Bobby Vee - Voice Your Choice

Bobby Vee was born Robert Velline on April 30, 1943 in Fargo, North Dakota. In 1959 Bobby, along with his brother and a friend, started a group called The Shadows, not the same group with Cliff Richard. After the sad and untimely death of Buddy Holly in the plane crash on February 3, 1959, the Shadows filled in on Buddy's next scheduled show in Fargo. After that, there was no looking back.

He first hit the charts in late August of 1959 with Suzie Baby, billed as Bobby Vee and The Shadows. What followed were thirty-seven additional charted singles, six Top Ten smashes, plus two Gold Records.

This week on Treasure Island Oldies, Voice Your Choice spotlights Bobby Vee with two of his well known hit songs: Please Don't Ask About Barbara and Charms. Which one is your favourite? Cast your vote by coming to the Voice Your Choice page. Make your selection, then standby for the results of the vote. We'll play the winning son in Hour 3 of next week's show.

Spence Davis Group - Song of the Week

The Spencer Davis Group featured a young singer and keyboard player, Steve Winwood, who went on to greater fame when he started Traffic, and in later years a very successful solo career. Our Song of the Week is Gimme Some Lovin' by the Spencer Davis Group, in a live performance on television. Note the subtitles.

Enjoy!
Michael

Johnny Tillotson - Voice Your Choice

Johnny Tillotson was born April 20, 1939 in Jacksonville, Florida and raised in Palatka, Florida. At one point early in his career, he was a DJ at WWPF Radio. He was also in the movie Just For Fun.

He recorded for two labels, initially Cadence Records which signed him in 1958, then he switched over to MGM Records in 1963. He appeared twenty-six times on the charts, including four Top Ten hits.

This week on Treasure Island Oldies, Voice Your Choice spotlights Johnny Tillotson with two of his big hits for your votes: It Keeps Right On A-Hurtin' and Talk Back Trembling Lips.

Which song do you prefer? Come to the Voice Your Choice page and cast your vote. We'll play the winning song in Hour 3 of next week's show.

The Beatles - Song of the Week

This week our Song Of The Week is actually three songs performed by The Beatles for the TV show Shindig. It was recorded live in London and aired on Shindig October 7, 1964. They sing Kansas City/Hey Hey Hey, plus for the first time ever a brand new song, I'm A Loser. Finally Ringo sings Boys.

Enjoy!
Michael

Sam The Sham And The Pharaohs - Voice Your Choice

Sam The Sham And The Pharaohs were a great party rock group from Dallas, Texas. Sam The Sham was born Domingo Samudio on March 6, 1939. The Pharaohs consisted of Ray Stinnet on guitar, Butch Gibson on Sax, David Martin on Bass and Jerry Paterson on the drums.

Although their chart lifespan was but brief, between 1965 and 1967, they had a succession of hit singles, including two Top Ten hits and two Gold Records.

Those two Top 10 and Gold records are the subject of this week's Voice Your Choice: Wooly Bully and Lil' Red Riding Hood. Which of these two party classics do you prefer? Come to the Voice Your Choice page and cast your vote. We'll play the winning song ion Hour 3 of next week's show.

Herman's Hermits - Song of the Week

Herman's Hermits, fronted by former child actor Peter Noone , had a string of hits during the British Invasion. Here they are with I'm Into Something Good, our Song of the Week.

Enjoy!
Michael

Lou Rawls - Voice Your Choice

Lou Rawls was born in Chicago, Illinois on December 1, 1935. He was known for his very deep voice and his smooth style of singing. He also appeared in the movies: Angel Angel, Down We Go and Believe In Me. In addition, he hosted his own TV show in 1969. Sadly, he passed away January 6, 2006 from lung and brain cancer; a real loss to the entertainment world.

He charted 19 times between 1965 and 1983; scored two Top Ten songs, one of which was the Christmas song Little Drummer Boy in 1967, and he achieved one Gold Record.

This week on Treasure Island Oldies, Voice Your Choice spotlights Lou Rawls with two of his signature songs: A Natural Man and You'll Never Fine Another Love Like Mine. Come to the Voice Your Choice page and cast your vote. We'll play the winning song in Hour 3 of next week's show, unless we have a tie like we did last week, and in which case we'll play both songs.

Dion - Song Of The Week

Dion DiMucci is the star this week here at the Treasure Island Oldies Blog. Runaround Sue is our Song of the Week.

Enjoy!
Michael

Sad News For Beatles Fans: Hurricane Smith R.I.P.

Norman 'Hurricane' Smith Dead At 85

Sad news for BEATLES fans. THE BEATLES original groundbreaking engineer and PINK FLOYD producer NORMAN SMITH passed away March 4, 2008.

Smith was the engineer on all of the recordings by THE BEATLES up until 1965 when EMI promoted him from engineer to producer. The last BEATLES album he recorded was Rubber Soul. SMITH engineered the sound for approximately 180 Beatles songs in all.

In 1972, SMITH, using his recording artist pseudonym of HURRICANE SMITH, had a transatlantic hit with Oh Babe What Would You Say?

Roger Miller - Voice Your Choice

Roger Miller was born on January 2, 1936 in Fort Worth, Texas and raised in Erick, Oklahoma. Sadly, he died of cancer on October 25, 1992 at the age of 56.

He charted 42 country hits, with 16 of them appearing on the pop charts, garnering success, recognition and fame, plus six Grammy Awards. Of the 16 pop hits, five were Top Ten and one became a Gold Record, for his signature song King Of The Road.

This week on Treasure Island Oldies, Voice Your Choice spotlights Roger Miller with two of his much-loved hit songs: Dang Me and Chug-A-Lug. Which of these two songs do you prefer? Come to the Voice Your Choice page and cast your vote. We'll play the winning song in Hour 3 of next week's show.

Dave Clark Five - Song Of The Week

In celebration of the great music from the Dave Clark Five and their lead singer Mike Smith, I am pleased to present Catch Us If You Can, our Song of the Week.

Enjoy!
Michael