Do You Remember the “First Time” You Heard It

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greatgoldnews_the-latest-2_350x350GreatGoldNews – Do you remember the first time you heard the warm, melodic voice of Roberta Flack singing “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face” on your radio? Was it back in 1972, the year it reached number one in the United States, Canada, Australia and was heavily played in many other countries around the world? That recording was unforgettable, but more importantly, it was magical and had an air of a one-on-one sharing of a richly personal memory. However, it was one of many such magical, musical journeys from the unmistakable, melodious voice that was that of Roberta Flack.

Roberta Flack had recorded songs several times before that did not have such a huge stir in the musical world, but Roberta Flack’s biggest entry finally happened in 1972 with “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face”. That hit recording was followed by many other recorded performances, including “Where is the Love” (also 1972), a duet with Donny Hathaway, “Killing Me Softly with His Song” (1973), and “Jesse” (1973), which was written by Janis Ian on Roberta’s Killing Me Softly album, followed by “Feel Like Making Love” (1974), “The Closer I Get to You” (1978), again with Donny Hathaway, then “If Ever I See You Again”, and many more.

The incredible voice of Roberta Flack can only be heard now from recordings into the future since her passing away February 24, 2025, and, of course in the playlists of radio stations over the air and streaming internet radio stations like GreatGoldMusic.com, the home of GreatGoldRadio.com. – GreatGoldMusic.com

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THE MUSIC HEARD on GreatGold Internet Radio is curated, cataloged, processed into digital for listening on the internet, researched, programmed, presented, and announced by Gary W. Morgan, a more than 30-year veteran over-the-air radio broadcaster, now doing it on the internet.

Gary W. Morgan

Before getting involved in internet radio, Gary’s broadcast radio career from 1966-2002 included on-air experience as a broadcast radio announcer, personality, music director, program director, commercial continuity director, commercial copywriter, commercial production specialist, news reporter, news director, radio rock show host, on-air interviewer, news anchor, radio talk show co-host, and advertising salesperson.

UPON RETIREMENT from broadcast radio in 2002, Gary entered the world of The Internet with excited fervor. During the first six years he was involved in providing webmaster duties as well as news and information content, images and logos to websites. After which, he started this GreatGold Internet Radio station as the original GreatGold.fm in 2008, to satisfy his need to get back to playing the greatest rock and pop hit music just as he did during much of his early career. It’s now GreatGoldRadio.com at GreatGoldMusic.com since we lost the right to renew the original name in 2023 through a red tape snafu in the renewal process when an original co-founder died. Have some fun! Join our GreatGold Classic Hits Music Party!

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GREATGOLD is GreatGold.fm, and ClassicHitOldies.com, and GreatGoldHits.com, and GreatGoldMusic.com. No matter which you choose, you'll always get GreatGold. We play Classic Hits from the 1950s, 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s and the best of the 2000s, 2010s, and beyond. Sometimes you'll hear a song in the Rock category, or Pop, Blues, Motown, Disco, Soul, Country Crossover, Soft Rock, male and female singers, boy bands, girl bands, and once in awhile you may hear an outstanding independent or new artist with a Classic Hits Wannabee.

The GreatGold Classic Hits Mix consists of, generally, Top 40 hits from the past, and, occasionally, songs that should have been. We play the Best of More Than 60+ years of The Greatest Music from Life's Soundtrack. The finest of the last half of the 20th Century, mixed in with gems from the 21st Century. No matter which Genre the Songs first fell into, or, which type of radio station first played them, it's a tune we call GREATGOLD, and, part of the History of Rock and Roll.

THE GREATGOLD STREAM is the place to be for 24 hours of blissful listening everyday. We have a healthy serving of delicious songs from the Soundtrack of Your Life. Only the finest survive the wars of GreatGold Hits, and We Always Play The Greats at GreatGold.fm Internet Radio.