July 3rd, 2011 to July 9th, 2011Can you say Made In Canada eh? LOL What a fantastic time on Treasure Island Oldies with our Annual Made In Canada Special. And it was a real treat for me to play some songs by artists I was responsible for discovering and signing to A&M Records when I was Vice-President of the A&R (Artist and Repertoire) Department. I've never had the opportunity to play Eddie Schwartz and All Our Tomorrows, or the great R&B group The Arrows where their fantastic hit single Heart Of The City. Of course, it was a pleasure to play my biggest discovery Bryan Adams with his summer anthem, Summer Of 69. I also enjoyed playing Eyes Of A Stranger by The Payolas, as well as Charity Brown. It was also fun to play People Gotta Move by Gino Vannelli, the first Gold Record I ever received. Coincidentally, it was given to me in August 1974 by A&M Records, before I even joined the record label in 1975. Another first on the show was Every Little Tear by Paul Janz. Not only did I sign him to A&M, I eventually left the company after nearly 11 years to become his manager. Every Little Tear was a Top 5 hit in Canada and a huge hit for Paul Janz. Incidentally, he is now Dr. Paul Janz and Head of the Department of Theology and Religious Studies at King's College London, England. Well done, Paul!
Happy Birthday wishes go out to my son David Godin, celebrating his 28th birthday this week, as well as to my friend Bobbi Gutman in Richmond, British Columbia. She and her husband Aron are regular listeners of the show. If you have a birthday coming up, be sure to let me know. Send the details to birthdays@treasureislandoldies.com. I'll be pleased to announce your birthday on the show and play our official birthday theme song by The Beatles, Birthday.
The Treasure Island Oldies Blog is playing one of the great Canadian groups from the Rock & Roll Era, The Diamonds. Check out this great live performance of Little Darlin'. It's a perfect fit for our Made In Canada Special this week. I am also adding some other videos of The Arrows, Bryan Adams, The Payolas, and Paul Janz, artists I signed to A&M Records. Enjoy!
Voice Your Choice presents Three Dog Night with two of their many hits for your votes: Let Me Serenade You and Family Of Man. 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 3rd hour of next week's show.
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I hope you have a great week and see you next Sunday for the live show.
Bye for now.
Michael
