Week of August 13th, 2017 to August 19th, 2017
I was very pleased to pay tribute to the late Glen Campbell on this week's show. He was a tremendously talented guitar player; was a member of the Wrecking Crew studio musicians in Los Angeles, substituted for a period of time for Brian Wilson as lead vocalist with the Beach Boys; and when he was signed to a record contract with Capitol Records, his career really took off. In my opinion, the best way for me to pay tribute to an artist is to play their music people love to hear. It was also very poignant to play Adios, the title song of his latest album that was released in June. Glen Campbell, R.I.P.
The Blue Suede Shoes Contest has come to Treasure Island Oldies. Here's your chance to win a copy of the brand new coffee table-sized book, Blue Suede Shoes - The Culture Of Elvis, written by Thom Gilbert, with a Foreward by Kim Novak. I played 8 Elvis Presley songs throughout the four hours of this week's show. What you need to do is send an email to contact@treasureislandoldies.com with the list of the 8 Elvis songs. your name and complete mailing address. The deadline for entering the contest is 12 Midnight Pacific time, Friday, August 25th. I'll announce the winner on the show on Sunday, August 27th.
If you missed hearing some of the live show, remember you can hear the entire show played back on one of our Broadcast Partners Network radio stations throughout the week. To find a day and time convenient for you, please click on the tab to the Broadcast Partners Network page. We are very fortunate to have so many stations air the show throughout the week, so you have 14 different times to hear the latest show.
I'd like to wish my good friend and long time listener Matt Meaney in Langley, British Columbia a very Happy Birthday. If your birthday is coming up soon, I'd like to know so that I can help celebrate your special day by wishing you Happy Birthday on the show and also by playing Birthday by The Beatles for you. Send the info to birthdays@treasureislandoldies.com
Our next special will be the End Of Summer, Back To School, Labour Day Special on September 3rd. You'll hear the last of the summer songs, along with songs about going back to school and working tunes. It's a nice set up for Fall. It will get underway at 6 pm Pacific.
This week's Top Five Countdown is from 1965. And the Number One song is the classic I Got You Babe by Sonny & Cher and it's playing at the Treasure Island Oldies Blog. Enjoy!
Next week on Treasure Island Oldies, Voice Your Choice spotlights the fantastic Dusty Springfield. Cast your vote at the Voice Your Choice page for either All Cried Out or All I See Is You. I'll play the winning song on next week's show.
Here's this week's Rock and Roll News Podcast.
Thanks again for listening to the show. I look forward to your company next week.
Bye for now.
Michael
