This week on Treasure Island OldiesJuly 27th to August 2nd 2008
It was great to be back in action with the Nuts in The Hut once again this week, as the Chat Room server was back up and running. We welcomed first time visitors Charite and Howard; by the end of the show, you'd think they had been regulars. I must stress that you carefully read the instructions for joining the chat room, which are located on the Chat page accessible from the Menu buttons.
A huge thank you to Tom Locke, the writer of our regular weekly feature, Moment In Time, for joining me live in the studio for a fascinating and eyebrow raising look at Race Records and Censorship. I would hazard a guess that many of you had never heard some of those risque records before. In a way, they almost sound tame compared with lyrics in some of today's music. And thank you for the great feedback I have received already. Both Tom and I appreciate it very much. I am constantly striving to keep the show fun, fascinating and informative. And this week you sure got an earful! lol
Next week is our ajnnual Wordless Wonders Instrumental Gems Special on the show. Every song will be an instrumental that you will instantly recognize or one that will jar your memory with an instrumental song you have not heard in years. I am very much looking forward to playuing these instrumentas from a time when it was quite commonplace for instrumental music to become a hit record.
So good to hear Dusty Springfield on Ian Chapman's Girl Groups this week and so neat to hear the backgroiund story to her hit Stay Awhile. Ian will be taking a break from next week's show, but will return in two weeks with another episode of Ian Chapman's Girl Groups, heard ONLY on Treasure Island Oldies
Over at the Treasure Island Oldies Blog, it's an all-time classic by The Animals with Eric Burdon on lead vocals with a live performance of The House Of The Rising Sun. Enjoy!
We've got a very fitting couple of songs for your votes this week on Voice Your Choice. It's my former boss at A&M Records in Los Angeles, Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass with two of their classics, Tijuana Taxi and The Lonely Bull. Cast your vote for one of the songs performed by the man who wrote Wonderful World for Sam Cooke, Herb Alpert. Click the Voice Your Choice button on any page of the website to make your selection. We'll play the winner in Hour 3 of next week's Wordless Wonders Instrumental Gems Special next week.
I'd like to say hello to listeners who joined us from London, England; Yokohama, Japan; Blumenau in Brazil; Milan, Italy; Coventry, England; Santa Catarina, Mexico; Kanpur, India; Singapore, and all kinds of cities and countries in between. It was very nice hearing from a wonderful jazz singer and friend of mine, Tammy Weis, who has been living and singing in London for the past several years. She's coming home to Vancouver for a visit and will be playing at a couple of local jazz bistros. Welcome home, Tammy. I appreciated hearing from Lennart Persson in Gothenburg, Sweden. He was enquiring about a song I played on the Salute to the Music of Canada Special, specifically the song On The Road To L.A. He was wondering who the singers were, as he did not quite get their names at the beginning of the song. I told him it was Terry Black and Laurel Ward, who also sang with Dr. Music. Terry wqas also the very first artists to be signed to Lou Alder's Dunhill Records. Incidentally, Lou Adler co-wrote Wonderful World with Herb Alpert for Sam Cooke. My friend and music industry compatriate Artie Wayne sent a nice note too and still baiting us with more bits about his upcoming book on the music business. No word yet though on a final release date. Hello and welcome to the show to new listener Nancy from Pittsburgh who sent a nice note and a request for me to play These Eyes by The Guess Who. Also nice to hear from Heather and Mike in 100 Mile House in the Caribou Country of British Columbia. Nice to receive your email and your visit in the Chat Room. A long time friend and associate of mine from Toronto, Jane Harbury, who has been a major publicist oin the Toronto music and entertainment scene for longer than she'll allow me to say, was also in touch and sent me a big box of CD reissues of albums by Canadian artists and groups, some appearing on compact disc for the first time. It was sure amazing to see albums by McKenna Mendelson Mainline, Whisley Howl, 49th Parallel, Peter Foldy, Kensington Market, and many others. If you're interested in vintage Canadian music, drop me an email and I'll give you the complete list.
Lots of listeners have signed their name to the Treasure Island Oldies World Map. Chuck Gators from Elk Refuge, Jackson Hole, Wyoming recently stopped by to sign his name. I invite you to sign the map as well. Just click on the World Map, then fill in your name, city and any comment you'd like to make. You'll join the many listeners who have put themselves on the Treasure Island Oldies World Map. Let the world know you're a proud listener!
If you missed the live show, you can enjoy the Archive of July 27th, 2008, including our mini special in Hour 2, Race Records and Censorship. Just click the Listen button on the Menu. Have a great week.
Michael
