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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
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
Birthdays
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
Lost Treasures of the 45‑RPM Era
A true lost treasure of the 45‑RPM era, Sammy Ambrose’s version of This Diamond Ring is the one that should have been the hit. Released in late 1964 on Musicor, Ambrose cut the song first—lean, soulful, and built around his warm New York R&B delivery. It had all the ingredients of a breakout: Brill Building writers (Al Kooper, Bob Brass, Irwin Levine), a strong arrangement, and Ambrose’s smooth vocal that gave the lyric real emotional weight.
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.
