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.
- Decades of Timeless Sedaka Hits Will Live OnPosted by GreatGold on March 4, 2026 at 6:26 am
GREATGOLD NEWS – Neil Sedaka, the legendary songwriter who penned numerous huge hits in the 1960s, 70s, 80s and beyond, has died suddenly at 86. There was a time, way before the internet, during the early days of rock and roll, when broadcast radio stations were king, you could not go through an hour in […]
- GreatGold Music Stream Coming Back?Posted by GreatGold on November 21, 2025 at 8:32 pm
GreatGold News – The GreatGold.FM music stream is destined to be active again soon. The audio streaming voice of GreatGold Internet Radio as GreatGold.FM was officially silenced January 8th, 2024 following a paperwork mix-up during the annual registration renewal process. As a result, the GreatGold.FM official registration became expired and it has been in limbo […]
- 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 […]
