IF YOU WERE BORN IN OCTOBER you are sharing Your Birthday Month with some of the music stars we play year around. However, during October, 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 1990s, into the 2000s.
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 John and John Ford Coley; TITO JACKSON of The Jackson 5; RICHARD CARPENTER of The Carpenters; ROBERT WARD of Ohio Players; BARRY McGUIRE of New Cristy Minstrals;
AND: J.P. “BIG BOPPER” RICHARDSON; HELEN REDDY; CHARLIE DANIELS; GRACE SLICK of Jefferson Airplane/Jefferson Starship; DONNY HATHAWAY; SCOTT McKENZIE; JERRY MARTINI of Sly and The Family Stone; HERB FAME of Peaches and Herb; STEVE O’ROURKE of Pink Floyd; Barbara Parritt of The Toys; Grady Chapman of The Coasters; TONY WILSON of Hot Chocolate; GEORGE BELLAMY of The Tornados; FRED CASH of The Impressions; JOHN ENTWISTLE of The Who; TANYA TUCKER; JERRY LACROIX of Blood, Sweat and Tears; DANNY SUGARMAN of The Doors; ANDRE WOOLFOLK of Earth, Wind and Fire; DARYL HALL of Hall and Oates; GARY MALLABER of Steve Miller Band; and DOTTIE WEST.
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- Matthews Leading RockNom FanVote
A RECENT ROCKHALL NOMCHECK showed Dave Matthews Band gained substantial ground in the Fan Vote totals while voting continues for fans of Rock and Roll action as they make fan preferences known while the 2024 crop of Inductees to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame remains underway. As of 11:24 PM (CDT), March 6, […]
- Hitmaker Eric Carmen, 74, Gone
ERIC CARMEN, The Raspberries frontman and pop hitmaker behind songs like “Go All the Way,” “I Wanna Be With You,” “All By Myself,” and “Hungry Eyes,” died in his sleep last weekend at the age of 74. His music is in the mix at GreatGold.fm/player, and “greatgold” in the Android and Apple Live365 Mobile Apps. […]
- Ozzy Still RockHall FanVote Fav
NOMINEE FANVOTE ACTION is in full swing while voting continues for fans of Rock and Roll action as they make their preferences known while the 2024 crop of Inductees to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is being chosen. As of 2:37 PM (CDT), March 8, 2024, approximately 1.9 Million votes were tabulated. According to t […]
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HERE’S THE LATEST on the status of the leaders in the FAN VOTE LEADERS at RockHall.com. As of 1:12 AM (CDT), Sunday 25, 2024, OZZY OZBOURNE was leading the pack of 2024 Nominees that qualify to be selected as an Inductee in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame at Cleveland, Ohio, USA, with 163,470 […]
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.
