Category Archives: Classic Hits & Oldies News – ABC Audio
2004 Animals compilation 'Retrospective' getting its first vinyl release in November
ABKCO RecordsThe 2004 compilation The Animals Retrospective, featuring classic songs that famed British Invasion band The Animals and its lead singer, Eric Burdon, recorded from 1964 to 1970, will be ...
Oct 10, 2022
British producer/singer Peter Asher recovering from emergency brain surgery
Jerod Harris/Getty Images for NAMMVeteran British musician and producer Peter Asher is recovering from an emergency brain operation that he underwent on Friday, October 7. The 78-year-old Asher, known...
Oct 09, 2022
Check out unreleased John Mellencamp song, "Carolina Shag," from upcoming 'Scarecrow' reissue
Mercury Records/UMG"Carolina Shag," a previously unreleased John Mellencamp song from the sessions for his classic 1985 album Scarecrow, has just been made available as an advance track from the upcom...
Oct 07, 2022
'In the Blood,' new documentary about Rolling Stones bassist Darryl Jones, premiered Friday
Courtesy of Greenwich EntertainmentA new documentary about longtime Rolling Stones touring bassist Darryl Jones, titled Darryl Jones: In the Blood, premiered Friday, October 7, in select theaters, and...
Oct 07, 2022
Heart members, Pat Benatar, Kenny Loggins among this year's Kids Music Day Ambassadors
Courtesy of Keep Music AliveHeart's Ann and Nancy Wilson, Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo, Kenny Loggins, Todd Rundgren, and ex-Bon Jovi guitarist Richie Sambora are among the many music stars lending ...
Oct 07, 2022
Ex-Yes singer Jon Anderson confirms 2023 tour plans with cover group The Band Geeks
Photos by Robin Kauffman & Dave GiordanoFormer Yes frontman Jon Anderson recently revealed to ABC Audio that plans were in the works for him to tour with a talented cover group called The Band Gee...
Oct 07, 2022
Rock Hall-related exhibit opening at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium in November
Courtesy of Ryman AuditoriumA new interactive exhibition celebrating the Rock & Roll Hall of Famers who graced the Ryman Auditorium stage over the years is set to open at the historic Nashville ve...
Oct 06, 2022
Dead & Company confirms dates for 2023 farewell trek, The Final Tour
Courtesy of Live NationLast month, Dead & Company announced that they were planning to launch a 2023 tour that would be their last trek ever, and now, the Grateful Dead spinoff group has unveiled ...
Oct 06, 2022
Elton John launches lawsuit against 'Daily Mail' with Prince Harry and others
Dia Dipasupil/Getty ImagesSir Elton John has filed suit against Associated Newspapers -- publishers of the U.K. papers Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday and the&nb...
Oct 06, 2022
Mark Knopfler, Nile Rodgers voices support for initiative aiding music-mentoring programs
Mark Knopfler in 2019; Xavi Torrent/WireImageEx-Dire Straits frontman Mark Knopfler and Chic's Nile Rodgers are among the well-known musicians who are sharing their support for a new initiative to rai...
Oct 06, 2022