Category Archives: Classic Hits & Oldies News – ABC Audio
Policeman told to shut down The Beatles' rooftop concert remembers: "It was a discussion"
Walt Disney StudiosThe climax of Peter Jackson's new Disney+ documentary Get Back is the Beatles' legendary concert on the rooftop of Apple Records, which turned out to be the final time they ever pla...
Nov 29, 2021
Whitesnake introduces new bassist, Tanya O'Callaghan, the band's first-ever female member
Srdjan Stevanovic/WireImageWhitesnake has seen many musicians come and go during its 40-year history, but the band has never featured a female member…until now! This past week, after frontman D...
Nov 29, 2021
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss' 'Raise the Roof' earns top-10 'Billboard' 200 debut
Rounder RecordsRobert Plant and Alison Krauss' second collaborative album Raise the Roof has debuted in the top 10 on the Billboard 200. The record lands at number seven on the all-genre chart with a ...
Nov 29, 2021
Alice Cooper's Christmas Pudding charity event returns with Ace Frehley, The Rascals' Felix Cavaliere & more
Scott Legato/Getty ImagesIt was canceled for 2020, but Alice Cooper's annual charity fundraiser, Alice Cooper's Christmas Pudding, is returning for 2021. Scheduled for this Saturday, December 4, the l...
Nov 29, 2021
Music, actually: Elton John & Ed Sheeran's new Christmas song is coming on Friday
Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times via Getty ImagesAfter Ed Sheeran teased it a while back, we now have a release date for his holiday collaboration with Elton John: a song called "Merry Christmas."&nb...
Nov 29, 2021
Queen's Brian May says his words were "subtly twisted" into seemingly anti-trans comments
Cole Bennetts/Getty ImagesLast week, Queen's Brian May gave an interview to the British paper The Mirror in which he reacted to the BRIT Awards -- the British equivalent of the Grammys -- doing a...
Nov 29, 2021
George Harrison passed away 20 years ago today
George Harrison in 1988; Rob Verhorst/RedfernsToday marks the 20th anniversary of the death of George Harrison, who passed away from complications from lung cancer at age 58. Harrison, of course, firs...
Nov 29, 2021
Release of John Lodge's new live album delayed until January; check out "Gemini Dream" video
Keeping the Faith for HalesouthThe Royal Affair and After, the forthcoming live album from longtime Moody Blues singer/bassist John Lodge, was scheduled for release on December 3, but according to a m...
Nov 24, 2021
Paul McCartney, Elton John, Bruce Springsteen auctioning instruments to benefit The Edge's Music Rising charity
Courtesy of Music Rising/Van Eaton GalleriesPaul McCartney, Elton John and Bruce Springsteen are just a few the famous musicians who've contributed instruments and other memorabilia to an auction bene...
Nov 24, 2021
Record Store Day Black Friday takes place this week; includes releases from Hall & Oates, Aerosmith, U2 & more
Courtesy of Record Store DayAfter enjoying their Thanksgiving feast this week, music fans can head to their local independent record shops to check out the limited-edition vinyl releases available for...
Nov 24, 2021