This Week On Treasure Island Oldies

February 27th, 2011 to March 5th, 2011

A big hello and welcome to two more stations to the Treasure Island Oldies Broadcast Partners Network. I'd like to say I am very pleased to now be part of RAG-FM 107.7 in Raglan, New Zealand, where we will be with you every Monday afternoon from 3 to 7 p.m. And closer to home here in Canada, it is great to be now on Backspinradio.com in Edmonton, Alberta. We'll be keeping you company every Saturday afternoon from 2 to 6 p.m. and again overnight Monday from 2 to 6 a.m. I am so pleased to see the continued growth of Treasure Island Oldies, and I know you share in my excitement.

The Chat Room was really busy with lots of the regular Nuts in the Hut, along with some new visitors as well. It was nice to welcome thecolonel from backspinradio.com to the Chat Room. Boy he sure fit in like a glove. I invite you to join us during the live show Sunday nights as well. Click Chat on the Menu and follow the easy directions.

Happy Birthday wishes go out to Becky Clee in Westbank in the beautiful Okanagan Valley in British Columbia, my friend and fellow broadcaster David Marsden in Toronto, Ontario, singer and former child actor Eddie Hodges, and Paul Evans in New York City. What a busy week for birthdays here on the Island. If you have a birthday coming up, I'd like to help celebrate igt with all the Treasure Island Oldies listeners. Send the details of your birthday to birthdays@treasureisdlandoldies.com. I'll then wish you Happy Birthday on the show and also play our official birthday song for you, Birthday by The Beatles.

It's also been another busy week on Facebook and I am pleased to say I am now friends with Darren Soanes, David Mazmanian (a former record company colleague of mine). Jehan Valiquet, Jean Ouimet, and Johnnie Lovesin, a great guitar player and an artist I did a record with during my A&M Records days as Vice-President A&R. Great to connect with everyone and I invite you to follow me on Facebook too.

If you own a smartphone, this is for you. You  can now listen to the live show Sunday nights as well as the Treasure Island Oldies 24/7 Stream on your smartphone (Android, iPhone or Windows). WunderRadio is the app you need to buy; and reasonably priced at only $6.99. You can get the app at WunderRadio.com. Here's the link for the live stream: http://meta.insinc.com/treasure/treasure.asx. And this is the link for the 24/7 Stream: http://treasureislandoldies.com/ContinuousTIO_2.asx.

You know that I play some of the greatest music of all time from the 50s, 60s and 70s, but occasionally I come across a new recording artists or group that just gets me going. If you recall during the Christmas season I played a fantastic new song, Calling To Say, by Serena Ryder. Well this week on the show I played another great song by a group from Southern California called Fitz And The Tantrums with their infectious song Money Grabber. If you like soul, R&B, Motown, blue eyed soul, this is for you. Not only is this song good, but I bought the whole album and it is really good. I am going to play their video of Money Grabber at the Treasure Island Oldies Blog. Be sure to check it out; and I'd love to hear from you with your opinion. You can get in touch with me via email; it's michael@treasureislandoldies.com

Still over at the Treasure Island Oldies Blog we are featuring an all-time classic R&B tune by The Five Satins. In The Still Of The Night is our Song of the Week. Enjoy!

Voice Your Choice spotlights one of the former lead singers of The Drifters. When a lead singer leave a group to go solo, sometimes things just don't pan out. Fortunately for Ben E. King that was not the case. He went on to scoring several big hits and this week we feature two of them for your votes: Spanish Harlem and Don't Play That Song (You Lied). Which song would you like to hear? Cast your vote at the Voice Your Choice page. We'll play the winning song in the 3rd hour of next week's show.

Let the world know you're a proud listener of Treasure Island Oldies. Send in your name, photo, city and province or state for the Listener Gallery to michael@treasureislandoldies.com and our Webmaster, Eddy Fisher, will post it on the Listener Gallery page along with the many already received.

You can also let all your friends know you enjoy the show with your personal Treasure Island Oldies Email Signature. A selection of complimentary signatures to be placed at the end of your outgoing emails is available for download. Click Goodies on the upper menu on any page on the website. Thanks to the many folks that have downloaded their own copy of the Email Signature. That's great!

I hope you have a great week and see you next Sunday for the live show.

Bye for now.

Michael

Ben E. King - Voice Your Choice

Ben E. King was born Benjamin Earl Nelson on September 23, 1938 in Henderson, North Carolina and was raised in Harlem, New York. While he was still in high school, he sang with The Moonglows and in 1957 he joined the Five Crowns, which became The Drifters in 1959. His first lead vocal performance with The Drifters was on There Goes My Baby, and he even wrote the song's lyrics. He left the group to pursue a solo career in 1960.

He appeared on the Billboard charts twenty-two times between the end of 1960 and 1986, with his last chart entry a repeat of his third hit, Stand By Me, due to its popularity in the movie of the same name starring River Phoenix and Will Wheaton.

This week on Treasure Island Oldies, Voice Your Choice spotlights Ben E. King and two of his many great songs: Spanish Harlem and Don't Play That Song (You Lied). Cast your vote for the song you'd like to hear. Click Voice Your Choice on any page of the website and make your selection. We'll play the winner in Hour 3 of next week's show.

The Five Satins - Song of the Week

Here is an all-time great Rhythm and Blues classic by The Five Satins featuring Fred Parris on lead vocals.

This goes back to 1956 when this became a Gold Record and a signature song for lovers then and now.

Here is In the Still Of The Night by The Five Satins, our Song of the Week.

Enjoy!
Michael

Fitz And The Tantrums

As you already know by now, I play some of the best music from the 50s, 60s and 70s on Treasure Island Oldies, the Home of Lost Treasures.

Every now and then however, I come across an artist or group that I just have to share with you. Fitz And The Tantrums are a great example of new music being writtred, recorded and performed today that is great and that I just have to tell you about. They are from  Southern California and Michael Fitzpatrick is the leader of the group . 

I first heard about them from Bob Lefsetz, a music industry person who has a huge list of followers from radio, records and the entertainment industry on his regular blog postings. He talked about how authentic these guys are in their songwriting, sound and performance.

If you love soul music, R&B, Motown, etc., you just have to listen to Money Grabber by  Fitz And The Tantrums. If I was working Top 40 radio today, I would have thing song on High Rotation; it's that infectious!

I hope you like this as much as I do. And by the way, the entire album is also really good and great for driving inthe car. I bought the whole album at iTunes.

Enjoy!

This Week On Treasure Island Oldies

February 20th, 2011 to February 26th, 2011

What another great we've had on the "Island", with many friends in the Chat Room, as well as first time visitors too. The music was great, and thanks for your requests by the way, I always enjoy hearing from you. I'd also like to say that it was great to share my excitement about my son David being accepted at Ryerson University in Toronto for their two year Graduate Studies Program in Urban Planning. And once again, I'd like to thank his mom Nancy Strider for the great suggestion to play Let The River Run by Carly Simon; a fitting song for sure. A big thank you as well to Linda Guy in La Habra, California for her very nice message on my Facebook page for me and David. As well, California Barb called the 24/7 Listener Line at 206-339-0709 to extend her congratulations as well. Thanks very much, Barb. And my thanks as well to the Nuts in the Hut, the Chat Room Regulars who were sending their congrats and best wishes to David too. If there is a special occasion or event happening in your family that you would like to share, be sure to let me know. The email address is michael@treasureislandoldies.com.

Happy Birthday wishes go out to George Mooth in Edwardsburg, Michigan. All the best to you George. If you have a birthday coming up, I'd like to help celebrate your birthday with all the Treasure Island Oldies listeners. Send the details of your birthday to birthdays@treasureisdlandoldies.com. I'll then wish you Happy Birthday on the show and also play our official birthday song for you, Birthday by The Beatles.

There has been quite a bit of activity on my Facebook page and I'd like to say hi to Jimi Bertucci, whose band Abraham's Children had several hits in Canada in the 1970s. It was good to re-connect with you Jimi. You'll recall hearing Goodbye Farewell on the show a few weeks ago for our Made In Canada feature song.  Other folks becoming Facebook friends include Aubrey Winfield, Lawrence McDonald, John Kato, Nancy Turbull, Rob Christie, Terry Turner and many more. Follow me on Facebook and let's become friends too.

If you own a smartphone, this is for you. You  can now listen to the live show Sunday nights as well as the Treasure Island Oldies 24/7 Stream on your smartphone (Android, an iPhone or a Windows). WunderRadio is the app you need to buy; and reasonably priced at only $6.99. You can get the app at WunderRadio.com. Here's the link for the live stream: http://meta.insinc.com/treasure/treasure.asx. And this is the link for the 24/7 Stream: http://treasureislandoldies.com/ContinuousTIO_2.asx.

The Treasure Island Oldies Blog is playing the song we started off this week's show. It's The Kinks in a live performance from the TV show Shindig with All Day And All Of The Night. It's our Song of the Week. Enjoy!

Voice Your Choice turns to the 70s this week with Abba, the most successful "product" to ever come from Sweden. They sold millions of albums and have even inspired movies and plays. Would you like to hear Dancing Queen or Waterloo? Cast your vote at the Voice Your Choice page. We'll play the winning song in the 3rd hour of next week's show.

Let the world know you're a proud listener of Treasure Island Oldies. Send in your name, photo, city and province or state for the Listener Gallery to michael@treasureislandoldies.com and our Webmaster, Eddy Fisher, will post it on the Listener Gallery page along with the many already received.

You can also let all your friends know you enjoy the show with your personal Treasure Island Oldies Email Signature. A selection of complimentary signatures to be placed at the end of your outgoing emails is available for download. Click Goodies on the upper menu on any page on the website. Thanks to the many folks that have downloaded their own copy of the Email Signature. That's great!

I hope you have a great week and see you next Sunday for the live show.

Bye for now.

Michael

ABBA - Voice Your Choice

ABBA formed in Stockholm, Sweden and their name is an acronym of the members' first initials" Anni-Frid (Frida), Bjorn Ulvaeus, Benny Anderson, and Agnetha Fältskog. Except for Frida who was born in Norway, everyone else was born in Sweden. 

Between 1974 and 1982, they appeared on the Billboard charts twenty times, had 4 Top Tens hits and two Gold Records.

This week on Treasure Island Oldies, Voice Your Choice offers you two songs by Abba from which to choose: Dancing Queen and Waterloo. Cast your vote for the song you'd like to hear at the Voice Your Choice page. We'll play the winning song in the third hour of next week's show.

The Kinks - Song of the Week

This week the Treasure Island Oldies Blog is playing the song that started off this week's show: All Day And All Of The Night by The Kinks. This time though, it is a live performance from the TV show Shindig. Despite the one wrong guitar chord played, it is still great and it's our Song of the Week.

Enjoy!

Michael

This Week On Treasure Island Oldies

February 13th, 2011 to February 19th, 2011

A big welcome to BigOldiesChicago.com in Chicago, Illinois, the latest radio station to join the Treasure Island Oldies Broadcast Partners Network. I look forward to keeping you company every Friday evening from 8 p.m. to Midnight. And if you'd like to hear a song, please be sure to let me know. Click the Requests button on any page of the website or you can Call the 24/7 Listener Line at 206-339-0709 and record your voicemail message. I look forward to hearing from you.

A very Happy Valentine's Day to you and I invite you to be sure to listen to the Archive of this week's Annual Valentine's Day Special if you missed the live show, or just want to hear all those great love songs again. Click Listen on the Menu and then Archives.

The weekly Rock And Roll News feature continues to grow every week with more and more folks downloading the Podcast. In fact, we are now well over thirteen thousand downloads every month! Thank you very much.

If you don't have a lot of time on your hands and would like to enjoy some great songs, you can listen to the Top 5 Countdown every week. It's on the Listen page on our website.

It's very fitting that we started out our Valentine's Day Special with the Dave Clark Five with Do You Love Me. And we're playing it at the Treasure Island Oldies Blog. Enjoy and Happy Valentine's Day!

The 5th Dimension are in the spotlight this week on Voice Your Choice with two of their many hits for your votes: Paper Cup and Stoned Soul Picnic. Which song would you like to hear? Cast your vote at the Voice Your Choice page. We'll play the winning song in the 3rd hour of next week's show.

Just a reminder that if you have a birthday coming up, I'd like to help celebrate your birthday with all the Treasure Island Oldies listeners. Send the details of your birthday to birthdays@treasureisdlandoldies.com. I'll then wish you Happy Birthday on the show and also play our official birthday song for you, Birthday by The Beatles.

I've been really enjoying being able to listen to the Treasure Island Oldies 24/7 Stream on my iPhone. No matter what type of smartphone you have, Android, an iPhone or a Windows phone, you can now hear Treasure Island Oldies at any time of the day. WunderRadio is the app you need to buy; and at only $6.99, it is not a big outlay of cash. You can get the app at WunderRadio.com.

Let the world know you're a proud listener of Treasure Island Oldies. Send in your name, photo, city and province or state for the Listener Gallery to michael@treasureislandoldies.com and our Webmaster, Eddy Fisher, will post it on the Listener Gallery page along with the many already received.

You can also let all your friends know you enjoy the show with your personal Treasure Island Oldies Email Signature. A selection of complimentary signatures to be placed at the end of your outgoing emails is available for download. Click Goodies on the upper menu on any page on the website. Thanks to the many folks that have downloaded their own copy of the Email Signature. That's great!

I hope you have a great week and see you next Sunday for the live show.

Bye for now.

Michael

5th Dimension - Voice Your Choice

The 5th Dimension scored many hits, initially on Johnny Rivers' record label, Soul City, then later on Bell/Arista Records. The members were Marilyn McCoo, Billy Davis Jr., Florence LaRue, Lamont McLemore, and Ron Townson. They originally recorded as the Versatiles in 1966.

Their first single for Soul City Records, Go Where You Wanna Go, made a sizable dent ion the charts, peaking at number 16 in 1967. From their first appearance on the Billboard to their last single in 1980, they hit the charts a total of 30 times, including six Top Ten hits and astounding five Platinum selling records as well.

This week on Treasure Island Oldies Voice Your Choice spotlights the 5th Dimension with Paper Cup and Stoned Soul Picnic. Which song would you like me to play? Cast your vote at the Voice Your Choice page. The winning song will be played in the 3rd hour of next week's show.

Dave Clark Five - Song of the Week

The Dave Clark Five had many hits in the UK, Canada and the USA including Bits And Pieces, Glad All Over, Because and many more.

On the occasion of Valentine's Day, here are Dave Clark, Mike Smith, Dennis Payton, Lenny Davidson and Rick Huxley, The Dave Clark Five with Do You Love Me. It's our Song of the Week.

Happy Valentine's Day!

Michael

This Week On Treasure Island Oldies

February 6th, 2011 to February 12th, 2011

For many people across the United States and Canada last week, they had a major snow storm. Fortunately it seems that the Nuts in the Hut, the Chat Room regulars, were able to deal with it without too much inconvenience. As a result, it was great to have so many friends drop by for a visit in the chat room. I invite you to join us during the live show every Sunday from 6 to 10 p.m. Pacific time. Click Chat on the Menu on any page of the website for more information. We'd love to welcome you and to share in the enjoyment of each other's company.

We're just a week away from our Annual Valentine's Day Special, live next Sunday, February 13th. You've still got time to get your requests in; just click the Requests button on any page of the website. You can even call our 24/7 Listener Line at 206-339-0709 and record your message. We'll play back your phone call and your request. Be sure to get in your request and dedication for your Valentine.

Happy Birthday wishes go out to Guylaine Côté in Quebec City, Quebec. If you have a birthday approaching, please let me know. Send the details to birthdays@treasureislandoldies.com and I'll wish you Happy Birthday on the show and play our official birthday song for you, Birthday, by The Beatles.

The Treasure Island Oldies Blog celebrates The Beatles first appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show this week in 1964 by playing their complete performance that changed the music scene forever. I know you will be right back to that moment when you first saw them perform. Enjoy!

Voice Your Choice has The Association in the spotlight, and just in time for Valentine's Day. We've got two of their beloved love songs for your votes: Never My Love and Cherish. Which song would you like to hear? Cast your vote at the Voice Your choice page. The winning song will be played in the 3rd hour of next week's Valentine's Day Special.

I've been really enjoying being able to listen to the Treasure Island Oldies 24/7 Stream on my iPhone. No matter what type of smartphone you have, Android, an iPhone or a Windows phone, you can now hear Treasure Island Oldies at any time of the day and any day of the week. WunderRadio is the app you need to buy; and at only $6.99, it is not a big outlay of cash. You can get the app at WunderRadio.com.

Let the world know you're a proud listener of Treasure Island Oldies. Send in your name, photo, city and province or state for the Listener Gallery to michael@treasureislandoldies.com and our Webmaster, Eddy Fisher, will post it on the Listener Gallery page along with the many already received.

You can also let all your friends know you enjoy the show with your personal Treasure Island Oldies Email Signature. A selection of complimentary signatures to be placed at the end of your outgoing emails is available for download. Click Goodies on the upper menu on any page on the website. Thanks to the many folks that have downloaded their own copy of the Email Signature. That's great!

I hope you have a great week and see you next Sunday for the live show.

Bye for now.

Michael

The Association - Voice Your Choice

The Association were a pop vocal group from Los Angeles who scored many hits between 1966 and 1981. In fact, they appeared on the Billboard charts a total of 13 times and attained Top Ten status on five of their hits, including two Number One songs and three Gold Records.

The group consisted of singers Gary Alexander, Russ Giguere, Jim Yester, who also played guitar; and all shared vocals. The rest of the musicians were Terry Kirkman (keyboards), Brian Cole (bass), and Ted Bluechel (drums).

Next week on Treasure Island Oldies, Voice Your Choice features two songs by The Association that are perfect for our Annual Valentine's Day Special: Never My Love and Cherish. Which song would you like to hear? Cast your vote at the Voice Your Choice page. We'll play the winning song in the 3rd hour of next week's show.

The Beatles - Song of the Week

The Beatles made their first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show this week in 1964, which opened the floodgates to Beatlemania in North America.

This week the Treasure Island Oldies Blog is pleased to play a clip of their now legendary performance. And as Ed would say, "Ladies and Gentlemen, The Beatles"!

Enjoy!

Michael

Singer Don Rondo Died January 27, 2011

Don Rondo, best-known for his rendition of "White Silver Sands" (#7-1957), died of lung cancer Thursday (January 27) at his home in Contoocook, New Hampshire. He was 81. Born Donald Rondeau in 1930 in Ware, Massachusetts, he sang with local groups and on radio before coming to the attention of Jubilee Records. His first recording for the label, "Two Different Worlds" (#11-1956) established him as one of the decade's pre-eminent crooners. Two follow-ups went nowhere, but he returned to the charts with "White Silver Sands"(while admitting that the lyrics made no sense to him) and "There's Only You" (#77-1957). Inexplicably, his career stalled at that point, even after switches to Atlantic, Carlton, Roulette and Decca Records. He went on to become a successful New Hampshire businessman and, in later years, a conservative radio talk show host.

Day The Music Died Podcast

In recognition of The Day The Music Died, when Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and The Biog Bopper lost their lives in a plane crash.

I invite you to listen to the Podcast, our annual Tribute To The Day The Music Died.

Michael