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.
- New Crop of Rock Hall of FamersPosted by GreatGold on April 28, 2025 at 10:23 pm
GREATGOLDNEWS – THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME at Cleveland, Ohio has announced the newest crop of singers and musicians to be inducted into the Rock Hall of Fame in 2025. The Performer Category this time around includes Bad Company, Chubby Checker, Joe Cocker, Cyndi Lauper, OutKast, Soundgarden, and The White Stripes. The Musica […]
- Do You Remember the “First Time” You Heard ItPosted by GreatGold on February 26, 2025 at 12:58 am
GreatGoldNews – Do you remember the first time you heard the warm, melodic voice of Roberta Flack singing “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face” on your radio? Was it back in 1972, the year it reached number one in the United States, Canada, Australia and was heavily played in many other countries around […]
- Fan Voting Open for 2025 RockHall InducteesPosted by GreatGold on February 13, 2025 at 1:05 am
GreatGoldNews – The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame at Cleveland, Ohio, USA is seeking fan votes for the latest crop of inductees to the Rock Hall of Fame. There are a number of mainline heavy weights up for election, including Mariah Carey, Chubby Checker, Joe Cocker, Billy Idol, Cyndi Lauper and Bad Company. Others u […]
- British Invasion’s Faithful Sweetheart Dies at 78Posted by GreatGold on February 1, 2025 at 10:32 pm
GREATGOLD NEWS – Singer, songwriter, and actress Marianne Faithfull, passed away January 30, 2025 at the age of 78. She rose to fame in the 1960s with the hit song “As Tears Go By,” written by Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, and Andrew Loog Oldham. Her career took a downturn in the 1970s due to struggles […]
- Sam Moore of Sam and Dave, GonePosted 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 RemainsPosted 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 […]
