Category Archives: Classic Hits & Oldies News – ABC Audio
Arthur Brown releases new version of "Fire" featuring Carmine Appice, The Stooges' James Williamson & more
Cleopatra RecordsTheatrical rocker Arthur Brown of The Crazy World of Arthur Brown is releasing an incendiary new version of his band's classic 1968 hit, "Fire," that's available now as part of a limi...
Aug 06, 2021
Give me 'Liberté'! Doobie Brothers releasing new studio album in October, preceded by self-titled digital EP
Island RecordsThe Doobie Brothers have unveiled plans to release a brand-new studio album called Liberté on October 1, and in advance of the record, the band has issued a self-titled digital EP...
Aug 06, 2021
Guns N' Roses officially release "new" song, "Absurd"
Guns N' Roses/Geffen RecordsForget the jungle: Guns N' Roses are back in the studio. The reunited rockers have released an official version of the song "Absurd," which they previously debuted live ear...
Aug 06, 2021
Tito Jackson releases new album, 'Under Your Spell'; says his mom is the queen of his star-studded new video
Gulf Coast Records/Hillside Global The Jackson 5's Tito Jackson released his latest solo album today, a star-studded collection of blues tunes titled Under Your Spell. The album includes the lead sing...
Aug 06, 2021
American woe: The Guess Who's Randy Bachman and Burton Cummings cancel 2021 US reunion tour
Credit: Mike HoughCo-founding Guess Who members Randy Bachman and Burton Cummings were preparing to finally launch the often-postponed U.S. leg of their reunion tour in September, but unfortunately th...
Aug 06, 2021
Widow of ZZ Top bassist Dusty Hill shares emotional message about her late husband
Charlene & Dusty Hill in 2011; Gary Miller/FilmMagicThe widow of ZZ Top bassist Dusty Hill has penned a heartfelt message about the passing of her husband, including what happened during his final...
Aug 05, 2021
Video for Tito Jackson's new single, "Love One Another," features sister Janet, Smokey Robinson & more stars
Gulf Coast Records/Hillside Global Tito Jackson's new solo blues album, Under Your Spell, gets its release on Friday, and in advance of its arrival, the Jacksons member has debuted a star-studded musi...
Aug 05, 2021
Watch an animated Gloria Estefan sing Lin-Manuel Miranda tune in clip from new Netflix film, 'Vivo'
©2021 SPAIGloria Estefan sings a new song written by Lin-Manuel Miranda in the new Netflix animated film Vivo, which starts streaming on Friday. You can watch a video of the sequence where Gloria...
Aug 05, 2021
Patricia Kennealy-Morrison, writer who "wed" Jim Morrison in a pagan ceremony, dead at 75
Patricia Kennealy-Morrison in 1990; Tim Roney/Getty ImagesPatricia Kennealy-Morrison, a rock music journalist, author and one-time romantic partner of Doors frontman Jim Morrison, died on July 23 at t...
Aug 05, 2021
All-star concert saluting ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons to air on select TV stations in August and September
Credit: Roger KisbyA star-studded concert celebrating the career and philanthropic work of ZZ Top frontman Billy Gibbons that was held in May at Nashville's famous Grand Ole Opry House will premiere o...
Aug 05, 2021