Category Archives: Classic Hits & Oldies News – ABC Audio
R.E.M.’s Michael Stipe pays tribute to Sinéad O’Connor with classic cover of “The Last Day of Our Acquaintance”
Paul Bergen/RedfernsR.E.M. frontman Michael Stipe has paid tribute to the late Sinéad O’Connor, whose death was revealed Wednesday, July 26. She was 56. Stipe sha...
Jul 28, 2023
Hear Melissa Etheridge's "new" song from upcoming Broadway musical
Scott Dudelson/Getty Images for StagecoachAhead of her upcoming Broadway musical Melissa Etheridge: My Window, Melissa Etheridge has put out a previously unreleased song that's featured in the show. T...
Jul 28, 2023
Ooh-la-la! Elton John adds two French bulldogs to his menagerie
ABC/Craig SjodinNow that Elton John's tour is over, he'll likely be spending more time at home, which means he may have time to walk all the new dogs that he and his husband David Furnish have been ad...
Jul 28, 2023
Paul Rodgers shares new 'Midnight Rose' track, “Take Love”
Sun RecordsBad Company’s Paul Rodgers has shared another single from his upcoming album Midnight Rose, which drops September 22. The latest is the track “Take Love,” w...
Jul 28, 2023
Sheryl Crow releases 30th anniversary edition of 'Tuesday Night Music Club'
A&M/UMeThirty years ago next week — August 3, 1993, to be exact — Sheryl Crow released her major-label debut album, Tuesday Night Music Club. Now, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame...
Jul 28, 2023
Rhino's 45th anniversary Rhino Red series kicks off with red vinyl from The Doors, Aretha Franklin & more
RhinoRhino is celebrating its 45th anniversary with a series of limited edition red vinyl reissues, dubbed Rhino Red, focusing on albums from the '60s, '70s and '80s. The ser...
Jul 28, 2023
On This Day, July 28, 1973: Grateful Dead, Allman Brothers headline star-studded Summer Jam at Watkins Glen
On This Day, July 28, 1973… Grateful Dead, Allman Brothers Band and the Band headlined the Summer Jam at Watkins Glen rock festival in upstate New York. Held at ...
Jul 28, 2023
'Queen The Greatest Live' – Episode 27: "Tutti Frutti"
Queen Production Ltd.Queen always loves to surprise their audience, and one of those examples is the subject of this week’s episode of the band’s weekly YouTube series Queen The ...
Jul 28, 2023
Def Leppard’s Rick Allen & wife announce new Raven Drum Foundation events
Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images For The Rock and Roll Hall of FameDef Leppard’s Rick Allen and wife Lauren Monroe’s Raven Drum Foundation has announced some great new event...
Jul 28, 2023
Eagles founding member Randy Meisner dead at 77
Paul Natkin/WireImageRandy Meisner, a founding member of the iconic rock band the Eagles, passed away Wednesday, July 26, due to complications from Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary disease (COPD), t...
Jul 27, 2023