17th Annual Halloween Spooktacular On Treasure Island Oldies

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

I invite you to celebrate Halloween in style...Listen to the 17th Annual Halloween Spooktacular on Treasure Island Oldies. Thats is, if youdare!

Count Michael

This Week On Treasure Island Oldies - Halloween Week 2013

October 27^th, 2013 to November 2^nd, 2013

Happy Halloween! I hope you are enjoying the 17^th Annual Halloween Spooktacular and all the scary tunes. I’d like to thank our Webmaster, Eddy Fisher, for decorating the Crypt for this year’s Halloween celebrations. Those staring eyes that follow the cursor are very scary indeed! If you missed the live show, be sure to listen to the Archive at the Listen page. And there is a complete playlist of all songs on the Halloween Spooktacular, also at the Listen page. Be warned, if your hair is dark, it just may turn white at the end of the four hour show. ROFL

Be sure to join me for some great stories on our Story Songs Special, Live Sunday, November 17^th and then on the Archive. No I’m not going to read a book to you. J I’m gathering some great songs with stories that I know you’ll find interesting and very enjoyable.

Happy Birthday wishes go out to long time listener and regular requester, California Barb. As well I’d like to send my best wishes to Jamie Anstey in Vancouver, British Columbia, and to Dana Van Dine in New Jersey. If you have a birthday coming up, I invite you to let me know so that I can wish you Happy Birthday on the show and play Birthday by The Beatles for you. Send the details to birthdays@treasureislandoldies.com.

The Treasure Island Oldies Blog is playing as real classic for Halloween. From the Rocky Horror Picture Show, it’s The Time Warp, our Scary Song of the Week. Enjoy and remember, it’s just a jump to the left!

Voice Your Choice returns to the Island next week with Nino Tempo and April Stevens. Cast your vote at the Voice Your Choice page for either Whispering or Deep Purple. I’ll play the winning song in the 3^rd hour of next week’s show.

The Top 5 Countdown will return to the show next week.

Have a scary week and once again Happy Halloween.

Count Michael

Time Warp - Halloween Song Of The Week

The Treasure Island Oldies Blog celebrates the 17th Annual Halloween Spooktacular on Treasure Island Oldies with a real classic!

From the Rocky Horror Picture it's The Time Warp, our Scary Song of the Week.

Happy Halloween!

Count Michael

Treasure Island Oldies Now Heard On HOTRadio Harwich, England

I am so pleased to welcome yet another new station to the ever-growing Broadcast Partners Network. HOTRadio is Harwich Old Town Radio located in Hawrich, a port town on the east coast of England.

We'll be on HOTRadio every Thursday from 7 to 11 pm and again Sunday evening from 6 to 10 pm local time.

I look forward to hearing from listeners and to playing their requests on the show.

Please be sure to check out their website and contact them to let them know you like hearing Treasure Island Oldies on their station.

This Week On Treasure Island Oldies - Week Of October 20th, 2013

October 20^th, 2013 to October 26^th, 2013

While I’m still dealing with the computer crash, I’d like to thank my Webmaster, Eddy Fisher, for doing an amazing job of getting thinks back in order, and so quickly. I do hope that everything will be completed by this weekend; fingers crossed. And to add to the situation, during the live show Sunday the hosting company for this website and the web based chat software went down shortly after the start of the show. What a nightmare! Fortunately it got back up and running before too long. So all in all, thanks for your patience.

I’d like to welcome another new station to the Treasure Island Oldies Broadcast Partners Network. A big hello to HOTRadio, Harwich Old Town Radio in Harwich on the east coast of England. We’ll be on the air at HOTRadio.com every Thursday from 7 to 11 pm and again Sunday evenings from 6 to 10 pm, local time.

A huge thank you for the tremendous outpouring of Happy Birthday wishes to me via email, the chat room and on facebook. I’d also like to wish Happy Birthday to Mike Dillon in 100 Mile House, British Columbia and to Jimi Bertucci in Los Angeles. If you have a birthday coming up, I invite you to let me know so that I can wish you Happy Birthday on the show and play Birthday by The Beatles for you. Send the details to birthdays@treasureislandoldies.com.

The Treasure Island Oldies Blog is playing Jimmie Rodgers with Oh Oh I’m Falling In Love Again. It’s our Song Of The Week. Enjoy!

Next week on the show it’s our Annual Halloween Spooktacular. Voice Your Choice will return in two weeks with the brother and sister act, Nino Tempo and April Stevens with two of their hits. Cast your vote at the Voice Your Choice page for either Whispering or Deep Purple. I’ll play the winner in the third hour of the November 3^rd show.

Here's the Rock And Roll News for the week of October 20th 

Listen to the Top 5 Countdown from 1962

Have a great week and see you next week on Treasure Island Oldies.

Bye for now.

Michael

Nino Tempo & April Stevens - Voice Your Choice

Nino Tempo and April Stevens were a brother-and-sister act from Niagara Falls, New York. Before teaming up together as a recording duo, they each had solo careers. Nino was a session sax player, who in later years, went solo again and recorded for A&M Records. April had a Top Ten hit in 1951 with I'm In Love Again and also with Teach Me Tiger in 1959.

Voice Your Choice presents Nino Tempo & April Stevens together with two of their hits. Cast your vote at the Voice Your Choice page for either Whispering or Deep Purple. I'll play the winner during the 3rd hour of the November 3rd show.

Jimmie Rodgers - Song Of The Week

Jimmie Rodgers is in the spotlight this week here at the Treasure Island Oldies Blog with one of his many hit records.

The video clip is from the Ed Sullivan Show and features Jimmie Rodgers performing Oh Oh I'm Falling In Love Again, a song I played this during the Rock & Roll Reunion on the show. It's our Song Of The Week.

Enjoy!

Michael

Treasure Island Oldies - Now Heard In China On Radio Max

It's with great excitement and pleasure that I share the news with you that Treasure Island Oldies will now be heard in China on Radio Max. 

Radio Max has stations in Beijing CNPK 99.9 FM, Liaoyang CKNE 95.0 FM and Anshan CNCE 94.5 FM and Treasure Island Oldies can now be heard from 10 am to 2 pm.

I'm thrilled to let you know this news and so pleased to welcome a potential audience of over 28 million in China to the Treasure Island Oldies Broadcast Partners Network.

This Week On Treasure Island Oldies - Week Of October 13th, 2013

October 13th, 2013 to October 19th, 2013

I apologize for the delay in getting this week's update to you; however, I had a major computer crash, including the hard drive. While it is still not working, I'm able to use a different computer for this week.

Thanks for joining me on our Annual Canadian Thanksgiving Special on Treasure Island Oldies. It was great to play some "thankful" type songs and also to play your requests. The next special will be the 17th Annual Halloween Spooktacular, Live Sunday, October 27.

I was so pleased to share the major news with you at the beginning of the show. If you have not yet had a chance to listen to this week's show, here's the big news. As of this week,we are now heard in China on Radio Max. We'll be on the air from 10 am to 2 pm in Beijing on CNPK 99.9FM, in Liaoyang on CKNE 95.0FM, and in Anshan on CNCE 94.5FM. This is a major breakthrough for the show giving us the opportunity to reach an audience in the millions every week. These three great Radio Max stations are a fantastic addition to the ever-growing list of stations that are part of the Broadcast Partners Network.

If you have a birthday coming up, I invite you to let me know so that I can wish you Happy Birthday on the show and play Birthday by The Beatles for you. Send the details to birthdays@treasureislandoldies.com.

The Treasure Island Oldies Blog is playing The Guess Who in a live performance of Share The Land, a great Thanksgiving song. It's our Song Of The Week. Enjoy!

Voice Your Choice presents Leroy Van Dyke, a country singer who also crossed over onto the pop charts. Cast your vote at the Voice Your Choice page for either The Auctioneer or Walk On By. I'll p[lay the winner in the 3rd hour of next week's show.

Here's the Rock And Roll News for the week of October 13th.


Listen to the Top 5 Countdown from 1963.

Have a great week and see you next week on Treasure Island Oldies.

Bye for now.
Michael

Leroy Van Dyke - Voice Your Choice

Leroy Van Dyke sure had an interesting life. He was born in Spring Fork, Missouri on October 4, 1929 and eventually worked as a newspaper reporter. In the early 1050s, he served in the U.S. Arm; and later was a livestock auctioneer. Which brings us to his first hit record in late November 1956. It reflected his previous job and was called The Auctioneer. Five years later, he scored his second hit, Walk On By.
And it's those two songs we have lined up for on Voice Your Choice this week.

Cast your vote at the Voice Your Choice page for either The Auctioneer or Walk On By, both by Leroy Van Dyke. I'll play the winner in the 3rd hour of next week's show.