April 7th to 13th, 2019
1964 - what a year for great music! Also it's a historic year for music as well. It was the beginning of the British Music Invasion, and it marked the meteoric rise to the top for The Beatles. On this week's show the Spotlight Year is 1964 and the Top Five Countdown has The Beatles holding down every single song in the top five. It's a feat that never occurred before or since by any other artist or group. It was my great pleasure to bring you a four hour snapshot of the music from an amazing year. For the complete list of every song I played, go to the Listen page and scroll down for this week's Playlist. The only downside is that unless you heard the live show this week, the archive was corrupt and unable to be used by our affiliate radio stations. My sincere apologies; you sure missed a good one.
Next week on the show, it's the annual One Hit Wonders Special. Surprisingly, there were many artists whose brush with fame was fleeting. They my have reached number one on the chart or anywhere in between one and one hundred. The fascinating thing is that they never reappeared on the top 100 again. I'll feature those great records by artists who hit the chart one time only. Join me for the One Hit Wonders special next week beginning at 6 pm Pacific, 9 pm Eastern.
If your birthday is coming up soon, I'd like to help celebrate your special day on the show. Send the details to birthdays@treasureislandoldies.com. I'll wish you Happy Birthday on the air and also play Birthday by The Beatles for you.
Voice Your Choice spotlights Cliff Richard, one of the biggest ever British stars. Cast your vote at the Voice Your Choice page for either We Don't Talk Anymore or Devil Woman. I'll play the winner in the third hour of next week's show.
This week the Top Five Countdown is from 1964, this week's Spotlight Year. Never before or since this week in 1964 has one artist claimed every position in the top five. The Beatles lay claim to history this week with Please Please Me, I Want To Hold Your Hand, She Loves You, Twist And Shout. In at Number One Can't Buy Me Love and it's playing at the Treasure Island Oldies Blog.
Click here next week for the Rock and Roll News Podcast.
Have a good week.
Bye for now.
Michael
