Week of March 19th, 2017 to March 26th, 2017
Thanks
for listening to this week's show. I must say I was surprised and
shocked to learn of the passing of Chuck Berry. It's not that he wasn't
old at this point in his life; he was 90 after all. It's just that there
was no word of him being in poor health. In fact, he wasn't in poor
health. He died of natural causes according to his personal doctor and
there will be no autopsy. Nice way to end a long life. No matter who he
was, how he acted at times, I still can't have anything but admiration
and respect for an artist that created the Rock and Roll canvas his own
way. Yes, there were others like Bill Haley and His Comets who scored
big a year after Rock Around The Clock was released, because of the
impact of the movie that had the song in it, Blackboard Jungle. However,
Chuck Berry ended up having such an amazing influence on others who
themselves would go on to great achievements and massive success, like
The Beatles, Rolling Stones, Dave Clark Five, Johnny Rivers, and so many
others. I was always taken with his sense of lyrics and how easy they
were to relate to. For example, You Never Can Tell had amazing imagery
in the lyrics about a recently married couple, the young monsieur and
madame who rang the chapel bell: "They furnished off an apartment with a
two room Roebuck sale, The coolerator was crammed with TV dinners and
ginger ale". Very simple yet very poetic. Love the word he used for the
refrigerator - the coolerator! What a vivid image! Such a great talent
and such a legacy of music. I scrambled to adjust and change the
playlist for the show to be sure I could do a great musical tribute to
Chuck Berry and his music. I am so glad I did and so pleased you enjoyed
it too.
Please
mark your calendar for our next special coming up in a few weeks, the
Name Game Special. Every song will have the name of a person in the song
title. And if there's a song you'd like me to play for you, send an
email to me michael@treasureislandoldies.com or click on the Request
button on the left side of any page of the website. I'll do my best to
play it for you. The date for The Name Game Special is Sunday, April
2nd.
Happy
Birthday to our good friend, Rick Canode in Madison, Wisconsin. His
weekly feature in the 3rd hour Rick's Rare Rock & Roll Relic is
always a treat to hear what he uncovers for you every week. I'd also
like to wish Happy Birthday to Joel Drucker in Randolph, New Jersey. Do
you have a birthday coming up soon? It's a tradition on Treasure Island
Oldies to help celebrate your special day. Send the details to
birthdays@treasureislandoldies.com and I'll wish you Happy Birthday and
play Birthday by The Beatles for you.
The
Top Five Countdown this week is from 1958 and the Number One song is
Tequila by The Champs. It's playing at the Treasure Island Oldies Blog.
Enjoy!
Next
week on Treasure Island Oldies, Voice Your Choice presents Bobby Darin,
with two of his many hit records. Cast your vote at the Voice Your Choice page for either Artificial Flowers or Clementine. I'll play the
winning song on next week's show.
Here's this week's Rock and Roll News Podcast.
That's all for this week.
Bye for now.
Michael
