This Week On Treasure Island Oldies - Week Of February 24th, 2013

February 24th, 2013 to March 3rd, 2013

Thanks for listening to this week's show and our extensive Tribute to the Dave Clark Five and in respect for the passing of Rick Huxley. He was the co-founder of the group and the bass player in the band. If did not get to hear the live you, you're in for a treat when you listen to the Archive. Each hour opens up with a triple play of DC5 hits. There are even some Lost Treasures you'll hear by the group. You know, the Dave Clark 5 appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show more than any other group from the rock and pop era. Quite a feat and quite a legacy of fantastic music from a great band. I know you'll enjoy our tribute, Island style.

The Chat Room was buzzing this week and great to see both new and old faces joining the regular Nuts In The Hut, the name affectionately attributed to the regulars in the Chat Room. A big hello to Linda G in LaHabra, California; it was fun having you come by for a visit. Hi to Tommy in Crossville, Tennessee and Robert in Los Angeles, California and via email hi to Geoff Eden in Welland, Ontario and Joe Morgan from his mobile phone. He's listening to the show on his mobile and said he really enjoys the show and wanted to hear Everybody Knows by the Dave Clark Five. Great to hear from Ineyda Velasquez in Homestead, Florida who asked for a great song, Isn't It A Pity in celebration of George Harrison's birthday this week. Great to hear from you all.

Happy Birthday wishes this week to George Mooth in Edwardsburg, Michigan, and to Rock and Roll Hall of Fame DJ, my friend David Marsden, in Toronto, Ontario. If you have a birthday coming up, send the details of your name, city and birthday date to birthdays@treasureislandoldies.com. I'll help you celebrate by wishing you Happy Birthday on the show and I'll also play Birthday for you by The Beatles.

The Treasure Island Oldies Blog is also paying tribute to Rick Huxley, the bass player and co-founder of the Dave Clark Five. It's Five by the Dave Clark Five, 5 hit video clips, including a nice Tribute to Rick Huxley video to Because. They're our Song(s) Of The Week. R.I. P. Rick Huxley. Thanks for the music!

Voice Your Choice presents one of the top '60s groups, the Mamas and the Papas. Cast your vote at the Voice Your Choice page for either I Saw her Again or Twelve-Thirty. I'll play the winning song in the 3rd hour of next week's show.

Here's the Rock And Roll News for the Week of February 24th.

Listen to the Top 5 Countdown from 1961

Have a great week.

Bye for now.

Michael

The Mamas And The Papas - Voice Your Choice

The Mamas and the Papas, an American and Canadian vocal group, formed in Los Angeles as the result of two other folk groups breaking up, The Mugwumps and The Journeymen. Bandmates Denny Doherty (from Halifax, Nova Scotia) and John Phillips formed a new group that included John's wife, Michelle. Cass Elliott was the last member to join. While their debut single, Go Where You Wanna Go, failed to leap to success, their follow-up more than made up for lost time. California Dreamin' became a smash and an all-time classic to this day. 

Between 1966 and 1972, they appeared on the Hot 100 charts a total of 17 times. They included two Gold Records and six Top Ten smashes.

This week on Treasure Island Oldies, Voice Your Choice presents the Mamas and the Papas. Cast your vote at the Voice Your Choice page for either I Saw Her Again or Twelve-Thirty. I'll play the winner in the 3rd hour of next week's show.

Five By The Dave Clark Five - Our Song(s) Of The Week

This week we continue the extended Tribute to Rick Huxley and the Dave Clark 5 this week on Treasure Island Oldies. The Treasure Island Oldies Blog is playing Five by the Dave Clark Five.

Enjoy!
R.I.P. Rick Huxley

Rick Huxley - Dave Clark 5 Co-Founder Has Died

 

Rick Huxley, the bass player and co-founding member of the Sixties pop group the Dave Clark Five, has died, the BBC reports. He was 72. Huxley, a heavy smoker, had battled emphysema for years, though bandleader Dave Clark said the bassist had recently been given a clean bill of health. Clark called Huxley's death "devastating." "We'd talk once a week," Clark said. "I spoke to Rick on Friday, he was in great spirits."

Founded in 1958 after a previous incarnation, the Dave Clark Five were part of the British Invasion movement that brought The Beatles to America in the Sixties – in fact, the group appeared on "The Ed Sullivan Show" just two weeks after the Beatles in February 1964, and the Dave Clark Five's song "Glad All Over" knocked "I Want to Hold Your Hand" out of the top spot on the U.K. singles chart a month earlier. The song was one of several hit singles by the Dave Clark Five, along with "Bits and Pieces" and "Everybody Knows." The group was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2008.

"Rick was a dear friend and an immensely talented musician with an amazing sense of humor, he always made me smile," said Clark. Huxley was born in the British town of Dartford in Kent, and remained in the Dave Clark Five until the group split in 1970. He then pursued a career in real estate and the music business. 

With the deaths of saxophonist Denis Payton in 2006, and singer and keyboard player Mike Smith in 2008, Clark and guitarist Lenny Davidson are the only surviving members of the band.

This Week On Treasure Island Oldies - Week Of February 17th, 2013

February 17th, 2013 to February 23rd, 2013

Thanks for putting up with me and my cold this week. I'm relieved I made it all the way through the four hours. LOL And thanks for your get well wishes. I appreciate it very much. Because I'm feeling lousy, I'm going to keep this week's update really short.

You'll notice a new advertiser on many pages of the website. I'm pleased to welcome TNJ Poster Creations to the Treasure Island Oldies Website. Tim and Jill are long-time friends and listeners of the show. In fact, they actually met in the Treasure Island Oldies Chat Room and eventually decided to meet in person. They've now been together for several years and recently opened their online business. They've got a lot of very cool posters and can also create a custom poster for you. I hope you'll pay them a visit, and if something is of interest to you, please help support these friends and entrepreneurs at TNJ Poster Creations. I wish you much success, Tim and Jill.

Happy Birthday wishes go out to Tom Gerheart in Glenside, Pennsylvania. He listens to the show regularly on The Legend in Minneapolis, one of our Broadcast Partners Network stations. And I'd also like to wish Happy Birthday to a great DJ and friend, Marc "Mais Oui" Denis in Montreal, Quebec. Marc was one of the great jocks at CKGM, a great Top Forty station in my home town. If you have a birthday coming up, send the details of your name, city and birthday date to birthdays@treasureislandoldies.com. I'll help you celebrate by wishing you Happy Birthday on the show and I'll also play Birthday for you by The Beatles.

The Treasure Island Oldies Blog is playing Tommy James And The Shondells and Mony Mony. It's a seldom scene music video performance and it's our Song Of The Week. Enjoy!

Voice Your Choice has the spotlight on two great vocalists who sang in harmony so well together as a duo, Don and Phil - The Everly Brothers. Cast your vote at the Voice Your Choice page for either All I Have To Do Is Dream or Devoted To You. I'll play the winner in the 3rd hour of next week's show.

Here's the Rock And Roll News for the Week of February 17th.

And here's this week's Top 5 Countdown from 1967

I'm going back to the couch to lay down.

Have a good week.

Bye for now.

Michael
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Everly Brothers - Voice Your Choice

Among the many popular recording artists of the 1950s and 1960s, the Everly Brothers, Don and Phil, rank pretty high up on the list. Don was born Isaac Donald on February 1, 1937 in Brownie, Kentucky. Phil was born January 19, 1939 in Chicago, Illinois. Both their parents were in show business as folk and country singers.

The Everlys first recorded for Columbia Records in 1955, but it wasn't until they signed with Archie Bleyer's Cadence Records in 1957 that their career took off. And what a way to take off; their debut record for Cadence, Bye Bye Love went to Number 2 on the charts and became a Gold Record.

Between 1957 and 1984, they hit the charts a total of 38 times, including 14 Top Ten, 4 Number 1 and four Gold Records. Phew!

This week on Treasure Island Oldies, Voice Your Choice is pleased to feature The Everly Brothers with two of their well loved hits. Cast your vote at the Voice Your Choice Page for either All I Have To Do Is Dream or Devoted To You. I'll play the winner in the 3rd hour of next week's show.

Tommy James And The Shondells - Song Of The Week

On this week's show I played Out Of The Blue by Tommy James And The Shondells, so I thought I'd play something different this week here at the Treasure Island Oldies Blog.

I found a great clip, seldom seen, of Tommy James And The Shondells in a music video for Mony Mony. It's our Song Of The Week.

Enjoy!

Michael

British Singer Tony Sheridan Has Died

Tony Sheridan, who sang on early tunes with The Beatles in Germany, died there Saturday (February 16) at the age of 72. He had been hospitalized for the past month. Born in Norwich, England in 1940, he formed a skiffle group in Soho in the late '50s and played guitar as a studio and stage musician in London for artists like Conway Twitty and Gene Vincent.

Moving to Hamburg, Germany in 1960, he eventually paired up with a Liverpool group called the Beatles, which led to a German recording contract with producer Bert Kaempfert as "Tony Sheridan & the Beat Brothers." It was a request for "My Bonnie" from that June, 1961 session at his Liverpool record shop that convinced future Beatles manager Brian Epstein to check out the group, who had by then returned to England. The recordings eventually were released in America on MGM Records when Beatlemania hit. "My Bonnie" reached #26 in 1964, while "Why" made it to #88 that year. The biggest of these tunes was "Ain't She Sweet" with John and Paul-- not Tony-- singing lead. That single got to #19 in 1964. Tony stayed in Hamburg and continued playing and recording-- though he adapted more to jazz and blues. Then-Beatles drummer Pete Best wrote on his Twitter account, "Great guy and great memories. I will miss you Tony. RIP."

George "Shadow" Morton - Well Known Producer - Has Died

Writer and producer George "Shadow" Morton died of cancer Thursday (February 14) in Laguna Beach, California at the age of 72. The Brooklyn native became friends with songwriter Ellie Greenwich and her husband, Jeff Barry challenged Shadow's assertion that he was also a songwriter, asking to see some of his writing.

In one of the greatest bluffs in music history, Shadow (nicknamed that because he was nowhere to be found when someone wanted him) wrote "Remember (Walking In The Sand)" overnight. It was cleaned up and recorded with the Shangri-Las, who were then signed to Red Bird Records. Shadow wrote and produced many more hits for the girls, including "Leader Of The Pack" (it's said he drove his own motorcycle into the studio for authentic sound effects), "Give Him A Great Big Kiss" and "I Can Never Go Home Anymore." He also produced such hits as "Society's Child" for Janis Ian, Vanilla Fudge's version of "You Keep Me Hanging On" and reportedly Iron Butterfly's "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida." He also worked with Mott the Hoople and the New York Dolls. Shadow was inducted into the Long Island Music Hall of Fame in 2006.

This Week On Treasure Island Oldies - Week Of February 10th, 2013

February 10th, 2013 to February 16th, 2013

Love is definitely in the air this week on TreasureIsland Oldies. No it's not something in the water - it's something in the music.  Of course, I'm talking about our Annual Valentine's Day Special. Many thanks for your Requests and Dedications; they sure added to the show again this week. If you missed the Live show, be sure to Listen to the Archive, especially on Valentine's Day itself. You'll hear some wonderful Lost Treasure love songs including Love Eyes by Nancy Sinatra, two versions of the great Everlasting Love, first by Robert Knight, then later in the show by Carl Carlton. And it wouldn't be Valentine's Day without hearing from two key members of the Rat Pack, Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra with That's Amore and My Funny Valentine. It was also really good to hear some Troggs songs sprinkled throughout the show in tribute to Reg Presley, the lead singer of the group who passed away last week.

Our next scheduled special will be March 17th for the Annual One Hit Wonders Special. You won't want to miss this special. It's quite interesting just how many big hits were recorded by artists who never hit the charts again.

Happy Birthday wishes go out this week to Guylaine Coté in Quebec City, Quebec. If you have a birthday coming up, send the details of your name, city and birthday date to birthdays@treasureislandoldies.com. I'll help you celebrate by wishing you Happy Birthday on the show and I'll also play Birthday for you by The Beatles.

The Treasure Island Oldies Blog is doing double duty this week in tribute to Reg Presley, lead singer of The Troggs who passed away last week, and also for Valentine's Day. Here are The Troggs in an original promo video clip with Love Is All Around. It's our Song Of The Week. Enjoy!

Next week on Treasure Island Oldies, Voice Your Choice presents Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show with two of their biggest hits. Cast your vote at the Voice Your Choice page for either Sylvia's Mother or The Cover Of Rolling Stone. I'll play the winner in the 3rd hour of next week's show.

Here's the Rock & Roll News for the week of February 10th:

And here's the Top 5 Countdown from this week in 1959:

Have a great week and Happy Valentine's Day.

Bye for now.

Michael

Dr. Hook And The Medicine Show - Voice Your Choice

Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show are a Pop-rock band formed in Union City, New Jersey, with Ray Sawyer (vocals; born on 2/1/1937; dubbed "Dr. Hook" because of eye patch), Dennis Locorriere (vocals, guitar; born on 6/13/1949), George Cummings (born on 7/28/1938) and Rik Elswit (guitars; born on 7/6/1945), William Francis (keyboards; born on 1/16/1942), Jance Garfat (bass; born on 3/3/1944) and Jay David (drums; born on 8/8/1942). John Wolters replaced David in 1973. Bob Henke replaced Cummings in 1975.

The group appeared in and performed the music for the movie Who Is Harry Kellerman And Why Is He Saying Those Terrible Things About Me?. Wolters died of cancer on 6/16/1997 (age 52).

This week on Treasure Island Oldies, Voice Your Choice presents Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show with two of their biggest hits. Cast your vote at the Voice Your Choice page for either Sylvia's Mother or The Cover Of Rolling Stone. I'll play the winning song in the 3rd hour of next week`s show.

The Troggs - Song Of The Week

As a tribute to Reg Presley, the lead singer of The Troggs who passed away last week, here is a great song for Valentine's Day.

In an original promo video clip, the Treasure Island Oldies Blog is playing The Troggs with Love Is All Around. It's our Song Of The Week.

Enjoy and Happy Valentine's Day.

Michael

Jazz trumpeter Donaldson "Donald" Byrd, who charted with "Black Byrd" (#88) in 1973 and also "Think Twice" (#104) in 1975, died Monday (February 4). No cause of death was disclosed for the Detroit native, who was 80. A one-time member of Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers, he is best-known in pop circles for forming the Blackbyrds while teaching jazz at Howard University in Washington, DC in the early '70s. The group reached the charts nine times from 1974 to 1978, most notably with "Walking In Rhythm" (#6-1975).

Troggs Lead Singer Reg Presley Has Died At Age 71

Reg Presley, singer with 1960s British rock band The Troggs, has died aged 71.

The frontman died at his home in Hampshire surrounded by his family, his daughter Karen said.

The Troggs had a number of hit songs, including Wild Thing and Love Is All Around, which was covered in the 90s with huge success by Wet Wet Wet.

Presley had announced his retirement from music a year ago after being taken ill during a concert in Germany and being diagnosed with lung cancer.

Music publicist Keith Altham said on Facebook his "dear old pal" had died after "a succession of recent strokes and a losing battle with cancer".

BBC 6 Music presenter Marc Riley paid tribute to the "great character" of Presley. "He was so engaging and, at the same time, having been so influential, he was so humble and so likeable," he said.

In January 2012, in a letter to fans posted on his band's website, Presley said: "As you all know I was taken ill whilst doing a gig in Germany in December. During my stay in hospital tests showed that in fact I have lung cancer."I am receiving chemotherapy treatment and at the moment not feeling too bad. "However I've had to call time on The Troggs and retire. I would like to take this opportunity to thank you all for the cards and calls and for your love, loyalty and support over the years."

Presley was born in Andover, Hampshire, and founded The Troggs in the early 1960s.

The band's other hits included With A Girl Like You and I Can't Control Myself. The 1967 hit Love Is All Around became a hit song again 27 years later when a cover version by Scottish band Wet Wet Wet remained at number one in the UK for 15 weeks. The success of the Wet Wet Wet single, which featured on the soundtrack of the hit film Four Weddings and a Funeral, allowed Presley to pursue his interest in crop circles and UFOs.

The singer published a book, Wild Things They Don't Tell Us, about the paranormal in 2002. Alan Clayson, who wrote biography The Troggs: Rock's Wild Things told the BBC Presley was a "local hero", describing him as a "world expert on crop circles" with an "intelligence within". "I must admit since I knew him I became a great deal less cynical about that," said Clayson. "Reading his book, it's got an intellectual depth of a University professor rather than a former brick-layer from Andover."

This Week On Treasure Island Oldies - Week Of February 3rd, 2013

February 3rd, 2013 to February 9th, 2013

This week on Treasure Island Oldies, it's our Annual Tribute to Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and The Big Bopper. If you missed the Live show, be sure to catch the Archive. Sprinkled throughout the first three hours, you'll hear some recordings by artists that covered songs by Buddy Holly. A few examples include, The Beatles with Words, The Rolling Stones' version of Not Fade Away, Love's Made A Fool Of You by The Bobby Fuller Four, and many others. Then in the 4th hour it's our annual one hour Tribute to The Day The Music Died. Go to the Listen page and click Archivesto hear the entire show. And you can also see all of the songs played on the show this week by having a look at the Playlist,also located on the Listen page. I know you'll enjoy this week's show and thanks for your requests, which I included.

Next week it our Annual Valentine's Day Special. It'll be a four hour Love Fest, with your requests and dedications included. However, in order to include them, I must hear from you. Click the Requests button on any page of the website or Call the 24/7 Listener Line at 206-339-0709 to record your message to me. I look forward top hearing from you.

Happy Birthday wishes go out to twins this week: Judi Gunter in Calgary, Alberta and her sister Janet Dunnett in Qualicum Beach, British Columbia. If you have a birthday coming up, send the details of your name, city and birthday date tobirthdays@treasureislandoldies.com. I'll help you celebrate by wishing you Happy Birthday on the show and I'll also play Birthday for you  by The Beatles.

The Treasure Island Oldies Blog is also paying tribute to Buddy Holly and The Crickets with a clip from the Arthur Murray Dance Party TV Show from December 29, 1957, performing Peggy Sue. It's our Song Of The Week. Enjoy!

Voice Your Choice presents Joey Dee And The Starliters. Cast your vote at the Voice Your Choice page for either Shout, Pt. 1 or The Peppermint Twist, Pt.1. I'll play the wining song in the 3rd hour of next week's show.

Here's the Rock And Roll News for the week of February 3rd.

And here's the Top 5 Countdown from 1969.

Have a great week.

Bye for now.

Michael

Joey Dee And The Starliters - Voice Your Choice

Joey Dee, born Joseph DiNicola on June 6, 1040 in Passaic, New Jersey, was a high school classmate of The Shirelles. And for a short time he was even a label mate of theirs on Scepter Records. Joey Dee & The Starliters were formed as the house band at the Peppermint Lounge in New York City in September 1960. They had quite the lineup over a short time, including actor Joe Pesci who played guitar with the band for a brief time in 1961.

In 1964 they opened their own club, The Starliter, also in New York City and during that time the band included three members who later formed The Young Rascals: Felix Cavaliere, Gene Cornish and Eddie Brigati. Even Jimi Hendrix played in the band in 1965-66. What a rich musical history!

This week on Treasure Island Oldies, Voice Your Choice spotlights Joey Dee & The Starliters and two of their biggest and best known hits.

Cast your vote at the Voice Your Choice page for either Shout, Pt.1 or The Peppermint Twist, Pt. 1. I'll play the winner in the 4rd hour of next week's show.

Buddy Holly & The Crickets - Song Of The Week

This week on Treasure Island Oldies, we are saluting and paying tribute to the late Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and The Big Bopper. Here at the Treasure Island Oldies Blog, we're playing a great clip from December 29, 1957 from the Arthur Murray Dance Party TV show.

Here are Buddy Holly and The Crickets performing Peggy Sue live. It's our Song Of The Week.

Be sure to listen carefully to the introduction.

Enjoy!

Michael