Category Archives: Classic Hits & Oldies News – ABC Audio

Watch Bonnie Raitt, Sting, Elton John & more in two CBS Grammy specials
CBSThe Grammys are coming up on Feb. 2, but before we find out the 2025 winners, CBS is giving viewers a look back at winners past with two Grammy specials, airing Dec. 27 and Dec. 29.Grammy Greats: T...
Andrea Dresdale Dec 27, 2024

Foreigner’s Mick Jones turns 80
Kevin Nixon/Future Publishing via Getty ImagesA happy 80th birthday to Foreigner founder Mick Jones.Jones got his first break in music in the 1960s as a member of Nero and the Gladiators and ...
Jill Lances Dec 27, 2024

On This Day, Dec. 27, 1980: John Lennon & Yoko Ono hit #1 with 'Double Fantasy'
On This Day, Dec. 27, 1980 ...John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s fifth studio album, Double Fantasy, hit #1 on the Billboard 200 and went on to spend eight weeks in the top spot.The album was released i...
Jill Lances Dec 27, 2024

The Year in Music 2024: Bon Jovi celebrates 40th anniversary with new album & more
Bon Jovi had a very busy year, as they celebrated the 40th anniversary of the release of their self-titled debut album. To mark the occasion, the band debuted an archival site, dropped a new albu...
Jill Lances Dec 27, 2024

Michael Bolton shares update a year after brain surgery: 'Here's to fresh starts'
Medios y Media/Getty ImagesOn Jan. 5 of 2024, Michael Bolton told fans that he had to undergo brain surgery. Now, a year later, he seems healthy and happy.Back in January, Michael wrote on Instagram, ...
Andrea Dresdale Dec 26, 2024

Neil Young performs 'Silver and Gold' for the first time since 2007
Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagicNeil Young gave fans a Christmas present on Wednesday, sharing a video on social media of him performing “Silver and Gold,” a song written in the '80s that ...
Jill Lances Dec 26, 2024

On This Day, Dec. 26, 1970: George Harrison landed at #1 with ‘My Sweet Lord’
On This Day, Dec. 26, 1970 ...George Harrison landed at #1 with the song “My Sweet Lord,” which went on to spend four weeks in the top spot. The chart-topper, produced by Harriso...
Jill Lances Dec 26, 2024

Rod Stewart mourns producer of his 'Great American Songbook' albums: 'I'm devastated'
L-R: Rod Stewart, record label head Clive Davis, producer Richard Perry; L. Cohen/WireImageRod Stewart is "devastated" by the death of Richard Perry, who produced most of his best-selling Great Americ...
Andrea Dresdale Dec 26, 2024

The Year in Music 2024: A healthy Bruce Springsteen returns to the road, gets a new doc & more
In 2023 Bruce Springsteen was forced to postpone his tour with the E Street Band due to a bout with peptic ulcer disease, but he didn't stay away from the stage for long. The Boss retur...
Jill Lances Dec 26, 2024

Kate Bush shares annual Christmas message
Dave Hogan/Getty ImagesKate Bush has posted her annual Christmas message to her website.In the piece, the "Running Up That Hill" artist shares that she went to see an exhibit of pa...
Josh Johnson Dec 24, 2024
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