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.
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.
pianist Vladimir Horowitz in 1903
Composer Charles Randolph Greene (“Dark Shadows” theme), pianist Roger Williams (“Autumn Leaves”, “Born Free”) in 1924
Actor/singer Richard Harris (“MacArthur Park”) in 1930
Blues great Albert Collins in 1932
Herb Fame of Peaches & Herb (“Love Is Strange”, “Reunited”) in 1942
Donny Hathaway in 1945
Shocking Blue singer Mariska Veres (“Venus”) in 1947
Brownsville Station frontman Cub Koda in 1948
Howard Hewitt of Shalamar in '55.
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songwriter & Booker T & M.G.'s drummer Al Jackson (Green Onions) in 1975
Harry Ray of the Moments, and Ray, Goodman and Brown in 1992
Chicago bluesman John Brim (“Ice Cream Man”) in 2003
Buffalo Springfield bassist Bruce Palmer in 2004
Nick Reynolds of the Kingston Trio in 2008
The Big Five were a late‑1950s R&B/doo‑wop vocal group whose recordings appeared on several small independent labels. According to collector research and commentary on your page, they were the same group who recorded under several different names depending on the label:
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.
