This Week on Treasure Island Oldies - Week of November 23rd, 2014

November 23rd, 2014 to November 29^th, 2014

Thank you again for all the comments on last week’s Pop Goes The Country Special. I’ll be sure to bring that theme back to a future show. Speaking of specials, mark your calendar for the Annual Christmas Special, Live Sunday, December 21^st and on the Archive at the Listen page throughout the holidays. It’s my absolute favourite show to bring to you every year and it sure has become a tradition.

It’s Thanksgiving in the United States and, I’d like to take a moment to wish all my American friends and listeners a very Happy Thanksgiving. Enjoy your long weekend of celebrating with your family and friends!

Is your birthday coming up soon? Be sure to let me know by sending the details to birthdays@treasureislandoldies.com. I’ll wish you Happy Birthday on the show and also play Birthday by The Beatles to help you celebrate your special day.

The Treasure Island Oldies Blog, in recognition of Thanksgiving in the United States, is playing Sam and Dave with a live performance of I Thank You. It’s our Song of the Week. Enjoy!

Next week we kick of the Christmas Holiday season by playing some great holiday tunes for you and on Voice Your Choice the spotlight will be on Bing Crosby. Cast your vote at the Voice Your Choice page for either Happy Holidays or It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas. I’ll play the winner during next week’s how.

Here’s the Rock and Roll News for the week of November 23^rd

Listen to the Top 5 Countdown from 1963.

Just a final note to once again wish my American friends and listeners Happy Thanksgiving.

See you next week on Treasure Island Oldies.

Bye for now.

Michael

Bing Crosby - Voice Your Choice

In many ways, Christmas is Bing Crosby. I'll never tire of watching Holiday Inn and how amazing it must have been to be seeing it for the first time in the movie theatre and hearing White Christmas.

I can't imagine how stirring that must have been. It sure made an indelible impression on people for generations to come.

This week on Treasure Island Oldies, Voice Your Choice presents Bing Crosby. with  and Jingle Bells. Cast you vote at the Voice Your Choice page for either Happy Holidays or It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas. I'll play the winning song on the 3rd hour of next week's show.

Sam And Dave - I Thank You - Song of the Week

I recognition of our American friends celebrating Thanksgiving this week, here's Sam and Dave with I Thank You. It's our Song of the Week.

Happy Thanksgiving.

Enjoy!

Michael

Motown's Jimmy Ruffin Has Died

Jimmy Ruffin, the first in a long series of singers to record the soul staple “What Becomes of the Brokenhearted,” died Monday at his home in Las Vegas, according to The Associated Press. He was 78 years old.


“Brokenhearted” was originally written for Ruffin’s fellow Motown signees The Spinners, but he convinced the label’s in-house songwriters to give it to him instead. In 1966, he sent the song into the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100, the only song of his career to chart that high. In 1970 he teamed up to record with his brother David, a member of The Temptations, and in 1980 he had the second big hit of his career with the Robin Gibbs-produced “Hold On to My Love.”

This Week on Treasure Island Oldies - Week of November 16th, 2014

November 16^th, 2014 to November 22^nd, 2014

Howdy y’all! :-) Wow was that ever fun to play all those great all-time classic country tunes on the Pop Goes The Country Special this week on Treasure Island Oldies. It didn’t matter if it was the ‘50s, ‘60s’ or the ‘70s, when a country record became huge it often “crossed over” from the country charts to the Pop charts, and at times to other charts as well, such as the rhythm and blues and adult contemporary charts.  Now THAT is the power of great music! And I very much appreciate that you too love great music and country music as well. I’m so pleased with the response I have already received from this week’s show. Several listeners indicated they thought it was actually one of the best specials ever on the show. Thank you very much! And there will be more specials too. Our last special show will be this year’s Annual Christmas Special. The show will be Live Sunday, December 21^st and on the Archive throughout the rest of the Christmas Holiday Season.

And get ready for 2015 when we will celebrate the 18^th Anniversary of Treasure Island Oldies. More details soon…

Best wishes and Happy Birthday to long time listener of the show and good friend of mine and the folks in the Chat Room, Connie Canode, in Madison, Wisconsin. In addition, I’d like to say Happy Birthday to my nephew Andrew Gize in Gatineau, Quebec, and to J.P. Guilbert, in St. Maarten in the Caribbean. I had the great pleasure to work with J.P. during my almost 11 years with A&M Records. If your birthday is coming up soon, please be sure to let me know. It would be my pleasure to wish you all the best on the show and also play Birthday by The Beatles for you. Send the details to birthdays@treasureislandoldies.com.

The Treasure Island Oldies Blog is continuing with the Pop Goes The Country theme by playing a great live performance of Patsy Cline singing Crazy. It’s our Song of the Week. Enjoy!

Voice Your Choice returns again next week with The Byrds. Cast your vote at the Voice Your Choice page for either Eight Miles High or Mr. Tambourine Man. I’ll play the winner during the 3^rd hour of next week’s show.

Here’s the Rock and Roll News for the week of November 16^th

Listen to the Top 5 Countdown from 1962.

 

Before wrapping things up, I’d like to take a moment to wish all my American friends and listeners a very Happy Thanksgiving. Enjoy your long weekend of celebrating with your family and friends.

Well that’s about it for this week. Take care and see you once again next week on treasure Island Oldies.

Bye for now.

Michael







 

The Byrds, James McGuinn (he legally changed his name to Roger McGuinn in 1968), David Crosby, Gene Clark, Chris Hillman, and Mike Clarke, were formed in Los Angeles.

Their first hit single was written by Bob Dylan. When they recorded Mr. Tambourine Man, Roger McGuinn was the only member of the group considered good enough to play on the recording date, so session players were called in to lay down the tracks. Those session players eventually became known as The Wrecking Crew.By the way, the documentary movie, The Wrecking Crew, is going to finally have national distribution to theatres in 2015. What good news that is and one movie you must add to your list of must see films.

Treasure Island Oldies presents The Byrds on Voice Your Choice. Cast your vote at the Voice Your Choice page for either Eight Miles High  or  Mr. Tambourine Man. I'll play the winner on next week's show.

Patsy Cline - Crazy - Song of the Week

This week Treasure Island Oldies featured all country songs on the show with the Pop Goes The Country Special. And keeping with the theme, here's the amazing Patsy Cline with a live performance of one of her signature songs, Crazy. It's our Song of the Week.

Enjoy!

Michael

This Week on Treasure Island Oldies - Week of November 9th, 2014

November 9^th, 2014 to November 15^th, 2014

It was great to spend another 4 hours together listening to great music, as we do every week on Treasure Island Oldies. And next week be sure to listen for the Pop Goes The Country Special. The entire show will consist of country tunes that were so popular they crossed over onto the pop charts. You’ll hear from   artists such as Lynn Anderson, Johnny Cash, Ray Charles, Jimmy Dean, Mac Davis, and so many, many more. It all starts next Sunday, November 16^th at 6 pm Pacific, 1 am Universal. I think this is only the 2^nd time since I’ve been doing this show that this theme is returning as a special. See ya’ll next week on the Island as Pop Goes the Country!

I’d like to extend my best wishes and congratulations to my good friend Red Robinson who this week is celebrating his 60^th Anniversary of being on the radio. This Rock & Roll Hall of Fame DJ has been recognized by many other organizations over the years including the Canadian Broadcasters Hall of Fame. Congratulations, Red, any many more years of gracing the airwaves with your personality.

Happy Birthday wishes go out to Tim Sykes in Cambridge, Ontario and Chris Witmer in Iowa City, Iowa. If your birthday is coming up soon, let me know so that I can wish you all the best on the show and play Birthday by The Beatles for you. Send the details to birthdays@treasureislandoldies.com.

The Treasure Island Oldies Blog is paying tribute to the late Mr. Acker Bilk with his signature song, Stranger On The Shore. It’d our Song of the Week. R.I.P.

Treasure Island Oldies presents Bobby Bare on Voice Your Choice. Cast your vote at the Voice Your Choice page for either Shame On Me or 500 Miles Away From Home, both great country crossover hits for our Pop Goes The Country Special next week. I’ll play the winner in the 3^rd hour.

Here’s the Rock and Roll News for the week of November 9^th.

Listen to the Top 5 Countdown from 1958

Looking forward to your company next week for the Pop Goes The Country Special. Round up time is 6 pm Pacific, 1 am Universal. See you then.

Bye for now.

Michael