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Ronettes Lead Singer, Ronnie Spector, Dead at 78

Ronnie Spector of The Ronettes was Born Aug 10, 1943 in Spanish Harlem, NYC, NY.
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RONNIE SPECTOR, iconic lead singer of the 1960s popular girl group, THE RONETTES, passed away January 12, 2022 at 78 following a battle with cancer. Although she has joined other music icons in rock and roll heaven, the hit songs of The Ronettes, including “Be MY Baby”, “Do I Love You”, “(The Best Part of) Breaking Up”, “Walking In The Rain”, and “Baby I Love You”, can always be heard in the Classic Hits Mix at GreatGold.fm Internet Radio, the home of original recordings of Classic Rock, Pop Oldies, and Classic Hit Wannabees since 2008.


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  • 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 […]

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