Category Archives: Classic Hits & Oldies News – ABC Audio
Red Hot Chili Peppers tease "another wheelbarrow of songs" to follow upcoming 'Unlimited Love' album
Scott Dudelson/Getty ImagesIf an album of 17 new Red Hot Chili Peppers songs isn't enough to satiate your needs, then we have good news. Speaking to NME, frontman Anthony Kiedis teases "another wheelb...
Feb 07, 2022
Who's back: The Who announces North American tour starting in April
Samir Hussein/WireImageLast year, Roger Daltrey said that The Who would return to the stage in April of 2022, and he wasn't lying. The band has announced The Who Hits Back! Tour for North Americ...
Feb 07, 2022
Davey Johnstone calls new solo album "a complete family affair"; says Elton John was "blown away" by it
Larry Marano/Getty ImagesOn Friday, longtime Elton John guitarist and music director Davey Johnstone released his first solo album in almost 50 years, Deeper than My Roots. Johnstone tells ABC Audio t...
Feb 07, 2022
Reissue of Natalie Cole's chart-topping 1991 album 'Unforgettable…with Love' released today
Craft RecordingsA deluxe, 30th anniversary edition of the late Natalie Cole's chart-topping 1991 album Unforgettable…with Love was released today on CD and digital formats. The expanded collect...
Feb 04, 2022
Ex-Yes keyboardist Oliver Wakeman releasing box set featuring reissue of 2001 album he made with Steve Howe
QEDG ManagementOliver Wakeman, longtime Yes keyboardist Rick Wakeman's oldest son who followed in his dad's footsteps to play with the U.K. prog-rock legends from 2008 to 2011, will be releasing a new...
Feb 04, 2022
Olivia Newton-John featured on new remix of Jim Brickman's 1997 hit "Valentine"
Green Hill MusicOne of Jim Brickman's biggest hits was his 1997 single "Valentine," featuring country star Martina McBride. Now, to mark the song's 25th anniversary, the veteran pop songwriter/pianist...
Feb 04, 2022
Elton John tops first-ever 'Pollstar' Artist Power Index; Billy Joel, Bryan Adams in tally's top 10
Erika Goldring/Getty ImagesElton John's recently relaunched Farewell Yellow Brick Road Tour has put him on top of a new weekly chart: Pollstar's Artist Power Index. The ranking combines concert ticket...
Feb 04, 2022
Elton John guitarist Davey Johnstone's new solo album, 'Deeper than My Roots,' released today
Spirit of Unicorn MusicLongtime Elton John guitarist Davey Johnstone's first new solo album in nearly 50 years, Deeper than My Roots, got its release today. Coinciding with the album's arrival, Johnst...
Feb 04, 2022
Robbie Robertson sells music catalog to new company Iconoclast, will serve as its creative adviser
Gary Gershoff/Getty ImagesRobbie Robertson, the founding lead guitarist and main songwriter of The Band, joins the list of rock greats who have recently sold the rights to their music catalogs for big...
Feb 04, 2022
Sweet Sexagenarian: Axl Rose celebrates his 60th birthday Sunday
Mark Horton/Getty ImagesWelcome to your 60s, Axl Rose! The Guns N' Roses frontman was born on February 6, 1962, 60 years ago this Sunday. He moved to Los Angeles in the early '80s, and in 1985, Guns N...
Feb 04, 2022