Gold Star Oldies USA, Pop and Country News (On This Day)
April 30 th 2026
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Forecast For Today Oklahoma City , Yukon, Norman, Edmond, Mustang and Midwest City
Temp 67/48
Mostly Cloudy for the Day
Wind 10-20 mph
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Legends Remembered & Celebrated — Gold Star Oldies Tributes
April 30, 1930 — Texas-born blues singer, bottleneck slide guitarist, and evangelist Blind Willie Johnson.
Sources:
Eight Days a Week (Ron Smith)
On This Day in Black Music History (Jay Warner)
Chronology of American Popular Music, 1900-2000 (Frank Hoffman)
Birthdays Singers and Song Writers
1943 - Bobby Vee
Bobby Vee, American singer, songwriter and musician who was a teen idol in the early 1960s. He scored the 1961 US No.1 single & UK No.3 single 'Take Good Care Of My Baby' and thirty-eight Hot 100 chart hits, ten of which reached the Top 20. Vee died on October 24, 2016 aged 73.
1929 - Johnny Horton
American country music and rockabilly singer Johnny Horton who had the 1959 US No.1 & UK No.16 single 'The Battle Of New Orleans'. Horton was killed in a car crash on 5th November 1960.
The Battle of New Orleans Johnny Horton," 1814 Took A little Trip down the Mighty Miss I Sip. "
Early Beatles News
1964 - The Beatles
During a UK tour The Beatles played two shows at The Odeon Cinema in Glasgow. They were also interviewed by BBC Scotland and STV for the evening news programs.
Music History UPDATE
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