GREATGOLD.FM (12/01/2016) – THIS MONTH we’re giving Extra Plays of Hit Favorites from the 1950s thru the 1990s and early 2000s by Bands with December Born Members and Solo Singers with December Birthdates. Our mix this month also includes Christmas Songs mixed in with our usual Classic Hit Oldies library, PLUS our Spotlight on 2016 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Nominees continues into December.
ROCK AND ROLL FANS have an opportunity to vote for the music artists they would like to see inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in Cleveland, Ohio at a ceremony in 2017. All nominees for induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2017 are: Bad Brains, Chaka Khan, Chic, Depeche Mode, Electric Light Orchestra, J. Geils Band, Jane’s Addiction, Janet Jackson, Joan Baez, Joe Tex, Journey, Kraftwerk, MC5, Pearl Jam, Steppenwolf, The Cars, The Zombies, Tupac Shakur, and Yes. There are nineteen nominees. Lovers of Rock and Roll can make their choices known by voting at ROCKHALL. Fan Votes have been extended to December 15, 2016. Vote for Your 5 Favs. See McStreamy.com story for more info about inductee nominations.
BIRTHDAY SINGERS, MUSICIANS and BANDS getting Extra Plays this month, include: Britney Spears; Christina Aguilera; Bette Midler; Lou Rawls; Donna Summer; Andy Williams; Little Richard; Tom Waits; Harry Chapin; Jim Morrison of The Doors; Donny Osmond; Jermaine Jackson; Brenda Lee; Connie Francis; Frank Sinatra; Animals bassist Chas Chandler; Eddie Kendricks of The Temptations; Sheila E.; Grover Washington Jr; Dionne Warwick; Chris Hillman of The Byrds; MORE.
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- Sam Moore of Sam and Dave, Gone
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
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?
“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
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
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 […]
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.
