Category Archives: Classic Hits & Oldies News – ABC Audio
My Denomination: The Who celebrated on new commemorative UK coin
Courtesy of The Royal MintThe U.K.'s Royal Mint has released a new range of commemorative coins saluting The Who, marking only the fourth time that a British music artist has been celebrated on the co...
May 24, 2021
Paul McCartney and U2 among the richest musicians in the UK and Ireland in 2021
©Mary McCartney; Olaf HeineThe latest edition of U.K. newspaper The Sunday Times' annual Rich List was published over the weekend, and as usual, Sir Paul McCartney is ranked among the wealthiest ...
May 24, 2021
David Crosby and Graham Nash reveal they haven't mended their rift
Graham Nash and David Crosby in 2015; Chiaki Nozu/Getty ImagesGraham Nash and Neil Young's ongoing feud with David Crosby has still not been resolved. That became clear in separate interviews wi...
May 24, 2021
Happy Birthday, Bob Dylan! Folk-rock legend turns 80 today
FRED TANNEAU/AFP/GettyImagesHe once famously sang about being forever young, but Bob Dylan celebrates his 80th birthday today. The singer/songwriter born Robert Zimmerman on May 24, 1941, in Duluth, M...
May 24, 2021
Find out what Lindsey Buckingham, Chaka Khan & other stars will sing on Sunday's 'American Idol' finale
ABC/Eric McCandlessLindsey Buckingham and Chaka Khan are among the big-name guest stars who will be featured on Sunday night's American Idol finale, and Billboard has an exclusive rundown of what the ...
May 21, 2021
Jackson Browne performing Saturday on virtual benefit concert for Plastic Pollution Coalition
Credit: Nels IsraelsonJackson Browne will be performing during a virtual benefit concert for the Plastic Pollution Coalition that takes place this Saturday at 9 p.m. ET. The event, dubbed the Magnific...
May 21, 2021
Sheryl Crow announces live album, 'Live from the Ryman & More,' coming in August
The Valory Music Co.Sheryl Crow is giving fans a taste of the live music they were missing during the COVID-19 pandemic. The singer is releasing Live from the Ryman & More, a 27-song album recorde...
May 21, 2021
Muscle Shoals session drummer Roger Hawkins, one of the legendary "Swampers," dead at 75
Brian Cooke/RedfernsRoger Hawkins, a drummer who played on many memorable records as part of the soulful Muscle Shoals, Alabama, collective of session musicians known as "The Swampers," died Thursday,...
May 21, 2021
Duran Duran says it's "really exciting" to be debuting new single on 'Billboard' Music Awards
Stephanie PistelDuran Duran, who are celebrating their 40th anniversary of hitting the Billboard charts this year, will make their first-ever appearance on the Billboard Music Awards Sunday night to d...
May 21, 2021
Cars guitarist, Bon Jovi keyboardist contribute to new song by Jane's Addiction singer Perry Farrell, "Mend"
Last Man MusicCars guitarist Elliot Easton and Bon Jovi keyboardist David Bryan are among the musicians who have lent their talents to "Mend," a new solo song by Jane's Addiction frontman Perry Farrel...
May 21, 2021