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.
Actor/singer/Radio & TV broadcaster Gene Autry in 1907
Bill Haley & Comets lead guitarist, Franny Beecher in 1921
Jerry Lee Lewis in 1935
Singer/songwriter Tommy Boyce in 1938
Los Bravos keyboardist Manuel Fernandez (“Black Is Black”), and jazz violinist Jean-Luc Ponty in 1941
Composer Mike Post (“Hill St. Blues”, “Rockford Files”) in 1944
Mark Farner of the Pack & Grand Funk Railroad, and Mike Pinera of Blues Image (“Ride Captain Ride”) / Iron Butterfly in 1948
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drummer Tommy Moore of The Silver Beatles in 1981
Songwriter Paul Jabara (“Last Dance”) in 1992
Singer/songwriter Mickey Newberry in 2002
Singer/songwriter/record exec Sylvia Robinson (“Love Is Strange”, “Pillow Talk”, Sugar Hill Records) in 2011
GQ bassist Sabu Crier (“I Do Love You”) in 2013
Sax player Phil Woods (“Just The Way You Are”) in 2015
Bluesman Otis Rush in 2018
Bassist Rocco Prestia (Mac Davis, Helen Reddy and Tower of Power) in 2020
Jazz Hammond player Lonnie Smith in 2021
Martin Lee [Barnes], British pop singer (Brotherhood of Man) in 2024
This is a privately‑pressed novelty 45, generally dated to the late 1950s or early 1960s, created by Steve Bledsoe — a small‑label or self‑released artist who specialized in whimsical, off‑beat material. It sits squarely in the tradition of regional novelty singles that never reached national distribution but became cult favorites among collectors.
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.
