Island Update - Treasure Island Oldies Week of April 26th 2020

April 26^th to May 2^nd, 2020

PLEASE NOTE:

Be sure to join me for the Live Daily Edition of Treasure Island Oldies, weekdays at 11 am Pacific, 1 pm Central, 2 pm Eastern, 3 pm Atlantic. 

It's the final week of April. I sure hope you are doing ok at home and maintaining a safe distance from others. To help relieve some of the boredom and endless news stories about Covid 19, I'm pleased to be able to continue to bring you the weekly and daily one hour shows, directly from my home based radio studio. The Daily Edition is being simulcast on 7 radio stations in Canada and the United States, with one of them airing the daily show at 2 pm Pacific. That same station, Bud Bay's KYA 101.9 FM in Olympia, Washington, is also replaying the five daily shows back to back on Sunday mornings. On top of that, the weekly four hour airs over 20 times during the week on the Affiliate Stations of the Broadcast Partners Network. WOW! I'm fortunate to have, WTND-LP in Macomb, Illinois, acting as the hub for most of the US radio stations doing the daily simulcast, as they are providing their feed to the other affiliate stations. This is absolutely amazing, thank you all very much.

I am also appreciating you taking the time to get in touch with me. It is very rewarding to read how much you are enjoying the show, especially during these days of isolation. I'll be continuing the Daily Edition of the show for as long as necessary. If you'd like to get in touch with me, just send a note to michael@TreasureIslandOldies.com.

Now that we are nearing the end of April, I am excited to invite you the the 23rd Anniversary of Treasure Island Oldies. It's this coming Sunday, May 3rd and we'll start the party at 6 pm Pacific, 9 pm Eastern. Please join me for this milestone event in radio, traditional and online.

I was pleased to play a brand new song by one of our heritage artists, the Rolling Stones. The song is Ghost In A Ghost Town, with lyrics inspired by the current pandemic. It sure sounded good to my ears. What did you think? Let me know.

If your birthday is coming up soon, I'd like to help you celebrate your birthday with all the show's listeners. Send the details to birthdays@treasureislandoldies.com. I'll wish you Happy Birthday on the air and also play Birthday by The Beatles for you.

Next week on Treasure Island Oldies, Voice Your Choice spotlights R&B Rock group from Detroit, The Flaming Ember. Cast your vote at the Voice Your Choice page for either I'm Not My Brother's Keeper or Mind, Body And Soul. I'll play the winner on next week's23rd Anniversary show.

The Top Five Countdown this week is from 1966. And the number one song is by the Young Rascals. Good Lovin' is playing at the Treasure Island Oldies Blog.

Click here for this week's Rock and Roll News Podcast.

Don't forget to listen to the Daily Show at 11 am Pacific , 2 pm Eastern and the four hour show Live next Sunday for the 23rd Anniversary celebration.

Take care, stay safe and stay well!

Bye for now.
Michael

The Flaming Ember - Voice Your Choice Treasure Island Oldies

While many thought they were a Black R&B group, Detroit's The Flaming Ember were a white R&B Rock group from Detroit, Michigan. The members of the group were Joe Sladich on guitar, Bill Ellis on piano, Jim Bugnel on bass and Jerry Plunk played drums.

They were signed to the newly formed record label, Hot Wax, started by Motown alumni, the hugely successful songwriting and production team Holland Dozier Holland. They had four singles that appeared on the Billboard Hot 1009 charts during 1969 and 1970. And we're featuring two of them on Voice Your Choice.

Cast you vote at the Voice Your Choice page for either I'm Not My Brother's Keeper or Mind, Body and Soul. I'll play the winner on next week's 23rd Anniversary special.

The Young Rascals - Number One Treasure Island Oldies Top Five Countdown 1966

The Young Rascals were a "blue-eyed soul" pop rock group that formed in New York. While their debut single, I Ain't Gonna Eat Out My Heart Anymore, made a respectable dent in the top 100, it was their second release that catapulted them to the top of the charts.

This week on Treasure Island Oldies, the Top Five Countdown is from 1966.

Appearing in the Number One spot it's the Young Rascals with Good Lovin'

Enjoy!
Michael

Island Update Week of April 19th, 2020 on Treasure Island Oldies

April 19^th to April 25^th, 2020

PLEASE NOTE:

Treasure Island Oldies is LIVE Monday to Friday with a one hour show at 11 am Pacific, 1 pm Central, 2 pm Eastern, 3 pm Atlantic.

We're getting close to the end of April already; time flies every day.  And I am pleased to be able to continue to bring Treasure Island Oldies to you from my home studio, all safe and sound. Good sound, in fact. LOL I want to thank all of you for listening to both the weekly four hour show as well as the Daily Edition. The number of listeners has increased dramatically from all points of the globe. Thank you!

Please keep those emails and facebook comments coming. I've very much been enjoying your emails and facebook comments and messages, thanks very much. Please feel free to drop a note to me at daily@treasureislandoldies.com.

The Chat Room has also seen an increase of folks dropping by to say hi, both during the weekly show as well as the daily shows. Click the Chat tab to for login instructions. And not only has the traffic in the chat room increased, so too has the demand for a live stream for all shows. If your player starts to buffer, please be patient and let it rebuild the stream. I'm flattered by the extra demand, but it's putting a bit of a strain on the live stream network servers.

I'm getting set for a big event on May 3rd, as we will celebrate the 23rd Anniversary of Treasure Island Oldies. It's hard to fathom that this show has been going every week, and now also weekdays, since 1997. It would have happened with you!

If your birthday is coming up soon, I'd like to help you celebrate your birthday with all the show's listeners. Send the details to birthdays@treasureislandoldies.com. I'll wish you Happy Birthday on the air and also play Birthday by The Beatles for you.

Next week on Treasure Island Oldies, Voice Your Choice spotlights The Five Man Electrical Band. Cast your vote at the Voice Your Choice page for either Signs or Absolutely Right. I'll play the winner on next week's show.

The Top Five Countdown this week is from 1961. The number one song was the debut single for Del Shannon. Runaway is playing at the Treasure Island Oldies Blog.

Click here for this week's Rock and Roll News Podcast.

Don't forget to listen to the Daily Show at 11 am Pacific , 2 pm Eastern and the four hour show Live next Sunday.

Take care, stay safe and stay well!

Bye for now.
Michael

Five Man Electrical Band - Voice Your Choice Treasure Island Oldies

Originally formed in 1964 as The Staccatos, in Ottawa, Ontario, they eventually changed their name to the Five Man Electrical Band in 1968. The lineup consisted of Les Emmerson on guitar and lead vocals, who also wrote a lot of the songs; Ted Gerow played piano, with Brian Rading on Bass and brothers Rick and Mike Belanger who played percussion and drums respectively. It took several years for their career to really take off, but it sure did when they finally broke through with the smash hit, the Gold record Signs.

This week on Treasure Island Oldies, Voice Your Choice features the Five Man Electrical Band with two of their hit songs for your votes. Go to the Voice Your Choice page and cast your vote for wither Signs or Absolutely Right. I'll play the winning song on next week's show.

Del Shannon - Number One Treasure Island Oldies Top Five Countdown 1961

Imagine having your debut single go to number one on the charts, and also become one of the all time classic hits. It was also the very first 45 I bought at a kid of nine years old.

Del Shannon's debut shot straight to the top. And this week on the Treasure Island Oldies Top Five Countdown, the year is 1961. And at Number One it's Del Shannon and Runaway.

Enjoy!
Michael

Barry Allen Singer, TV Host, Studio Owner Has Died At Age 74

Barry Allen Rasmussen, 74, on Apr. 4. Born and raised in Edmonton, Barry Allen (as he was known professionally) started his music career when he joined locally established band Wes Dakus and The Rebels. With no recording studio in Edmonton, the group ended up working with producer Norman Petty (Buddy Holly, Roy Orbison) who liked Allen’s backing vocals. That led to a solo deal with Capitol Records and several nationally charting hits, the biggest being the title track from his sophomore album, Lovedrops, in 1966 which rose to #10 on the RPM Magazine chart. After forming his own backing bands Southbound Freeway and Coloured Rain, Allen moved to Calgary to host “Come Together,” a TV show recorded by CFCN at the city’s Apollo Club, that featured up and coming local and international talent. It ran for three seasons. Allen later toured with the show’s house band, Cheyenne Winter, opening for acts like Steely Dan and Dr. John. In 1977, Allen put his time behind the soundboard at Tommy Banks’ Century II Studios to use at 630 CHED in Edmonton where he was hired as the production manager. After a few years, he went on to buy Bumstead Studios, where k.d. Lang’s first records were recorded, and renamed it Homestead Recorders. Corb Lund, Wide Mouth Mason, and Gordie Johnson of Big Sugar are among the acts that went on to record there. Allen joined the Board of Directors for the Alberta Recording Industry Association in the 1990s, and went on to receive two Prairie Music Alliance Awards for Engineer of the Year. Homestead also won Studio of the Year at the Western Canadian Music Awards in 2003.

Thanks to Broadcast Dialogue.

Island Update for the Week of April 12, 2020

Treasure Island Oldies is LIVE Monday to Friday with a one hour show at 11 am Pacific, 1 pm Central, 2 pm Eastern, 3 pm Atlantic.

I hope you had a nice Easter for those who celebrate. I enjoyed bringing you the One Hit Wonders special again this year. The cool thing that there are so many one hit wonders, that the playlist is never the same year after year. I find it so interesting to hear big hits like Shout! Shout! Knock Yourself Out, Party Lights, When I Die, or so many others, knowing it was the only hit the artist or group ever had. It's a wonder, a one hit wonder.

I'd like to say hello and a big welcome to WQNA, Springfield, Illinois, the latest station to become an affiliate of the Broadcast Partners Network. It's been another growth spurt for the show with the recent additions of Seabird Radio in the U.K. and WKNRkeener13.com to the ever-growing list of affiliate stations. By the way, WQNA will be simulcasting both the weekly Sunday night show and the daily weekday show. For the daily show, we are continuing with the Top 100 Countdown of the 1970s.

I've very much been enjoying your emails and facebook comments and messages, thanks very much. What gets to me is the common thread listeners are telling me. They are thanking me for providing the show on a daily basis, as it sure helps draw their attention away from the news, etc. I've heard from several listeners who are in fact, alone in their home and my show is like having a visit with a friends who brings along great music! Thank you all. Please feel free to drop a note to me at daily@treasureislandoldies.com.

The Chat Room has also seen an increase of folks dropping by to say hi, both during the weekly show as well as the daily shows. Click the Chat tab to for login instructions. And not only has the traffic in the chat room increased, so too has the demand for a live stream for all shows. If your player starts to buffer, please be patient and let it rebuild the stream. I'm flattered by the extra demand, but it's putting a bit of a strain on the live stream network servers.

Be sure to listen next week for the annual One Hit Wonders Special. Some folks call it the "I can't believe they only ever had one hit special". Every song you'll hear will be by an artist or group that reached the Top 100 chart once, but never again. It's a fun playlist of really well known songs but the common link is they all only had one hit.

Happy Birthday wishes go out this week to Sandy Kinsey in Thousand Oaks, California. Sandy is the mother of the owner of station affiliate Oldies 105.7 Thousand Oaks, CA. I'd also like to wish Happy Birthday to Grace, the niece of listen Toni Howerton in Middletown, Ohio. If your birthday is coming up soon, I'd like to help you celebrate your birthday with all the show's listeners. Send the details to birthdays@treasureislandoldies.com. I'll wish you Happy Birthday on the air and also play Birthday by The Beatles for you.

Next week on Treasure Island Oldies, Voice Your Choice spotlights The Five Americans. Cast your vote at the Voice Your Choice page for either Zip Code or I See The Light. I'll play the winner on next week's show.

The Top Five Countdown is from 1967. The number one song is by father and daughter, Frank and Nancy Sinatra. Somethin' Stupid is playing at the Treasure Island Oldies Blog.

Click here for this week's Rock and Roll News Podcast.

Don't forget to listen to the Daily Show at 11 am Pacific , 2 pm Eastern and the four hour show Live next Sunday.

Take care, stay safe and stay well!

Bye for now.
Michael

The Five Americans - Voice Your Choice Treasure Island Oldies

They were originally called the Mutineers when they formed while attending Southeastern Oklahoma State in Durant, Oklahoma. The band consisted of Norman Ezell , Michael Rabon, John Durrill, James Grant and James Wright.. After graduation they moved to Dallas, Texas and got signed to local label, Abnak Records, and switched from playing surf music to a more British sound. 

Sadly member Norman Ezell, vocalist and guitarist with the band, died May 8, 2010. When the group broke up in 1969, Norman became a born-again Christian, minister book writer.

Treasure Island Oldies presents the Five Americans on Voice Your Choice. Cast your vote for either Zip Code or I see The Light. I'll play the winner on next week's show.

Frank and Nancy Sinatra - Number One Treasure Island Oldies Top Five Countdown 1967

It's not every day that there is more than one singer in a family. And it's more rare to have a father and daughter highly successful singers and entertainers. That's what happened in the case of Frank and Nancy Sinatra. They teamed up for a recording that went all the way to the top of the charts.

This week on Treasure Island Oldies, the Top Five Countdown is from 1967. Here are Frank and Nancy Sinatra with the Number One song, Somethin' Stupid.

Enjoy!
Michael

Treasure Island Oldies Idland Update Week of April 5th, 2020

April 5^th to April 11^th, 2020

PLEASE NOTE:

Treasure Island Oldies is LIVE Monday to Friday with a one hour show at 11 am Pacific, 1 pm Central, 2 pm Eastern, 3 pm Atlantic. 

I hope you had a good weekend enjoying the Great Indoors! Fortunately with having a complete radio studio at my home, I am able to continue to bring you Treasure Island Oldies, both the weekly and daily show Monday to Friday. The daily show is a bit different from the regular show in that when I started on March 25^th, I decided to bring you 4 Decades, 400 Hits of the 1950s, 1960s, 1970, and 1980s. We've completed the '50s and so far are in the upper thirties of the '60s Top 100. If you'd like a bit of company during the day, please listen to the daily show.

My deep appreciation goes out to the Broadcast Partners Network Affiliate Stations that carry my show weekly, and some of whom are now airing the daily show. A big shout out to these wonderful community radio stations: WTND-LP, Macomb, Illinois; QCCR-FM, Liverpool, Nova Scotia; Oldies 105.7, Thousand Oaks, California; KWQQ  Double Q 106.3 FM in Farmington, Iowa; and KDSX The Eagle, Ector, Texas. They are interrupting their regular program schedule to bring the daily show to their listeners. Please spend some time listening to these wonderful stations. I know you will hear things you'll not come across elsewhere. And I sure appreciate all their support. Let's show them a little support back by listening and sending them a note to let them know. Speaking of notes, I'd love to hear from you while you're cooped up at home. Drop a note to me at daily@treasureislandoldies.com.

The Chat Room has also seen a great increase of folks dropping by to say hi, both during the weekly show as well as the daily shows. Click the Chat tab to for log in instructions.

I'd like to take a moment to wish Jill and Tim Sykes in Cambridge, Ontario, two Treasure Island Oldies listeners and friends, a very Happy 7th Anniversary. The chat room may not be a matchmaking app, but 15 years ago they didn't know each other, but did meet in the chat room. They eventually met in person, made somewhat complicated by the fact Jill was in the United States and Tim was in Ontario. And they sure connected. So again, Happy 7th Wedding Anniversary, Jill and Tim. Amazing what Treasure Island Oldies can do for your life! LOL

Be sure to listen next week for the annual One Hit Wonders Special. Some folks call it the "I can't believe they only ever had one hit special". Every song you'll hear will be by an artist or group that reached the Top 100 chart once, but never again. It's a fun playlist of really well known songs but the common link is they all only had one hit.

Happy Birthday wishes go out this week to Trudy Avants in Sedalia, Missouri. Thanks for listening to the show Trudy. If your birthday is coming up soon, I'd like to help you celebrate your birthday with all the show's listeners. Send the details to birthdays@treasureislandoldies.com. I'll wish you Happy Birthday on the air and also play Birthday by The Beatles for you.

Next week on Treasure Island Oldies, Voice Your Choice features the instrumental duo, Ferrante and Teicher. They had several hits during the 60s and 70s and I've got two of them for your votes. Cast your vote at the Voice Your Choice page for either Midnight Cowboy or Exodus. I'll play the winner on next week's show.

The Top Five Countdown is from 1962. The number one song is by an actress and singer that we came to know on the Donna Reed Show. Shelley Fabares' Johnny Angel is playing at the Treasure Island Oldies Blog.

Click here for this week's Rock and Roll News Podcast.

Don't forget to listen to the Daily Show at 11 am Pacific , 2 pm Eastern and the four hour show Live next Sunday.

Take care, stay safe and stay well!

Bye for now.
Michael

Ferrante and Teicher Voice Your Choice Treasure Island Oldies

Arthur Ferrante and Louis Teicher were child prodiges who studied at the Juilliard School of Music in New York. They even joined the Juilliard faculty together.

Beginning their performing career full time in 1947, initially on the club circuit, they later were featured musicians with classical orchestras. They became well known as and "easy listening" act and scored four instrumental hits between 1950 and 1980. And I've got two of them for your votes.

Treasure Island Oldies spotlights Ferrante and Teicher on Voice Your Choice. Cast your vote at the Voice Your Choice page for either Midnight Cowboy or Exodus. I'll play the winner during next week's One Hit Wonders Special

Shelley Fabares Number One Song Treasure Island Oldies Top Five Countdown 1962

She came into our homes every week as part of the cast of The Donna Reed Show and the Stone TV family. The show starred Donna Reed, Carl Betz as Dr. Stone, and their children Shelley Fabares and Paul Peterson. Both Shelley and Paul had hit songs concurrently with the show. Paul Peterson sang My Dad on the show, and he even went on to have more hits on the radio including She Can't Find Her Keys.

This week on Treasure Island Oldies, the Top Five Countdown spotlights the year 1962. Sitting in the Number One spot is Shelley Fabares with Johnny Angel.

Enjoy!
Michael

World Renowned Bill Withers Has Died At Age 81

From WWVA Television:

SLAB FORK, W.Va. (WVVA) - World renowned singer songwriter and West Virginia native, Bill Withers, has passed away.

He wrote and sang a long list of soulful songs in the 1970s that have stood the test of time, including "Lean On Me," "Lovely Day" and "Ain't No Sunshine.

"Lean On Me," was performed at the presidential inaugurations of both Barack Obama and Bill Clinton and made Rolling Stone's list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.

Lately, people have posted videos of their versions of the song as inspiration during the coronavirus pandemic.

According to a statement released from his family to The Associated Press, the 81-year-old died in Los Angeles from heart complications.

Withers was born in Slab Fork, West Virginia, and moved to Beckley at age three.


I'll pay tribute to Bill Withers during this week's Treasure Island Oldies show.

Michael