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.

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 

‘Father of Bluegrass’, Bill Monroe in 1911

Big band singer/actor Dick Haymes (“I'll Get By”) in 1918

Charles Brown (“Merry Christmas Baby”) in 1922

The "Velvet Fog", Mel Torme in 1925

Funk Brothers percussionist Eddie "Bongo" Brown (“What's Going On”) in 1932

Original M.G's bassist Lewie Steinberg in 1933

Detroiter Timmy Shaw (“Gonna Send You Back to Georgia”) in 1938

Blood, Sweat & Tears/The Shays front man David Clayton-Thomas in 1941

Chicago bassist & lead singer Peter Cetera in 1944

Detroit musician and record exec, Don Was (“Walk the Dinosaur”) and Randy Jones (the Cowboy of the Village People) in 1952

Joni Sledge of the Sisters Sledge (“We Are Family”) in 1956.

People we have lost but not forgotten 

Tupac Skakur in 1996

Ivory Tilmon of the Detroit Emeralds in 2014

REO Speedwagon guitarist Gary Richrath in 2015

Eddie Money in 2019

Newport Jazz Festival founder George Wein in 2020

Roger Whittaker, Kenyan-British country singer ("The Last Farewell"; "Durham Town") in 20

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.