GREATGOLD – THIS MONTH, GreatGold Internet Radio spotlights singers and musicians born in the month of July by giving their songs Extra Plays. PLUS, GreatGold.fm observes the 4th of July USA Independence Celebration by playing Patriotic Songs once every hour until the end of the month. We’ll mix them in with your favorite Rock, Pop, Soul, Motown, Blues and Oldies Classic Hits from the 1950s, 60s, 70s, 80s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, into the 2020s.
IN ADDITION, our Summer Tradition of playing Summer Songs continues at GreatGold.fm during our 24/7 Summertime Sunshine Time, and, from time to time, we throw in songs by Wannabees (independent and new singers and bands) trying to get your attention with recordings worth listening to.
SOME JULY BORN STARS: SELENA GOMEZ; ROGER McGUINN of The Byrds; ARLO GUTHRIE; DON HENLEY; RINGO STARR; HUEY LEWIS of Huey Lewis and The News; JESSICA SIMPSON; DEBBIE HARRY of Blondie; BOBBY DAY; PAUL WILLIAMS and DAMON HARRIS of The Temptations; LAURA BRANIGAN; JOHNIE WILDER of Heatwave; FONTELLA BASS; DAVID LYNCH of The Platters; BILL WITHERS; GENE CHANDLER; ROBBIE ROBERTSON of The Band; MICHAEL MONARCH of Steppenwolf; MARC COHN; BILLY ECKSTINE; BOB CASALE and GERALD CASALE of Devo; ALAN COLLINS of Lynyrd Skynyrd;
ALSO: BILL HALEY of Bill Haley and The Comets; STEVE LAWRENCE; DEBBIE SLEDGE of Sister Sledge; LEE HAZELWOOD; RICHIE SAMBORA of Bon Jovi; BONNIE POINTER of The Pointer Sisters/solo; TAB HUNTER; LINDA RONSTADT; NICOLETTE LARSON; GALE GARNETT; MARTHA REEVES of Martha Reeves and The Vandellas;
AND: ARIANA GRANDE; DION DIMUCCI of Dion and The Belmonts/Dion; VIKKI CARR; SUE THOMPSON; VERDINE WHITE of Earth, Wind and Fire; CARLOS SANTANA and JOSE ‘CHEPITO’ AREAS of Santana; BERNIE LEADON of Eagles; JOHN LODGE of Moody Blues; PLUS, many more.
SEE LIST OF MUSIC STARS BORN IN JULY HERE, or select the July Birthday List under BIRTHDAYS in our main menu at the top of any page.
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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.
