Category Archives: Classic Hits & Oldies News – ABC Audio

Daryl Hall to join Billy Joel at BST Hyde Park concert
Scott Legato/Getty ImagesDaryl Hall is headed overseas this summer, announcing two new shows in London, including a gig opening for Billy Joel. Hall will kick off his London gigs joini...
Jill Lances Mar 20, 2023

U2’s Adam Clayton shares concerns about Las Vegas residency without Larry Mullen Jr.
Prodip Guha/Getty imagesU2 announced earlier this year they would be headlining a new Las Vegas residency this fall, but their drummer, Larry Mullen Jr., would be missing it in order to cont...
Jill Lances Mar 20, 2023

On This Day March 20, 1969: John Lennon & Yoko Ono marry
On This Day March 20, 1969... John Lennon and Yoko Ono, who met in 1966 and became romantically involved in 1968, got married in Gibraltar. They honeymooned in Paris, Amsterdam and Montreal,...
Jill Lances Mar 20, 2023

Foreigner’s Kelly Hansen shares the benefits of playing a Las Vegas residency
Donald Kravitz/Getty ImagesForeigner is heading to Las Vegas for their residency at The Venetian next week, and for frontman Kelly Hansen, these shows are a totally different experience than...
Jill Lances Mar 20, 2023

Def Leppard drummer Rick Allen issues statement on Florida attack
Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images For The Rock and Roll Hall of FameRick Allen, the drummer of Def Leppard, issued a statement exclusively to ABC News on Sunday in response to being violently assaulted...
ABC News Mar 19, 2023

Paul McCartney “very happy” with New York concert tribute
Bob GruenPaul McCartney was celebrated with a musical tribute in New York earlier this week, as previously reported. While he wasn’t there to see it himself, it certainly appears that he ap...
Jill Lances Mar 17, 2023

Chaka Khan’s 70th birthday being celebrated with new exhibit at the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame
Courtesy of the Rock & Roll Hall of FameChaka Khan will be celebrating her 70th birthday at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio, at the end of March. The R&B legend w...
Jill Lances Mar 17, 2023

U2’s Bono & The Edge rock Tiny Desk concert
Island Records/InterscopeBono and The Edge are used to playing big stadiums and arenas, but they just took over a much smaller space. To promote U2’s latest release, Son...
Jill Lances Mar 17, 2023

The Pretenders’ Chrissie Hynde blasts the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
Donald Kravitz/Getty ImagesChrissie Hynde is the latest female artist to call out the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Following Courtney Love’s tweet and op-ed in&nbs...
Jill Lances Mar 17, 2023

Paul Rodgers says goodbye to Gary Rossington; Lynyrd Skynyrd music sees bump following guitarist's death
Geffen RecordsLynyrd Skynyrd's Gary Rossington passed away earlier this month, as previously reported, and now it appears he's been laid to rest. Rocker Paul Rodgers seem...
Jill Lances Mar 17, 2023
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