 8/26/07 17:37pm]

This is sweet, really sweet.

For anyone that want to chat, you can always head over to TheDetroitCrawl.Org chat room.

It's retro-new jack. Love it, regardless. Bell Biv Devoe. Definitely vinyl or a cassette with a lot of hiss.

Timmy / a2grafix
TheDetroitCrawl.Org
[Edited 8/25/07 18:34pm]

I swear, right here and now, if it turns out to be 105.9, just trying to capitalize on the Mojo phenomenon and playing with my emotions...

Next week, we'll have to do a DetroitCrawl.Org listening party too!!

With Mojo back on the air, doesn't Detroit somehow feel a little bit more like... Detroit?

dustysgirl said:

Nice to see someone who remembers Mojo's WTWR shows. I had to buy an big FM antenna just to get that station in!

Ok. Check it, and put it all together yall:

1. Last year, Mojo hung out with a bunch of us in the Holy River Radio (now Emancipation) chatroom and he told us that he's Program Director for a couple of radio stations here in Detroit, but he doesn't like to advertise which ones. My guesses have always been 92.3 and 105.9 ...

2. If you look at the DJ schedules page on the 105.9 website, there is no DJ listed from 7pm on. Perhaps Mojo is filling in this slot, and wants to avoid all the drama of "Being Mojo" so he's doing it anonymously.

wait, there's much more....

3. There is a site called "yes" which you can look up radio station logs, this is linked from the 105.9 site - you can look at everything the station played for the last week, what time it was played, etc. If you look at last saturday night, there are a lot of gaps in the log, where nothing is listed. Mojo is known for bringing his own record collection in, instead of using a station's in-house library. Whether this is coincidence, I'm not sure, but none of the Prince stuff he played is listed in this log, nor is "Screams of Passion" - Do you know how freaking rare a copy of that song is? That album walks right out the door! I have two copies of that album, Mojo must have at least one himself, eh?

4. A LOT of what I heard when I tuned in that night was OBVIOUSLY played from vinyl - it didn't sound raggedy but you could hear some vinyl noise, pops, etc. None of this was anything that isn't easily available on CD - Mojo always seemed to prefer Vinyl when he DJ'd.... Hmmmm....

5. Also, when you look at what songs were played in this log, it also lists the rating of the song for the station (i.e. ranked by most popular... if the song has the number 20, it is the 20th most popular song on the station. Everything the station has ever played has a number rating.... That night, "Moments In Love" by Art of Noise was played - Which Mojo used to play a lot.. and it's even listed in the log. This song has NO number rating listed, indicating it has NEVER been played on this station before... Hmmmm????

I'm not entirely convinced yet, and like SexyBeaut said, might all be wishful thinking, but it all seems to point toward it being Mojo. The only shitty thing about this is, if it IS him, he's not being allowed to do his thing - he's been fired from stations in the past - for playing so-called white music on black stations, and black music on white stations... last saturday's playlist seemed to adhere very close to 105.9's usual stuff.... at least what was logged...But even a half assed Mojo is better than none at all. Stay tuned...

What do yall think after reading this post??
[Edited 8/20/07 21:50pm]

WTWR used to be broadcast from Monroe, MI, where I live, so I had no problem getting it in. That station used to suck during the day, but everyone tuned in when Mojo was on.

dustysgirl said:

Indeed. He used to begin his shows with "In The Air Tonight" Coinciding with the landing of the Mothership. I wish I still had some tapes of those days.

I'm not from Detroit and I have never heard of Mojo. I wish I had if he played music like this. By the way the song you were referring to about the woman in her blue car who spied on her boyfriend is called The Conversation by Lil' Louis.

It's Saturday!!

Now 105.9 has been jamming since yesterday. They're playing some serious ol' school jams. They're hyping it as the Detroit Takeover. They've got Gary Chandler and Waxtaxson (sp?) Dre on the wheels of steel. It's been really nice but if my hunch is right and that's been Mojo doing Saturday nights, he's going to show them how it's done tonight!

See y'all later!

SexyBeautifulOne said:

Wax Tax’n Dre? Ahhhh shit, nice. Hah, it's been a LOOOONG time, wow. Gary Chandler too. If they've got those guys it's no surprise that Mojo is throwin down on this station too. I'm tuned in now!
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