July 1st, 2012 to July
7th, 2012
O Canada! What a great time on
this week's Made In Canada Special,
the annual tribute to the artists and songwriters of Canada. Thanks very much for your
many requests. While I was unable to play them all, I'll do my best to play
them over the next several shows. There are just so many great records that
were recorded by Canadians and I am very proud to play some of them for you on
our annual special. And mark your calendar for our next special, the week of July 22nd, our Technicolor Special,
with every song having a colour in the song title. It'll be a very bright
special, so be sure to bring your sunglasses!
The
Chat Room was very busy again this
week and it was great to welcome some old friends, along with welcoming new
ones. I invite you to try the chat room during the live show every Sunday from
6 to 10 pm Pacific time. The camaraderie among the Nuts in the Hut and the various discussions that take place, make
it a fun place to spend time while listening to the show. Come to the Chat Room and follow the instructions. See you next
week in the Chat Room.
If
you have a birthday coming up, be sure to let me know. Send the details to birthdays@treasureislandoldies.com
and I'll wish you Happy Birthday on the show and play Birthday,
our official birthday song by The Beatles, for you.
The
Treasure Island Oldies Blog is playing
Gino Vannelli. I first got to know
Gino, who like me is from Montreal,
when I worked at CFCF Radio. I got
to know him and his brothers Joe and
Ross. When he released his second
album, Powerful People, I heard a
song on the album called People Gotta Move.
I added the song to the playlist at CFCF as if it were an actual single. The
response was so good and the demand for it as a 45 at the record stores was
such that A&M Records released it as a single and it became a Top Twenty
hit in Canada and the United States.
I was presented with a Gold Record by A&M, my first ever award. This week
in keeping with our Made In Canada
Special, we're playing Gino Vannelli
and People Gotta Move, in a live
concert performance. It's our Song Of The
Week. Enjoy!
Voice Your Choice presents the early days
of Rock & Roll with Bill Haley And
His Comets, with two of their many hits. Cast your vote at the Voice Your Choice page for either See You Later, Alligator or Burn That Candle. I'll play the winning
song in the 3rd hour of next week's show.
I
know that in many parts of North America the
temperatures are soaring. I invite you to the Archive page of Treasure Island Oldies, where you can listen to
some very cool hits. And conversely, if you are finding it cool where you live,
warm up with some hot tunes.
Here
is this week's Rock & Roll News for the Week of July 1st, 2012
And
here's this week's Top 5 Countdown:
Show the world you're a proud Islander! Send your photo and we'll post it to the Treasure Island Oldies Listener Gallery. Send it to listenergallery@treasureislandoldies.com
Hope you have a great week. See you on next week's show.
Bye for now.
Michael
