Category Archives: Classic Hits & Oldies News – ABC Audio
The Moody Blues' John Lodge discusses positive message of his new solo single, "The Sun Will Shine"
Spirit of Unicorn MusicMoody Blues singer/bassist John Lodge recently released a new solo single called "The Sun Will Shine" that's available now via digital platforms. Lodge says he wrote the uplifti...
Jun 01, 2021
B.J. Thomas, "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" singer, dead at 78
2911 Media / BJ Thomas EstateFive-time Grammy winner B.J. Thomas, best known for his hit "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head," has died from complications due to stage four lung cancer. He was 78...
May 29, 2021
After Netflix exposure, Joan Jett & the Blackhearts' Donovan cover is now out digitally
Blackheart RecordsIn 2004, Joan Jett & the Blackhearts released an Japan-only album called Naked, which featured a cover of Donovan's 1966 classic, "Season of the Witch." But the song has no...
May 28, 2021
Watch "Have a Cigar," first video from all-star Pink Floyd tribute album 'Still Wish You Were Here'
Cleopatra RecordsThe first single and video from the all-star Pink Floyd covers album Still Wish You Were Here has been released: a version of "Have a Cigar," sung by Dream Theater vocalist James LaBr...
May 28, 2021
David Bowie producer Tony Visconti explains why Bowie stopped touring, thinks new music may exist
L-David Bowie: Bryan Bedder/Getty Images; R- Tony Visconti: Jim Dyson/Getty ImagesDavid Bowie's longtime producer and friend Tony Visconti, who worked with the late legend on and off since 1969's "Spa...
May 28, 2021
New doc 'The Beatles And India' to come with companion album of Beatles covers
Hulton Archive/Getty ImagesLast year saw the release of the documentary Meeting the Beatles In India, filmmaker Paul Saltzman's account of the time he spent at the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi's ashram in In...
May 28, 2021
The Allman Brothers Band's 50th Anniversary MSG show to be released July 23
Kirk West/Kirk West PhotographyOn March 10, 2020, right around the time the entire live entertainment industry shut down due to COVID-19, The Allman Brothers Band performed a special 50th anniversary ...
May 28, 2021
Watch new lyric videos for The Rolling Stones' "Jumpin' Jack Flash" and "Child of the Moon" now
ABKCO MusicNew lyric videos for two 1968 Rolling Stone songs -- "Jumpin' Jack Flash" and "Child of the Moon" -- have been released to coincide with the debut of a digital EP featuring both of the trac...
May 28, 2021
Listen to Bono sing with late rapper DMX on new song, "Skyscrapers"
KMazur/WireImageIn February, legendary rapper DMX said that U2's Bono would appear on his upcoming album, on a song called "Skyscrapers." The gruff-voiced, chart-topping rapper passed away in Ap...
May 28, 2021
Queen's best-selling 'Greatest Hits' getting "collector's edition" reissue
Snowdon/© Queen Productions Ltd.jpgTo mark its 40th anniversary, Queen's 1981 Greatest Hits album is being freshened up for a new series of releases. The album's stayed on the Billboard 200 album...
May 28, 2021