Category Archives: Classic Hits & Oldies News – ABC Audio
No Can Do (All Our Hits): Daryl Hall & John Oates launch new tour tonight
Credit: Monday AgbonzeeDaryl Hall & John Oates haven't performed live since February 2020 -- the longest break they've ever taken in their careers -- so they're more than ready to hit the stage to...
Aug 05, 2021
Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts "unlikely" to join band's US tour this fall
Taylor Hill/Getty ImagesRolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts may have to sit out the band's rescheduled U.S. leg of their No Filter Tour this fall. A spokesman for Watts, 80, confirmed that&...
Aug 05, 2021
Heart's Nancy Wilson on the classic 2000 film 'Almost Famous': "[It] was a really, really great project"
Paramount MoviesA remastered edition of Almost Famous, Cameron Crowe's acclaimed 2000 film inspired by his experiences as a teenage Rolling Stone journalist during the 1970s, was released last month o...
Aug 05, 2021
"Hermit" Carole King confirms she'll actually attend Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction
Courtesy of Rock & Roll Hall of FameCarole King is an admitted recluse who rarely leaves her home in Idaho, but she says she's making an exception this October. Asked by Variety how she feels abou...
Aug 04, 2021
Patti Smith, Joni Mitchell, Jim Morrison among music artists with the biggest vocabularies, study finds
Elena Di Vincenzo/Archivio Elena Di Vincenzo/Mondadori Portfolio via Getty ImagesBesides being the godmother of punk, Patti Smith also is an acclaimed poet and an award-winning author. So it's no surp...
Aug 04, 2021
John Mellencamp's 'The Good Samaritan Tour 2000' doc arriving later this month along with soundtrack album
Republic RecordsJohn Mellencamp's recently announced documentary The Good Samaritan Tour 2000 will premiere August 27 on Turner Classic Movies' YouTube channel, and a companion live album will be rele...
Aug 04, 2021
Santana to release lead single from upcoming album this month; announces new label deal
Credit: Maryanne BilhamCarlos Santana has announced plans to release the first single from his band's forthcoming studio album, Blessings and Miracles, later this month. Coinciding with the news, the ...
Aug 04, 2021
Bruce Springsteen, Eddie Vedder featured on Tom Morello's new cover of AC/DC's "Highway to Hell"
Commandante LLCRage Against the Machine guitarist Tom Morello is on a "Highway to Hell," and he's brought Bruce Springsteen and Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder along for the ride. That's right, The Boss and ...
Aug 04, 2021
Guns N' Roses reworks "Silkworms" rarity as "new" song, "Absurd"
Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Live NationGuns N' Roses debuted a new song live during their concert in Boston Tuesday. Well, sort of. During their set, the "Welcome to the Jungle" rockers performed a t...
Aug 04, 2021
The Spinners to release first new studio album in decades, ''Round the Block and Back Again,' this month
Peak RecordsLegendary soul vocal group The Spinners will release their first new studio album in over 30 years, 'Round the Block and Back Again, on August 27. In advance of the album, w...
Aug 04, 2021