Category Archives: Classic Hits & Oldies News – ABC Audio
Ronnie Wood, Neil Diamond & more pay tribute to Robbie Robertson
George Rose/Getty ImagesTributes to The Band’s guitarist and main songwriter Robbie Robertson have poured in following the news of the Rock & Roll Hall of Famer's passing...
Aug 09, 2023
Director Martin Scorsese pays tribute to The Band’s Robbie Robertson
George Pimentel/Getty ImagesDirector Martin Scorsese is paying tribute to his friend and longtime collaborator, The Band's Robbie Robertson, who passed away Wednesday, August 9, at...
Aug 09, 2023
Duran Duran’s Andy Taylor to drop first solo album in over 30 years
BMGFormer Duran Duran guitarist Andy Taylor is getting ready to share some new music. The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer just announced he’ll drop his new solo album,&nbs...
Aug 09, 2023
The Band leader, Robbie Robertson, dead at 80
George Rose/Getty ImagesRobbie Robertson, best known as the guitarist and main songwriter for Rock & Roll Hall of Famers The Band, has died after a long illness, ABC Audio has confirmed. He w...
Aug 09, 2023
Bronze sculptures of Mick Jagger & Keith Richards unveiled in hometown
Nils Petter Nilsson/Getty ImagesNew bronze sculptures celebrating The Rolling Stones' Mick Jagger and Keith Richards have been unveiled in their hometown of Dartford, Kent, En...
Aug 09, 2023
Night Ranger to release live album backed by Contemporary Youth Orchestra
Frontiers Music SrlNight Ranger is giving fans a taste of their live show with the new live album 40 Years and a Night with Contemporary Youth Orchestra, dropping October 20. The album captures t...
Aug 09, 2023
ABBA’s 1977 mockumentary, 'ABBA: The Movie', hitting theaters in September
Trafalgar ReleasingABBA fans will want to head to movie theaters in September for a special two-night screening of the band's 1977 mockumentary, ABBA: The Movie. The film, originally re...
Aug 09, 2023
The Longest Time: Billy Joel's 'An Innocent Man' turns 40
Columbia RecordsAugust 8, 1983, brought a surprise for Billy Joel fans: a brand-new album, which came less than a year after his previous release, 1982's The Nylon Curtain. An Innocent ...
Aug 09, 2023
50th anniversary of Marvin Gaye’s 'Let’s Get It On' to be marked with deluxe digital release
Motown/UMeThe 50th anniversary of Marvin Gaye’s classic album Let’s Get It On will be celebrated with a new deluxe edition of the album, dropping digitally on August 25...
Aug 09, 2023
New Van Halen box set, 'The Collection II', focuses on the Van Hagar era
Rhino/Warner RecordsVan Halen is revisiting the Sammy Hagar years with a new box set. The Collection II, dropping October 6, will feature newly remastered versions of the band’s f...
Aug 09, 2023