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Gold Star Oldies Radio

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 

Mar-Keys sax man Don Nix (“Last Night”) in 1941

Randy Bachman of the Guess Who, Brave Belt & BTO, and Detroit music producer, songwriter and arranger, Dale Warren (“Love Makes the World Go Round”) in 1943

Meat Loaf in 1947

Men At Work sax man Greg Ham (“Down Under”) in 1953

Shawn Cassidy in 1958

People we have lost but not forgotten 

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Wings bassist/guitarist Jimmy McCullough in 1979

Metallica bassist Cliff Burton in 1986

Dale Houston of Dale & Grace (“I'm Leaving It Up to You”) in 2007

Rockets bassist John Fraga in 2010

Motown songwriter Frank Wilson (“Love Child”) in 2012

Lenny O'Henry (“Across the Street”) in 2013

Crusaders bassist/sax player Wilton Felder (session musician MotownWest LA / Steely Dan / Joni Mitchell / Bobby Womack / Billy Joel) in 2015

Marty Balin of Jefferson Airplane/Starship in 2018

Songwriter/producer Bob Esty (“Last Dance”) in 2019

 

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.