Important Update - Treasure Island Oldies

Important Update

I'm taking a break from the weekly updates and postings to my website, Blog and Facebook page. I wanted to give you an update on what's been happening here at Treasure Island Oldies since March, when we all stayed in place at our homes because of the Covid-19 pandemic. On March 25th I expanded the weekly four hour show to include a daily one hour daily show. I'm thrilled that eight of our Affiliate Stations of the Broadcast Partners Network decided to air the live simulcast Monday to Friday. Add that to the weekly four show which airs over twenty times throughout the week on all of our Affiliate Stations.

To say that this has made an impact on my listeners would be an understatement. I have heard from so many of you, some long time listeners, while others are brand new to the show. Every single person has said how much they appreciate having the daily one hour show. They've commented that it's been so good to find a comfy place to hear their favourite music, away from the non-stop news feeds and social media postings. I am so pleased to be able to bring Treasure Island Oldies to you from the safety of my home radio broadcast studio. Nonetheless, this has resulted with me working six days a week, and not just the actual number of hours I am on the air. Add in the number of hours it takes to prepare each show, along with the post show tasks, including all the writing and posting to the TIO website, Blog, and Facebook page, and it is a rather substantial number of hours I commit every week. I'm getting tired.

I have made the decision to pull back on the number of Updates and postings I will be doing as of now. Please be sure that I am committed to bringing you the daily one hour show and of course, the Live Sunday four hour show. That will not change for the foreseeable future. What I want to do is avoid burnout or the feeling that I have to do "yet another thing" related to the show. So that's why I am backing off from all the writing, etc.

Just to confirm, the Rock and Roll News Podcast will continue to be updated and you can listen to it from the link at the website. In addition, the weekly playlist will also continue to be updated after the Live Sunday show is over.

I feel this is the best way to avoid any burnout and it will reinforce my commitment to bringing you the Daily and Weekly shows.

All the best to you.

Stay Safe.
Michael

Island Update for the Week of May 31st to June 6th, 2020

May 31^st to June 6^th, 2020

Be sure to join me for the Live Daily Edition of Treasure Island Oldies, weekdays at 11 am Pacific, 1 pm Central, 2 pm Eastern, 3 pm Atlantic.

It was great to be with you once again for the Sunday evening Live four hour weekly show. It's this show that will play over twenty times this week. Check out the Broadcast Partners Network page for the days and times. The biggest difference, for me at least, is just how the feel of the four hour show and daily one hour show are. I feel I can stretch out more on the Sunday show to include the features you enjoy every week, like the Lounge Double, Top Five Countdown, Rick's Rare Rock & Roll Relic, Tom Locke Moment In Time, plus Voice Your Choice and more. Oh yes, I also frequently hear from listeners who let me know when their birthday is approaching. I'd like to hear from you too. To send a comment about the show, make a request or tell me about your birthday, just send a note to me. michael@treasureislandoldies.com

As today is the 1st of June, I decided to play the 1st charted records by some of your favourite artists on the Monday Daily Edition of the show. I sure enjoyed playing The Orlons, Marvin Gaye, The Beatles and Rolling Stones, and so many more. For tomorrow I have a real treat for you. I just got a new turntable for the studio and apart from playing 45s and 33s, it can also play those so cool 78 rpm records. As a result, I dug up some very cool 78s from the 1950s to play for you tomorrow for the entire hour. In the over 23 years I have been doing the show, tomorrow will be the very first time I can play a 78 rpm record on the show. You don't want to miss tomorrow's show, starting at 11 am Pacific, 2 pm Eastern.

I have received many comments from you regarding the cool show promos that play on the Home page. Thank You. It's nice being able to see the upcoming specials. And I've passed on your kind words to Eddy Fisher, webmaster extraordinaire! He appreciates it very much. And speaking of upcoming specials, the annual Father's Day special will take place on Sunday, June 21st. Join me in this celebration of Dads with some cool tunes.

If your birthday is coming up soon, I'd like to help you celebrate your birthday with all the show's listeners. 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.

Next week on Treasure Island Oldies, Voice Your Choice spotlights the legendary Four Tops. Cast your vote at the Voice Your Choice page for either Seven Rooms Of Gloom or Bernadette. I'll play the winner on next week's show.

The Top Five Countdown this week is from 1963, and the debut single by Lesley Gore sits at Number One on the charts. It's My Party is playing at the Treasure Island Oldies Blog.

Click here for this week's Rock and Roll News Podcast.

Don't forget to join me for the Daily Show all this week starting at 11 am Pacific, 2 pm Eastern.

Take care, stay safe and stay well!

Bye for now.

Michael

Lesley Gore - Number One 1963 Treasure Island Oldies Top Five Countdown

This week on Treasure Island Oldies, the Top Five Countdown is from 1963. Her debut single, produced by Quincy Jones, reached all the way to the top of the charts! Here's Lesley Gore celebrating her success in the photo above and in her live performance of It's My Party on the Ed Sullivan Show.

Enjoy!

Michael

The Four Tops - Voice Your Choice Treasure Island Oldies

Motown Records was quite the talent development organization, from the perspectives of singers, songwriters, musicians and producers. One of the most successful outfits was the Four Tops with Levi Stubbs as lead singer.

With Stubbs in the lead, the Four Tops sold millions of records, including such hits as "Baby I Need Your Loving," "Reach Out (I'll Be There)" and "I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch)."

The group performed for more than four decades without a change in personnel. Stubbs' death leaves one surviving member of the original group: Abdul "Duke" Fakir.

Stubbs "fits right up there with all the icons of Motown," said Audley Smith, chief operating officer of the Motown Historical Museum. "His voice was as unique as Marvin's or as Smokey's or as Stevie's."

The Four Tops began singing together in 1953 under the group name the Four Aims and signed a deal with Chess Records. They later changed their names to the Four Tops to avoid being confused with the Ames Brothers.

They also recorded for Red Top, Riverside and Columbia Records and toured supper clubs.

The Four Tops signed with Motown Records in 1963 and produced 20 Top-40 hits over the next 10 years, making music history with the other acts in Berry Gordy's Motown stable.

Their biggest hits were recorded between 1964 and 1967 with the in-house songwriting and production team of Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier and Eddie Holland. Both 1965's "I Can't Help Myself" and 1966's "Reach Out" went to No. 1 on the Billboard pop chart.

Other hits included "Shake Me, Wake Me" (1966); "Bernadette" and "Standing in the Shadows of Love" (both 1967).

They toured for decades afterwards and reached the charts as late as 1988 with "Indestructible" on Arista Records. In 1986, Stubbs provided the voice for Audrey II the man-eating plant in the film "Little Shop of Horrors."

The group was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990 and has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Treasure Island Oldies presents the legendary Four Tops in the Voice Your Choice spotlight. Cast your vote at the Voice Your Choice page for either Seven Rooms Of Gloom or Bernadette.

Island Update - This Week on Treasure Island Oldies Week of May 24, 2020

May 24^th to 30^th, 2020

Be sure to join me for the Live Daily Edition of Treasure Island Oldies, weekdays at 11 am Pacific, 1 pm Central, 2 pm Eastern, 3 pm Atlantic.

It's so interesting with doing my show six days a week, the days seems to blend together. LOL Thanks for joining me for the Weekend Edition of Treasure Island Oldies. I am frequently asked about archives of the shows. While this no Island Vault at this time, you can still hear the current week's show over twenty times if that would be your kind of fun. LMAO :-) Seriously, just go to the Broadcast Partners Network page to find the days and times when the show will air on our Affiliate Stations. Incidentally, if you're available to hear the live show Sunday evenings and you have a smart device, just say "Play WTND LP" or "Play Oldies Funhouse Radio". You'll hear the live simulcast on these stations. Gotta love technology, especially when it works!!

This coming week on the Daily Edition of the show, we'll hear the stars themselves, talking about their hits and careers. These are rare clips indeed, as the majority are from interviews my good friend, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Pioneer DJ, Red Robinson shared with me from his personal collection of interviews he did with the stars of the day. And I'll play songs they mention or are closely associated with their fame. That's Monday and Tuesday this week. On Wednesday, I'll take a nostalgic look back at the 23 years of Treasure Island Oldies. I'll dig deep and far back into the many Requests I've had. It's All Request Wednesday. I'll figure out Thursday and Friday as it happens. LOL

I have received many comments from you regarding the cool show promos that play on the Home page. Thank You. It's nice being able to see the upcoming specials. And I've passed on your kind words to Eddy Fisher, webmaster extraordinaire! He appreciates it very much.

Happy Birthday wishes go out this week to Darrell Darnell in Jacksonville, Illinois. If your birthday is coming up soon, I'd like to help you celebrate your birthday with all the show's listeners. 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.

Next week on Treasure Island Oldies, Voice Your Choice spotlights those Jersey Boys, The Four Seasons. Cast your vote at the Voice Your Choice page for either Big Man In Town or Bye Bye Baby (Baby Goodbye). I'll play the winner on next week's show.

The Top Five Countdown this week is from 1969, and The Beatles hold down the Number One spot on the charts. Get Back is playing at the Treasure Island Oldies Blog.

Click here for this week's Rock and Roll News Podcast.

Don't forget to join me for the Daily Show.

Take care, stay safe and stay well!

Bye for now.
Michael

The Beatles Number One 1969 Treasure Island Oldies Top Five Countdown

This week on Treasure Island Oldies, the Top Five Countdown spotlights 1969. In their final live performance as The Beatles, they performed on the rooftop of Apple Studios, and the album Let It Be.

From that concert a song surfaced that would become huge. And that's this week's Number One songs. It's The Beatles with Get Back.

Enjoy!
Michael

The Four Seasons Treasure Island Oldies Voice Your Choice

The Four Seasons went from having catchy singles done by a group with a lead vocalist who sang in a very high vocal range, to becoming an iconic group of the 1960s.

They had the hits, the tours, the Broadway musical, Jersey Boys, and even its movie adaption. And this week they're in the Voice Your Choice Spotlight on Treasure Island Oldies. Now their career is complete!! LOL

With so many hit records, it wasn't easy to select just two of them for Voice Your Choice. Cast your vote at the Voice Your Choice page for either Big Man In Town or Bye Bye Baby (Baby Goodbye).
I'll play the winner on next week's show.

Malo's Singer and Guitarist Jorge Santana Has Died At Age 68

By The Associated Press 

May 20, 2020

Jorge Santana, the guitarist for the Latin-rock band Malo, best remembered for the 1972 hit “Suavecito,” died on May 14 at his home in San Rafael, Calif. He was 68. 

His death was confirmed by Michael Vrionis, the manager of his brother, the guitarist Carlos Santana. No cause was given.

The San Francisco-based band Malo — the name means “bad” in Spanish — played a laid-back fusion of jazz, rock and different forms of Latin music, not unlike the sound that catapulted Carlos Santana to international fame. Jorge Santana’s rock guitar playing was backed by percussion and horns more typical of Latin jazz.

The group’s debut album, titled simply “Malo,” was released in 1972. It featured “Suavecito,” a smooth, melodic song that peaked at No. 18 on the Billboard singles chart and became a staple for fans of Latin-tinged rock.

“A wailing guitar, a lively Latin rhythm section and crisp horns distinguish Malo, a San Francisco band under the leadership of Jorge Santana, Carlos’s brother,” a review by Loraine Alterman in The New York Times said in 1972. “In this all‐original album there are shades of Eric Clapton in Jorge’s guitar playing and traces of Blood, Sweat and Tears in some of the brass arrangements.”

Malo made four albums before a highly publicized breakup. Mr. Santana later had a solo career and played with the celebrated New York-based salsa collective the Fania All-Stars.

Guillermo Jorge Santana was born on June 13, 1951, in Autlán, in the state of Jalisco, Mexico, to Josefina and Jose Santana. His father was a musician, and Jorge took up the guitar as a teenager in San Francisco. When he was still quite young he joined the Malibus, a rhythm and blues band with a horn section that evolved into Malo.

Mr. Santana worked with his brother Carlos’s management company and toured with him. In 1994 they released an album, “Santana Brothers.”

Treasure Island Oldies Island Update For The Week of May 17th, 2020

May 17^th to 23^rd, 2020

Be sure to join me for the Live Daily Edition of Treasure Island Oldies, weekdays at 11 am Pacific, 1 pm Central, 2 pm Eastern, 3 pm Atlantic.

It was great to have your company once again for the weekly show. Whether you listen via the Treasure Island Oldies Listen page, or via one of our Affiliate Stations that simulcast the live show, or the remaining Broadcast Partners Network stations that air the show airs over twenty times a week; it’s just great to have you listening. And I’m sure impressed with the variety of countries from where you are listening, including across Canada and the United States, and also Norway, Turkey, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Sweden, the United Kingdom, China, the Netherlands, and so many other places. Hello!

I am also very much enjoying to bring you the Daily Edition of the show. It’s a weekday one hour with some interesting themes. Since the daily show began March 25th, I’ve played the Top 100 of the 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s. We also explored your 45s collection by playing both the A and B sides of some of your all time favourite records, and we also took a virtual trip to Club International. It was fun to hear the familiar English hits by such artists as Jay and The Americans, Connie Francis, Gene Pitney and many others; and is was also cool to hear them sing their hits in diverse languages as French, Spanish, Italian, German, and Swedish. All this week on the Daily show I’m playing two parts every day of The Motown Story. It’s a fascinating trip behind the scenes as we hear candid interviews with the Motown Stars. 

Join me all this week at 11 am Pacific, 2 pm Eastern for The Motown Story.

   Happy Birthday wishes go out to Cora Quinn in Peoria, Illinois. And my thanks to her long time great friend, California Barb, for the nice phone call wishing Cora a very Happy Birthday.  If your birthday is coming up soon, I’d like to help you celebrate your birthday with all the show’s listeners. 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.

   Next week on Treasure Island Oldies, Voice Your Choice spotlights the British group, The Foundations. Cast your vote at the Voice Your Choice page for either Baby Now That I’ve Found You or Back On My Feet Again. I’ll play the winner on next week’s show.

   The Top Five Countdown this week is from 1964, and Mary Wells, another major Motown star, has the million-selling Number One Smash. My Guy is playing at the Treasure Island Oldies Blog.

   Click here for this week’s Rock and Roll News Podcast.

   Take care, stay safe and stay well!

Bye for now.
Michael


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The Foundations Voice Your Choice Treasure Island Oldies

The Foundations were an Interracial R&B Pop group from England that was active between 1967 and 1970. The members were Clem Curtis (vocals), Allan Warner (guitar), Eric Allendale, Pat Burke and Michael Elliott (horns), Anthony Gomez (keyboards), Peter McBeth (bass) and Tim Harris (drums). Their debut single, Baby, Now That I've Found You, became a big hit for them in the UK, Canada and then the United States, where it peaked at Number 11.

Clem Curtis left the group in 1968 and was replaced by singer Colin Young, who sang lead vocal on Build Me Up Buttercup and In The Bad,Bad Old Days (Before You Loved Me).

This week on Treasure Island Oldies, Voice Your Choice presents The Foundations. Go to the Voice Your Choice page and cast your vote for either Baby Now That I Found You or Back On My Feet Again. I'll play the winner during next week's show.

Mary Wells Number One Treasure Island Oldies Top Five Countdown 1965

This week on Treasure Island Oldies, the Top Five Countdown is from 1964. At the top of the charts at Number One, it's a million selling smash for Motown's Mary Wells.

Here's a clip from the TV show Shindig of Mary Wells.

Enjoy!
Michael

The Motown Story All This Week on Treasure Island Oldies Daily Edition

Join me all this week for a fascinating look into Motown Records, filled with great music and interviews with the great Motown stars, on the Weekday Edition of Treasure Island Oldies.

The one hour daily show begins at 11 am Pacific, 2 pm Eastern at the Listen page at www.TreasureIslandOldies.com

Using your smart device, you can also listen to the live simulcast by saying "play WTND LP" or "Play Oldies Funhouse Radio".

Keeping you entertained as we stay at home.

Cheers!
Michael


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Betty Wright Soul Singer and R&B Star Has Passed Away At Age 66

Sad News posted at The Guardian

The singer and songwriter Betty Wright, who has died of cancer aged 66, occupied a significant position in African-American music across six decades, beginning with powerhouse gospel in the 1950s and settling on an R&B, soul and funk groove from the 60s onwards that eventually led to work with superstar rappers of the 2000s.

Wright’s career began as a young child in a gospel group in Florida, and her signature song, Clean Up Woman (1971), was recorded when she was only 17, epitomising what became known as “the Miami sound” – Floridian soul music shaped by the many facets of her home city’s cultural melange.
After years of solid achievement in the US as a singer and songwriter, in the mid-80s she set up her own record label and, although she continued to record her own material, began to make a new name for herself as a producer and songwriter, collaborating with the likes of Gloria Estefan and Joss Stone. Later still her material was much sampled – including by Beyoncé – and she was able to undertake projects with rappers such as Snoop Dogg and Lil Wayne.

She was born in Miami, to Rosa (nee Braddy-Wright) and McArthur Norris. The infant Bessie – as Betty was christened – was co-opted into the family gospel group, the Echoes of Joy, at the age of two. The Echoes worked the Southern US gospel circuit and Bessie proved to be a vocal prodigy – so much so that by the time the group split in 1965, she was confident enough to start singing on her own, in a new R&B vein, and with a new name – Betty Wright.

Willie Clarke and Clarence Reid, two Miami-based musicians, were so impressed by the young girl that they signed her to Deep City, the only African-American record label in Florida. Wright’s debut 45, Paralysed, was released in 1965, and it sold well locally. However, Deep City lacked the resources to promote records properly, and so Reid and Clarke eventually passed Wright on to Henry Stone, a distributor with experience and contacts who was launching Alston Records in Miami.

Aged 14, Wright recorded her debut album for Alston, My First Time Around (1968), which not only revealed her to be a formidable soul singer but generated a single, Girls Can’t Do What the Guys Do, that reached the Top 40s of the US and Canadian pop charts.

Although subsequent singles failed to make much of an impression, Wright continued to sing in the Miami clubs on the weekends, building up valuable contacts in the music business. Then chart success returned in 1971 with Clean Up Woman, written by Clarke and Reid, which got to No 6 in the US. Based around a distinctive guitar lick played by Willie Hale, Clean Up Woman’s breezy, danceable funk ensured that Wright would be one of the few school pupils ever to have turned 18 with a million-selling hit record behind her.

For more of this article, please go to The Guardian

Island Update Treasure Island Oldies Week of May 10th, 2020

May 10^th to 16^th, 2020

Be sure to join me for the Live Daily Edition of Treasure Island Oldies, weekdays at 11 am Pacific, 1 pm Central, 2 pm Eastern, 3 pm Atlantic.

It was my pleasure to bring you the annual Mother's Day Special on Treasure Island Oldies; and so cool to hear so many songs for mom's everywhere. Whether our Moms are still with us or a wonderful memory, we salute every single mother around the world. The fun thing is some songs are almost reserved for playing only on the Mother's Day Special. For example, Mama by Connie Francis, Roy Orbison, Ray Charles or B.J. Thomas tend to get played once a year, while the rest of their catalogue gets explored throughout the rest of the year.

I was personally very saddened to have learned about the passing of Rock & Roll Pioneer and icon, Little Richard at age 87. He would have turned 88 on December 5th. I vividly remember watching Rip It Up play on our 78 rpm radio/record player combination. When my parents got rid of the 78s they had in favour of the new 16/33/45 turntable, that was the last time I heard Rip It Up for many years until around 1967 or 1968 when I found an album on Specialty Records, Little Richard's Greatest Hits, and there it was among the song titles, Rip It Up! So it was with great love for his music that I paid tribute to Little Richard throughout the show and also the entire Rock and Roll Reunion in the last half hour. I saw him in concert in Vancouver several years ago. He and Jerry Lee Lewis shared the bill, with Jerry Lee opening the show. Well sadly, Jerry Lee would not get off the stage, even after what would have been a normal length of time for his performance. So eventually, the house lights came on and Jerry Lee went off. After a short intermission, the lights dimmed in the arena and the band started up and then Boom! Little Richard practically exploded on stage to a standing ovation for a good two minutes, even before he sang or played one note. His first words to the audience were "You still love me!" Of course, the audiences erupted in even louder applause and hollering. That was a very special night. Little Richard, R.I.P and Thank You. You helped me love and thrive on music even more.

Happy Birthday wishes go out to Toni Howerton in Middletown, Ohio. She's a regular listener and song requester. All the best to you Toni. If your birthday is coming up soon, I'd like to help you celebrate your birthday with all the show's listeners. 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.

Next week on Treasure Island Oldies, Voice Your Choice spotlights the British and American supergroup, Fleetwood Mac. Cast your vote at the Voice Your Choice page for either Say You Love Me or Don't Stop. I'll play the winner on next week's show.

The Top Five Countdown this week is from 1967. And The Supremes were back at the top of the charts once again. The Happening is playing at the Treasure Island Oldies Blog.

Click here for this week's Rock and Roll News Podcast.

Don't miss the Daily Show at 11 am Pacific , 2 pm Eastern. This week we are virtually travelling to Club International.
You'll love hearing alternate language versions of the English hits you know and love. Let's travel together for one hour daily.


Take care, stay safe and stay well!

Bye for now.
Michael

Fleetwood Mac Voice Your Choice Treasure Island Oldies

Fleetwood Mac are a British-American group formed in 1967 in London, England, by drummer Mick Fleetwood, guitarist Peter Green, and additional guitarist Jeremy Spencer, plus John McVie on bass. Through many albums and personnel changes, the group eventually enlisted Christine McVie. When Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks became part of the group, and final American version of Fleetwood Mac came to be. Their first two albums with this lineup were called Fleetwood Mac and Rumours. To say they were successful would be a major understatement. They became superstars!

Treasure Island Oldies is pleased to present Fleetwood Mac in the Voice Your Choice spotlight. Cast your vote at the Voice Your Choice page for either Say You Love Me or Don't Stop. I'll play the winning song on next week's show.

The Supremes Number One Treasure Island Oldies Top Five Countdown 1967

The Supremes continued their winning streak again this week at they at the top of the charts for this week's Treasure Island Oldies Top Five Countdown from 1967.

Here are Diana, Mary and Flo with The Happening.
Enjoy!

Rock & Roll and R&B Pioneer Little Richard Has Died At Age 87

From The Guardian:

Little Richard, one of the pioneers of the first wave of rock’n’roll, has died. He was 87.

Richard – whose real name was Richard Penniman – had been in poor health for several years, suffering hip problems, a stroke and a heart attack.

Rolling Stone magazine said Richard’s son, Danny Penniman, “confirmed the pioneer’s death … but said the cause of death was unknown”. Penniman also confirmed his father’s death to the New York Times.

The sheriff’s department for Macon, Georgia, where Richard was born and lived, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

In a post on Instagram, band member Kelvin Holly said: “Rest in peace, Richard. This one really stings. My thoughts and prayers go out to all my bandmates and fans all over the world. Richard truly was the king!”

Richard’s performing career began when he was in mid-teens, in the late 40s, but his early recordings with the RCA Victor label garnered little success. The breakthrough came when he signed to Specialty Records in 1955, releasing a run of singles that were among the wildest and most flamboyant of the rock’n’roll era – Tutti Frutti, Long Tall Sally, Rip It Up, The Girl Can’t Help It, Lucille, Keep A-Knockin’ and Good Golly, Miss Molly, among others – and that made him a star on both sides of the Atlantic.

He was known for his outrageous performance style – eyes lined with mascara, brightly coloured clothes – which was echoed later by Prince. He had been a drag performer before the rock’n’roll boom and by his own admission was involved in voyeurism, allowing men to have sex in the back seat of his car while he watched. He was arrested at least twice for lewd conduct. Richard’s breakthrough single, Tutti Frutti, was originally a song about anal sex – “If it don’t fit, don’t force it / You can grease it, make it easy,” he sang – until the producer Bumps Blackwell suggested it be cleaned up. The song bequeathed rock’n’roll its greatest nonsensical expression of joy, whose exact syllables are still debated: “Awopbopaloobopalopbamboom!”

Read more https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/may/09/little-richard-dies-aged-83-rock-n-roll-pioneerhttps://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/may/09/little-richard-dies-aged-83-rock-n-roll-pioneer

Island Update 23rd Anniversary Edition Treasure Island Oldies

May 3^rd to 9^th, 2020

PLEASE NOTE:

Be sure to join me for the Live Daily Edition of Treasure Island Oldies, weekdays at 11 am Pacific, 1 pm Central, 2 pm Eastern, 3 pm Atlantic.

The Irish Rovers had a great song that is so appropriate for the 23rd Anniversary celebration of Treasure Island Oldies. Wasn't That A Party! And what a great time I had with you. Thank you for your phone call greetings, emails, chat room talk, and facebook messages. And I heard from you in far flung places including right across Canada and the United States, England, Brazil, Sweden, Norway, Turkey, among the many countries. It is hard to fathom at times that I have been doing this show for 23 completed years as of this week. I never imagined when I started the show back in 1997, that I will still be talking to you and playing great music for you to enjoy after 23 years. Amazing! And thank you so very much for your support and enjoyment of the show for all these years.

I'd like to wish my good friends, long time listeners, first monthly subscription supporters, and just good people, Rick and Connie Canode in Madison, Wisconsin a very Happy 33rd Anniversary. Didn't want to miss sending them good wishes.

Next week on Treasure Island Oldies, it's the annual Mother's Day Special. Be sure to listen for songs for and about moms. Join me for this annual tribute.

I'd like to wish Happy Birthday to Marc Baillargeron-Molloy in Montreal, Quebec. Due to covid 19 conditions in Montreal, Marc and his wife Sandy are not able to be together in the same place. Thinking of you and Sandy; and you in particular, Marc, as it's your birthday. I am so pleased that the daily and weekly shows are keeping you company. All the best to you. I'd also like to wish Eddy Fisher, my Webmaster and husband a very Happy Birthday. And if your birthday is coming up soon, I'd like to help you celebrate your birthday with all the show's listeners. 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.

Next week on Treasure Island Oldies, Voice Your Choice spotlights Chicago's classic  R&B  group, The Flamingos. Cast your vote at the Voice Your Choice page for either Lovers Never Say Goodbye or I Only Have Eyes For You. I'll play the winner on next week's Mother's Day Special show.

The Top Five Countdown this week is from 1965. And the number one song is by a group from Manchester, England who became more popular in North America than in their own country, Herman's Hermits. Mrs. Brown You've Got A Lovely Daughter is playing at the Treasure Island Oldies Blog.

Click here for this week's Rock and Roll News Podcast.

Don't forget to listen to the Daily Show at 11 am Pacific , 2 pm Eastern. I'm currently exploring your 45 collections and playing both the A and B sides. It's good fun and lots of memories playing those B sides. And join me Live next Sunday for the Mother's Day Special.

Take care, stay safe and stay well!

Bye for now.
Michael


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The Flamingos Voice Your Choice Treasure Island Oldies

The Flamingos are Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees from Chicago. The group was formed by Jake and Ezekial Carey who met cousins Paul Wilson and Johnny Carter at a Hebrew Israelite congegration.

They recorded with various record labels including Chance, Parrot, and Chess/Checker where they enjoyed many successful R&B hits. When they signed with End Records, their debut for the label also became a hit on the pop charts. That was Lovers Never Say Goodbye in 1959. That same year they released a standard written in 1934. I Only Have Eyes For You became a huge hit and a classic record of the era.

And those two stellar records are ready for your votes on Voice Your Choice. Cast you vote at the Voice Your Choice page for either Lovers Never Say Goodbye or I Only Have Eyes For You. I'll play the winner on next week's Mother's Day Special.  

Herman's Hermits Number One Treasure Island Oldies Top Five Countdown 1965

This week the Treasure Island Oldies Top Five Countdown brings us to 1965. This week in 1965, the most popular song on the charts and on the radio was by a group that were much bigger in North America than they were in their home country, England.

Here's Herman's Hermits with the Number One song this week on the Top Five Countdown from 1965, Mrs. Brown You've Got A Lovely Daughter.

Enjoy!
Michael

Island Update - Treasure Island Oldies Week of April 26th 2020

April 26^th to May 2^nd, 2020

PLEASE NOTE:

Be sure to join me for the Live Daily Edition of Treasure Island Oldies, weekdays at 11 am Pacific, 1 pm Central, 2 pm Eastern, 3 pm Atlantic. 

It's the final week of April. I sure hope you are doing ok at home and maintaining a safe distance from others. To help relieve some of the boredom and endless news stories about Covid 19, I'm pleased to be able to continue to bring you the weekly and daily one hour shows, directly from my home based radio studio. The Daily Edition is being simulcast on 7 radio stations in Canada and the United States, with one of them airing the daily show at 2 pm Pacific. That same station, Bud Bay's KYA 101.9 FM in Olympia, Washington, is also replaying the five daily shows back to back on Sunday mornings. On top of that, the weekly four hour airs over 20 times during the week on the Affiliate Stations of the Broadcast Partners Network. WOW! I'm fortunate to have, WTND-LP in Macomb, Illinois, acting as the hub for most of the US radio stations doing the daily simulcast, as they are providing their feed to the other affiliate stations. This is absolutely amazing, thank you all very much.

I am also appreciating you taking the time to get in touch with me. It is very rewarding to read how much you are enjoying the show, especially during these days of isolation. I'll be continuing the Daily Edition of the show for as long as necessary. If you'd like to get in touch with me, just send a note to michael@TreasureIslandOldies.com.

Now that we are nearing the end of April, I am excited to invite you the the 23rd Anniversary of Treasure Island Oldies. It's this coming Sunday, May 3rd and we'll start the party at 6 pm Pacific, 9 pm Eastern. Please join me for this milestone event in radio, traditional and online.

I was pleased to play a brand new song by one of our heritage artists, the Rolling Stones. The song is Ghost In A Ghost Town, with lyrics inspired by the current pandemic. It sure sounded good to my ears. What did you think? Let me know.

If your birthday is coming up soon, I'd like to help you celebrate your birthday with all the show's listeners. 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.

Next week on Treasure Island Oldies, Voice Your Choice spotlights R&B Rock group from Detroit, The Flaming Ember. Cast your vote at the Voice Your Choice page for either I'm Not My Brother's Keeper or Mind, Body And Soul. I'll play the winner on next week's23rd Anniversary show.

The Top Five Countdown this week is from 1966. And the number one song is by the Young Rascals. Good Lovin' is playing at the Treasure Island Oldies Blog.

Click here for this week's Rock and Roll News Podcast.

Don't forget to listen to the Daily Show at 11 am Pacific , 2 pm Eastern and the four hour show Live next Sunday for the 23rd Anniversary celebration.

Take care, stay safe and stay well!

Bye for now.
Michael

The Flaming Ember - Voice Your Choice Treasure Island Oldies

While many thought they were a Black R&B group, Detroit's The Flaming Ember were a white R&B Rock group from Detroit, Michigan. The members of the group were Joe Sladich on guitar, Bill Ellis on piano, Jim Bugnel on bass and Jerry Plunk played drums.

They were signed to the newly formed record label, Hot Wax, started by Motown alumni, the hugely successful songwriting and production team Holland Dozier Holland. They had four singles that appeared on the Billboard Hot 1009 charts during 1969 and 1970. And we're featuring two of them on Voice Your Choice.

Cast you vote at the Voice Your Choice page for either I'm Not My Brother's Keeper or Mind, Body and Soul. I'll play the winner on next week's 23rd Anniversary special.

The Young Rascals - Number One Treasure Island Oldies Top Five Countdown 1966

The Young Rascals were a "blue-eyed soul" pop rock group that formed in New York. While their debut single, I Ain't Gonna Eat Out My Heart Anymore, made a respectable dent in the top 100, it was their second release that catapulted them to the top of the charts.

This week on Treasure Island Oldies, the Top Five Countdown is from 1966.

Appearing in the Number One spot it's the Young Rascals with Good Lovin'

Enjoy!
Michael

Island Update Week of April 19th, 2020 on Treasure Island Oldies

April 19^th to April 25^th, 2020

PLEASE NOTE:

Treasure Island Oldies is LIVE Monday to Friday with a one hour show at 11 am Pacific, 1 pm Central, 2 pm Eastern, 3 pm Atlantic.

We're getting close to the end of April already; time flies every day.  And I am pleased to be able to continue to bring Treasure Island Oldies to you from my home studio, all safe and sound. Good sound, in fact. LOL I want to thank all of you for listening to both the weekly four hour show as well as the Daily Edition. The number of listeners has increased dramatically from all points of the globe. Thank you!

Please keep those emails and facebook comments coming. I've very much been enjoying your emails and facebook comments and messages, thanks very much. Please feel free to drop a note to me at daily@treasureislandoldies.com.

The Chat Room has also seen an increase of folks dropping by to say hi, both during the weekly show as well as the daily shows. Click the Chat tab to for login instructions. And not only has the traffic in the chat room increased, so too has the demand for a live stream for all shows. If your player starts to buffer, please be patient and let it rebuild the stream. I'm flattered by the extra demand, but it's putting a bit of a strain on the live stream network servers.

I'm getting set for a big event on May 3rd, as we will celebrate the 23rd Anniversary of Treasure Island Oldies. It's hard to fathom that this show has been going every week, and now also weekdays, since 1997. It would have happened with you!

If your birthday is coming up soon, I'd like to help you celebrate your birthday with all the show's listeners. 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.

Next week on Treasure Island Oldies, Voice Your Choice spotlights The Five Man Electrical Band. Cast your vote at the Voice Your Choice page for either Signs or Absolutely Right. I'll play the winner on next week's show.

The Top Five Countdown this week is from 1961. The number one song was the debut single for Del Shannon. Runaway is playing at the Treasure Island Oldies Blog.

Click here for this week's Rock and Roll News Podcast.

Don't forget to listen to the Daily Show at 11 am Pacific , 2 pm Eastern and the four hour show Live next Sunday.

Take care, stay safe and stay well!

Bye for now.
Michael

Five Man Electrical Band - Voice Your Choice Treasure Island Oldies

Originally formed in 1964 as The Staccatos, in Ottawa, Ontario, they eventually changed their name to the Five Man Electrical Band in 1968. The lineup consisted of Les Emmerson on guitar and lead vocals, who also wrote a lot of the songs; Ted Gerow played piano, with Brian Rading on Bass and brothers Rick and Mike Belanger who played percussion and drums respectively. It took several years for their career to really take off, but it sure did when they finally broke through with the smash hit, the Gold record Signs.

This week on Treasure Island Oldies, Voice Your Choice features the Five Man Electrical Band with two of their hit songs for your votes. Go to the Voice Your Choice page and cast your vote for wither Signs or Absolutely Right. I'll play the winning song on next week's show.

Del Shannon - Number One Treasure Island Oldies Top Five Countdown 1961

Imagine having your debut single go to number one on the charts, and also become one of the all time classic hits. It was also the very first 45 I bought at a kid of nine years old.

Del Shannon's debut shot straight to the top. And this week on the Treasure Island Oldies Top Five Countdown, the year is 1961. And at Number One it's Del Shannon and Runaway.

Enjoy!
Michael

Barry Allen Singer, TV Host, Studio Owner Has Died At Age 74

Barry Allen Rasmussen, 74, on Apr. 4. Born and raised in Edmonton, Barry Allen (as he was known professionally) started his music career when he joined locally established band Wes Dakus and The Rebels. With no recording studio in Edmonton, the group ended up working with producer Norman Petty (Buddy Holly, Roy Orbison) who liked Allen’s backing vocals. That led to a solo deal with Capitol Records and several nationally charting hits, the biggest being the title track from his sophomore album, Lovedrops, in 1966 which rose to #10 on the RPM Magazine chart. After forming his own backing bands Southbound Freeway and Coloured Rain, Allen moved to Calgary to host “Come Together,” a TV show recorded by CFCN at the city’s Apollo Club, that featured up and coming local and international talent. It ran for three seasons. Allen later toured with the show’s house band, Cheyenne Winter, opening for acts like Steely Dan and Dr. John. In 1977, Allen put his time behind the soundboard at Tommy Banks’ Century II Studios to use at 630 CHED in Edmonton where he was hired as the production manager. After a few years, he went on to buy Bumstead Studios, where k.d. Lang’s first records were recorded, and renamed it Homestead Recorders. Corb Lund, Wide Mouth Mason, and Gordie Johnson of Big Sugar are among the acts that went on to record there. Allen joined the Board of Directors for the Alberta Recording Industry Association in the 1990s, and went on to receive two Prairie Music Alliance Awards for Engineer of the Year. Homestead also won Studio of the Year at the Western Canadian Music Awards in 2003.

Thanks to Broadcast Dialogue.

Island Update for the Week of April 12, 2020

Treasure Island Oldies is LIVE Monday to Friday with a one hour show at 11 am Pacific, 1 pm Central, 2 pm Eastern, 3 pm Atlantic.

I hope you had a nice Easter for those who celebrate. I enjoyed bringing you the One Hit Wonders special again this year. The cool thing that there are so many one hit wonders, that the playlist is never the same year after year. I find it so interesting to hear big hits like Shout! Shout! Knock Yourself Out, Party Lights, When I Die, or so many others, knowing it was the only hit the artist or group ever had. It's a wonder, a one hit wonder.

I'd like to say hello and a big welcome to WQNA, Springfield, Illinois, the latest station to become an affiliate of the Broadcast Partners Network. It's been another growth spurt for the show with the recent additions of Seabird Radio in the U.K. and WKNRkeener13.com to the ever-growing list of affiliate stations. By the way, WQNA will be simulcasting both the weekly Sunday night show and the daily weekday show. For the daily show, we are continuing with the Top 100 Countdown of the 1970s.

I've very much been enjoying your emails and facebook comments and messages, thanks very much. What gets to me is the common thread listeners are telling me. They are thanking me for providing the show on a daily basis, as it sure helps draw their attention away from the news, etc. I've heard from several listeners who are in fact, alone in their home and my show is like having a visit with a friends who brings along great music! Thank you all. Please feel free to drop a note to me at daily@treasureislandoldies.com.

The Chat Room has also seen an increase of folks dropping by to say hi, both during the weekly show as well as the daily shows. Click the Chat tab to for login instructions. And not only has the traffic in the chat room increased, so too has the demand for a live stream for all shows. If your player starts to buffer, please be patient and let it rebuild the stream. I'm flattered by the extra demand, but it's putting a bit of a strain on the live stream network servers.

Be sure to listen next week for the annual One Hit Wonders Special. Some folks call it the "I can't believe they only ever had one hit special". Every song you'll hear will be by an artist or group that reached the Top 100 chart once, but never again. It's a fun playlist of really well known songs but the common link is they all only had one hit.

Happy Birthday wishes go out this week to Sandy Kinsey in Thousand Oaks, California. Sandy is the mother of the owner of station affiliate Oldies 105.7 Thousand Oaks, CA. I'd also like to wish Happy Birthday to Grace, the niece of listen Toni Howerton in Middletown, Ohio. If your birthday is coming up soon, I'd like to help you celebrate your birthday with all the show's listeners. 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.

Next week on Treasure Island Oldies, Voice Your Choice spotlights The Five Americans. Cast your vote at the Voice Your Choice page for either Zip Code or I See The Light. I'll play the winner on next week's show.

The Top Five Countdown is from 1967. The number one song is by father and daughter, Frank and Nancy Sinatra. Somethin' Stupid is playing at the Treasure Island Oldies Blog.

Click here for this week's Rock and Roll News Podcast.

Don't forget to listen to the Daily Show at 11 am Pacific , 2 pm Eastern and the four hour show Live next Sunday.

Take care, stay safe and stay well!

Bye for now.
Michael

The Five Americans - Voice Your Choice Treasure Island Oldies

They were originally called the Mutineers when they formed while attending Southeastern Oklahoma State in Durant, Oklahoma. The band consisted of Norman Ezell , Michael Rabon, John Durrill, James Grant and James Wright.. After graduation they moved to Dallas, Texas and got signed to local label, Abnak Records, and switched from playing surf music to a more British sound. 

Sadly member Norman Ezell, vocalist and guitarist with the band, died May 8, 2010. When the group broke up in 1969, Norman became a born-again Christian, minister book writer.

Treasure Island Oldies presents the Five Americans on Voice Your Choice. Cast your vote for either Zip Code or I see The Light. I'll play the winner on next week's show.