Category Archives: Classic Hits & Oldies News – ABC Audio
Ringo Starr accepts honorary doctorate from Berklee College of Music via virtual speech: "I'm a doctor at last"
ABC/Randy HolmesOn Saturday, Ringo Starr was presented with an honorary doctorate by Boston's prestigious Berklee College of Music as part of the renowned school's 2022 commencement festivities. The f...
May 09, 2022
U2's Bono and The Edge performed at a Kyiv bomb shelter Sunday following invite from Ukraine's president
The Edge and Bono in 2017; Mark Horton/Getty ImagesU2 singer Bono and guitarist The Edge paid a surprise visit on Sunday to a subway station in Kyiv, Ukraine, that's currently serving as a bomb shelte...
May 09, 2022
Graham Nash "very proud" of new live album featuring performances of his first two solo studio records
Photo: Amy Grantham/Proper RecordsOn Friday, Graham Nash released his new concert album, Live -- Songs for Beginners/Wild Tales, which features the folk-rock legend performing his first two solo album...
May 09, 2022
The Eagles' Timothy B. Schmit releases new solo album, 'Day by Day'; debuts new "I Come Alive" music video
Courtesy of Timothy B. SchmitLongtime Eagles bassist Timothy B. Schmit's latest solo studio album, Day by Day, was released today. The 12-track collection features guest contributions from an impressi...
May 06, 2022
Whitesnake releases new 'Greatest Hits' collection featuring remixed, remastered tracks
RhinoWhitesnake has just released a new best-of compilation titled Whitesnake Greatest Hits, featuring remixed and remastered versions of 16 classic tracks by the band, via digital formats. The album ...
May 06, 2022
Barry Manilow announces brief August arena tour
Courtesy of Live NationBarry Manilow is bringing his hit-packed show to the East Coast this August. Barry's Hits 2022 tour, featuring special guest Dave Koz, will kick off August 4 in Boston and wrap ...
May 06, 2022
KISS Kruise news: Second week added ahead of band's "final onboard performances"
Kevin Mazur/Getty ImagesThe 2022 KISS Kruise just got even bigger. The 11th edition of the "Rock and Roll All Nite" icons' annual seafaring event has added a second week, set to take place October 24-...
May 06, 2022
Bruce Springsteen, Patti Smith contribute to new video for Bob Dylan's "Subterranean Homesick Blues"
Bob Dylan in 1965; Alisdair MacDonald/Mirrorpix/Getty ImagesColumbia Records is celebrating Bob Dylan's 60th anniversary as a recording artist for the label by releasing a new music video for his clas...
May 06, 2022
1995 Eric Clapton documentary to be released on multiple formats, along with soundtrack album
Reprise RecordsThe 1995 Eric Clapton documentary Nothing but the Blues, which was broadcast just once, on PBS, will get its official release on multiple formats and configurations, along with a compan...
May 06, 2022
Check out two unheard 1977 Rolling Stones performances from new concert album 'Live at the El Mocambo'
UMeThe Rolling Stones have debuted two previously unheard live performances that will appear on the upcoming archival concert album Live at the El Mocambo, which will be released next Friday, May 13. ...
May 06, 2022