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GREATGOLD NEWS – If you were born in October you’re sharing Your Birthday Month with many of the music stars we play year around. Songs by October born singers and bands with members born in October are being played more often in our mix of hits from the 1950s through the 2010s, and beyond this month. Since October is the month of Halloween, we’re also throwing in Halloween oriented songs throughout each day. AND, our mix includes Classic Hit Wannabees as extra added spice. To honor Hispanic Artists Month, we’re also playing some songs by Hispanic artists (as we do everyday) to celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month. PLUS, we’re paying tribute to ROCKTOBER by including some tunes with “rock” in their titles in the playlist this month

OCTOBER BIRTHDAYS include: STING and HENRY PADOVANI of The Police; DON McLEAN; LINDSEY BUCKINGHAM of Fleetwood Mac; CHUBBY CHECKER; JOHN MELLENCAMP; JOHN LENNON of Beatles and solo; DAVID LEE ROTH of Van Halen and solo; MARIE OSMOND of Donnie and Marie and solo; PAUL SIMON of Simon and Garfunkel and solo; CLIFF RICHARD; CHUCK BERRY; TOM PETTY of Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers; ANNETTE FUNICELLO; WEIRD AL YANKOVIC; JOHN FORD COLEY of England Dan and John Ford Coley; TITO JACKSON of The Jackson 5; RICHARD CARPENTER of The Carpenters; ROBERT WARD of Ohio Players; and Many More.

Sam Moore of Sam and Dave, Gone
Posted by GreatGold on January 13, 2025 at 12:13 am
GREATGOLD NEWS – 1960s Rock and R & B star Sam Moore, 89, has left this earthly world after complications following surgery. Sam Moore is best known in GreatGold music circles as the original half of the Sam and Dave duo who recorded the often heard “Soul Man” and “Hold On, I’m Coming” and other […]
Only Peter, Paul and Mary’s Paul Remains
Posted by GreatGold on January 7, 2025 at 11:05 pm
GREATGOLD NEWS – ANOTHER MEMBER of one of the greatest trios of the 1960s and 1970s, Peter Yarrow, has passed away at 86, after a four-year battle with bladder cancer. Peter Yarrow was one of the talented people from the iconic trio known as Peter, Paul and Mary, and the writer of songs sung by […]
The Talk Gives Way to New Soap?
Posted by GreatGold on December 20, 2024 at 11:05 pm
“The Talk” is scheduled to be replaced by a new soap opera type program. CBS says the new soap series will follow the lives of a Black family living in a wealthy gated neighborhood, scheduled to debut in January 2025. CBS has taken The Talk tv show off the air. December 20, 2024, was t […]
Billboard Publisher, Co-Owner, 72, Dies
Posted by GreatGold on June 15, 2024 at 1:37 am
GREATGOLD NEWS – SAM HOLDSWORTH, former editor-in-chief and publisher of media, music, radio, and entertainment industry news and information publisher, Billboard, died May 18 at 72 of a heart attack. Holdsworth, who was also co-founder of Musician magazine, was part of a consortium that bought Billboard Publications Inc. (BPI) in 1984 from the Littleford family […]
GreatGold.fm Is Now GreatGoldMusic.com
Posted by GreatGold on June 8, 2024 at 7:06 pm
GREATGOLD NEWS – There is one thing in life that you can always count on and that is “change”. Our GreatGold.fm domain name has changed due to registration expiration at the end of May, 2024 because of an unintended paperwork snafu. As a result of the confusion that developed, we lost the right to […]
The Who’s Townshend Was Born in May
Posted by GreatGold on May 14, 2024 at 9:05 pm
GREATGOLD – THE WHO’S Pete Townshend, born May 19, 1945, (Picture-right) is one of the many GreatGold Music Stars born during the month of May getting Extra Plays this month as part of The Who, along with the other music stars with May birthdays. See the list of May Birthdays on our GreatGoldMusic.com website, formerly […]