Birthday Buddies, 2024 RockHall Nominees, and 60s, 70s and 80s Hits!
GREATGOLD.FM – The traditional wisdom is that April Showers bring May Flowers, but, this April brings more than April Showers followed by May Flowers. It brings Special Attention to April born singers and to the bands with members born in April. Plus, we’re turning the spotlite on hit songs from the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s this month, plus we’re continuing to honor the 2024 nominees to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Cleveland, Ohio, USA. Our tribute to the RockHall nominees is accomplished by continuing to play the nominees songs twice per hour all month long.
The 2024 Annual Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony is set to take place later this year (details will be announced when available). Fans can cast their votes now at rockhall.com. The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Foundation has announced the following Nominees for the 2024 Induction: 2024 nominations include: Cher, Mariah Carey, Dave Matthews Band, Mary J. Blige, Eric B. and Rakim, Foreigner, Peter Frampton, Jane’s Addiction, Kool and The Gang, Lenny Kravitz, Oasis, Sinead O’Connor, Ozzy Osbourne, Sade, and A Tribe Called Quest. The latest details from RockHall.com indicate that Fan Voting “closes Monday, April 15th” at vote.rockhall.com
ARTISTS QUALIFY to be candidates for inclusion in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 25 years after the release of their first recording.
The FanVote for the 2023 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction has been announced and the Fan Vote continues NOW through April 15, fans can vote for up to 7 nominees daily.
TO VOTE FOR YOUR FAVORITE: VOTE AT ROCKHALL NOW. (Opens in a New Window so you won’t lose this page and can easily come back to GreatGold.)
OUR SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THE APRIL BORN BIRTHDAY BUDDIES comes in the form of GreatGold.fm Internet Radio shining a spotlight on their contributions to the Soundtrack Of Our Lives by giving their songs Extra Plays in our mix of hits aand other favorites from the 1950s, 60s, 70s, 80s, 1990s, and the best of the 2000’s, and 2010’s .
APRIL BORN MUSIC STARS GETTING EXTRA B-DAY PLAYS THIS MONTH: MARVIN GAYE; KURT WINTER of Guess Who; LEON RUSSELL; LEON WILKERSON of Lynyrd Skynyrd; TONY ORLANDO; RONNIE LANE of Small Faces; DORIS DAY; GARY MOORE; MICHELLE PHILLIPS of the Mamas and Papas; MUDDY WATERS; DAVID ROBINSON OF the Cars; KATE PIERSON of the B-52’s.
PLUS: RUDOLPH ISLEY of the Isley Brothers; BOBBY RYDELL; JOHN KAY of Steppenwolf; SHEENA EASTON; ELLA FITZGERALD; WILLIE NELSON; ALLAN CLARKE of The Hollies; DEBBIE REYNOLDS; DUANE EDDY; TONY WILLIAMS of The Platters; ANN-MARGARET; JIMMY DESTRI of Blondie; ALBERT KING; GLEN CAMPBELL.
AND: JANIS IAN; KERAN JANE WOODWARD of Bananarama; BILLIE HOLIDAY; JAN BERRY of Jan and Dean; DAVID CASSIDY; PHIL MARGO of The Tokens; HERBIE HANCOCK; MEL SCHACHER of Grand Funk Railroad; BILLY JOE ROYAL; SHEB WOOLEY/BEN COLDER; LARRY FERGUSON of Hot Chocolate; BUDDY KNOX; and BARRY PRITCHARD of The Fortunes.
MORE APRIL BORN STARS: AL GREEN; DUSTY SPRINGFIELD; JACK CASADY of Jefferson Airplane/Starship; BOBBY VINTON; RICHARD MANUEL of The Band; LUTHER VANDROSS; PICK WITHERS of Dire Straits; PETER FRAMPTON; BERRY OAKLEY of Allman Brothers; ROY ORBISON; BARBRA STREISAND; Gary Wright; Duran Duran drummer Roger Taylor; Carl Gardner of The Coasters; Tommy James of Tommy James and The Shondells; Lonnie Donegan; Klaus Voorman of Manfred Mann; Tammi Terrell; Carnie Wilson of Wilson Phillips; Kian Egan of Westlife; and Bjorn Ulvaeus of ABBA.
SO, IF YOU WERE BORN IN APRIL, everytime you hear one of these singers or bands while listening to The GreatGold.fm Mix of Classic Hit Oldies and Great Gold Hits during the day or night, you’ll know that it’s another one of your April Birthday Buddies from the music world, sharing your Birthday Month and celebrating right along with you.
HAPPY APRIL BIRTHDAY to April Born Listeners and Performers from GreatGold.fm!
GREATGOLD is GreatGold Internet Radio, and GreatGold.fm, as well as ClassicHitOldies.com, also known as GreatGoldHits.com, and by 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-Pop, Country-Rock, 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, the recent past, sometimes the distant past, and, occasionally, songs that should have been hits. 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.
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