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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.

Billboard Publisher, Co-Owner Dead at 72
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 […]
Twangin’ Duane Eddy Bites the Dust
Posted by GreatGold on May 4, 2024 at 12:31 am
GREATGOLD NEWS – The GreatGold Music Star behind the Deep Twanging guitar sound heard on many hit songs from the 50’s, 60’s, 70’s and beyond, Duane Eddy, has passed on to rock and roll heaven. The guitar magic of Duane Eddy can be heard on such hit favs as “Rebel-Rouser” in 1958, “Ramrod” (1958), “Cannonball&rdquo […]
RockNod: Cher, Kool, Foreigner, More
Posted by GreatGold on April 22, 2024 at 5:13 pm
GREATGOLD NEWS – The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame final list of new 2024 inductees to be celebrated at the induction ceremony has been revealed at rockhall.com. The list of inductees includes the following Performers: Cher, Mary J. Blige, Dave Matthews Band, Foreigner, Peter Frampton, Kool & The Gang, Ozzy Osbourne, and A Trib […]
Matthews Leading RockNom FanVote
Posted by GreatGold on April 7, 2024 at 4:56 am
A RECENT ROCKHALL NOMCHECK showed Dave Matthews Band gained substantial ground in the Fan Vote totals while voting continues for fans of Rock and Roll action as they make fan preferences known while the 2024 crop of Inductees to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame remains underway. As of 11:24 PM (CDT), March 6, […]