Category Archives: Classic Hits & Oldies News – ABC Audio

Grateful Dead memorabilia part of MusiCares Charity Relief Auction
Bobby Weir D’Angelico guitar amp pedalboard/courtesy of Julien's AuctionsThe upcoming MusiCares Charity Relief Auction is set to feature a whole host of items from this year’s MusiCares Pe...
Jill Lances Jan 28, 2025

Eric Burdon era of War celebrated in new CD box set
Avenue/RhinoThe Eric Burdon years of War are being highlighted in a new CD box set.Eric Burdon & War - The Complete CD Collection, dropping March 7, is a four-CD set made ...
Jill Lances Jan 28, 2025

Bob Dylan pays tribute to the late Garth Hudson
Charlie Steiner - Hwy 67 Revisited/Getty ImagesBob Dylan has paid tribute to The Band's Garth Hudson, who passed away Jan. 21 at the age of 87.“Sorry to hear the news about Garth ...
Jill Lances Jan 28, 2025

On This Day, Jan. 28, 1985: 'We Are the World' was recorded in Los Angeles
On This Day, Jan 28, 1985…An all-star lineup of musicians came together in a studio in Los Angeles to record the charity single “We Are the World.”The tune, written by Michael Jacks...
Jill Lances Jan 28, 2025

Wings’ 'Venus and Mars' to be reissued for 50th anniversary
MPL/UMePaul McCartney’s band Wings is celebrating the 50th anniversary of their fourth studio album, Venus and Mars.The milestone will be marked with a new half-speed master reissue of the album...
Jill Lances Jan 28, 2025

Rush to release career-spanning box set, 'Rush 50', in March
Mercury Records/Anthem RecordsRush is looking back at their career with a new box set.Rush 50, dropping March 21, is a 50-track anthology that spans from the band’s 1973 debut single and ends wi...
Jill Lances Jan 28, 2025

Boston Pops plan 'Jerry Garcia Symphonic Celebration' for June
Courtesy of the Boston Pops/Photo Credit: Herb GreeneThe music of Grateful Dead founder Jerry Garcia will be celebrated this spring by the Boston Pops.On June 3 and June 4, the Pops will host the...
Jill Lances Jan 28, 2025

Bob Dylan announces new 2025 shows
Jo Hale/RedfernsBob Dylan has been in the news more than ever thanks to the biopic A Complete Unknown, and if that makes people want to go see him live, there's now a chance to make that happen.&...
Jill Lances Jan 27, 2025

Dion drops new song, ‘New York Minute’
Keeping The Blues Alive Records Dion is back with a new tune, “New York Minute,” which has the rocker paying tribute to the city of his birth, as well as his wife of 62 years.“The so...
Jill Lances Jan 27, 2025

David Lee Roth, Sebastian Bach and more to headline M3 Rock Festival
Daniel Knighton/Getty Images)David Lee Roth, former Skid Row frontman Sebastian Bach, and Stephen Pearcy and Warren DeMartini performing Ratt are the rockers set to headline the annual M3 Ro...
Jill Lances Jan 27, 2025
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