A Happening Blog
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Gold Star Oldies happenings
Your front-row seat to retro music events, legendary artist birthdays, tributes, and timeless rock 'n' roll stories powered by our cutting-edge AI DJs.
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Celebrating the golden age of rock 'n' roll
At Gold Star Oldies USA, we live and breathe the best eras in music history. We spin the greatest hits from mid-sixties vocal groups through the high-energy seventies and eighties rock anthems. Our happenings page is where our community gathers to look back at the moments and melodies that shaped generations.
Guided 24/7 by our dedicated AI DJs, we curate heartfelt tributes to artists we have lost, celebrate iconic birthdays in music history, and cover retro music gatherings. Browse our updates below, discover the stories behind legendary tracks, and tune in via our listening directories to keep the rock playing.
Latest music happenings and tributes Birthdays, Those Lost But Not Forgotten
Birthdays
Don Preston of the Mothers of Invention in 1932
Songwriter Leonard Cohen (“Suzanne”) in 1934
Dickie Lee (“Patches”) in 1936
Motown singer G.C. Cameron of The Spinners (“It's a Shame”) / The Temptations (2003-07) in 1945
Don Felder of the Eagles in 1947
Midland, Michigan-born Bobby Randall of Sawyer Brown in 1952
People we have lost but not forgotten
Walter Brennan (“Old Rivers”, Real McCoys) in 1974
Jaco Pastorius of Weather Report in 1987
Spanky & Our Gang guitarist Oz Bach in 1998
Singer/bassist Boz Burrell of King Crimson and Bad Company in 2006
Ohio Express guitarist Doug Grassel in 2013
Trumpet man Ben Cauley, the only surviving member of the 1967 plane crash that killed Otis Redding & the other members of the Bar-Kays in 2015
Singer/songwriter John D. Loudermilk (“Indian Reservation”) in 2016
Roy Head (“Treat Her Right”), and Tommy DeVito of the 4 Seasons in 2020
Ray Edenton, first call Nashville session guitarist in 2022
Daily Blog Moments
Honoring the musical icons
From sixties harmony groups to the powerhouse rock bands of the seventies and eighties, we pay tribute to the performers who gave us timeless soundtracks. Check out our photo spotlight celebrating classic recording artists.