Category Archives: Classic Hits & Oldies News – ABC Audio
Listen to alternate versions of The Beach Boys' "Surf's Up" and "This Whole World" from Feel Flows box set
Capitol Records/UMeThe Beach Boys have debuted two more advance tracks from the band's forthcoming box set, Feel Flows: The Sunflower and Surf's Up Sessions 1969-1971, the release of which was recentl...
Aug 02, 2021
Billy Gibbons says Dusty Hill recorded vocal tracks for new ZZ Top songs before his death
Stephen J. Cohen/Getty ImagesAfter the sudden and unexpected death of ZZ Top's Dusty Hill last week, the group's frontman, Billy Gibbons, revealed that the late bassist had recorded several tracks, in...
Aug 02, 2021
Sammy Hagar says before he died, Eddie Van Halen wanted to make music with him
SGranitz/WireImageSammy Hagar has spoke previously about how he and Eddie Van Halen made peace with each other prior to Eddie's death in October 2020. But now, in a new interview, Hagar says his...
Aug 02, 2021
Bob Dylan releasing vinyl single featuring two versions of Infidels outtake "Blind Willie McTell"
Third Man RecordsBob Dylan will issue a special seven-inch vinyl single on August 20, featuring two previously unreleased versions of his 1983 song "Blind Willie McTell." Both versions of the song, wh...
Aug 02, 2021
Longtime Poco singer/guitarist Paul Cotton dead at age 78
Frazer Harrison/Getty ImagesFormer Poco singer/guitarist Paul Cotton, who was one of the influential country-rock act's main songwriters during his long tenure with the band, has died. According to a ...
Aug 02, 2021
Aretha Franklin's handprints find new, permanent home at Detroit Historical Museum
Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty ImagesJust prior to her death, Aretha Franklin cast her handprints in concrete in 2017. Three years later, they've finally found a permanent home. The Detroit native's h...
Aug 02, 2021
Dolly Parton reveals she invested the royalties from Whitney Houston cover into Black neighborhood
David Becker/Getty ImagesThe song "I Will Always Love You" is commonly attributed to the late singer Whitney Houston, but not everyone is aware country star Dolly Parton ...
Aug 02, 2021
New Led Zeppelin documentary, made with band's participation, is ready to go
Laurance Ratner/WireImageFirst announced in 2019, a new Led Zeppelin documentary -- the first in 50 years to feature the band's participation -- has been completed, and now has a title: Becoming Led Z...
Aug 02, 2021
Members of Heart, Mr. Mister, Asia among stars featured on new Beatles tribute album
Cleopatra RecordsA new Beatles tribute album featuring an eclectic variety of well-known artists, including Heart's Ann Wilson, Mr. Mister's Richard Page and late Asia frontman John Wetton performing ...
Aug 02, 2021
ZZ Top returns to the stage for the first time following Dusty Hill's passing
ZZ Top in 2015; Randy Holmes/Walt Disney Television via Getty ImagesFollowing the unexpected death of bassist Dusty Hill earlier last week, ZZ Top returned to the stage on Friday in Tuscaloo...
Aug 02, 2021