Category Archives: Classic Hits & Oldies News – ABC Audio

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...

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 ...

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...

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 ...

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...

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 ...

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...

Mark Weiss/WireImage"Ladies and gentleman...rock and roll." That's what anyone with cable TV who happened to be up at midnight on August 1, 1981 -- 40 years ago this Sunday -- heard, as MTV: Music Tel...

Courtesy of JourneyOn Thursday night at Chicago's Aragon Ballroom, Journey played their first concert since late 2019, and the first since longtime bassist Ross Valory and drummer Steve Smith were fir...

Atlantic/Rhino; A&MLimited-edition vinyl LPs from Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Cat Stevens, The Rolling Stones and The Allman Brothers Band were among the top-selling albums for the second 20...