time ▁song ▁plug ger ▁named ▁Nat ▁T arn opol ▁dropped ▁by ▁the ▁station . ▁ ▁T arn opol ▁was ▁white ▁but ▁he ▁loved ▁r & b ▁music ▁and ▁spent ▁a ▁lot ▁of ▁time ▁h anging ▁around ▁Al ▁Green ' s ▁Fl ame ▁Show ▁Bar , ▁a ▁show case ▁for ▁black ▁entertain ment ▁in ▁the ▁Motor ▁City . ▁ ▁Sh ore ▁said ▁" N at ▁came ▁in ▁and ▁said , ▁' M ic key , ▁I ▁haven ' t ▁got ▁a ▁single ▁song ▁that ▁is ▁any ▁good ▁right ▁now , ▁but ▁I ▁want ▁to ▁give ▁you ▁a ▁tip - get ▁with ▁rock ▁' n ' ▁roll ▁music '. ▁T arn opol ▁came ▁down ▁to ▁the ▁J B K ▁stud ios ▁every ▁evening ▁for ▁a ▁couple ▁of ▁months ▁and ▁helped ▁pick ▁the ▁records ." ▁ ▁Sh orr ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁Detroit ▁de ej ay ▁to ▁ever ▁play ▁an ▁El vis ▁Pres ely ▁recording . ▁ ▁Jack ie ▁Wilson ▁It ▁was ▁at ▁the ▁Fl ame ▁Show ▁Bar ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁where ▁T arn opol ▁met ▁and ▁began ▁working ▁with ▁Al ▁Green ▁( not ▁be ▁confused ▁with ▁singer ▁Al ▁Green ▁or ▁Albert ▁" Al " ▁Green ▁of ▁the ▁now ▁def unct ▁National ▁Records ), ▁who ▁owned ▁the ▁club ▁and ▁managed ▁Atlantic ▁Rec ording ▁artist ▁La V ern ▁Baker , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁sing ers ▁John nie ▁Ray ▁and ▁Little ▁Will ie ▁John . ▁At ▁T arn opol ' s ▁ins istence , ▁Green ▁signed ▁a ▁management ▁contract ▁with ▁a ▁young ▁Jack ie ▁Wilson ,