Category Archives: Classic Hits & Oldies News – ABC Audio
Paul McCartney sends birthday wishes to Ringo Starr
Fred Duval/FilmMagicPaul McCartney shared some birthday wishes for his The Beatles bandmate Ringo Starr, who turned 83 on Friday, July 7. In a post on Instagram, Si...
Jul 07, 2023
Cyndi Lauper drops song for new Prime Video series 'The Horror of Delores Roach'
Don Arnold/WireImageCyndi Lauper has released some new music. The singer just dropped the tune “Oh, Dolores,” which she wrote for the new Prime Video series The Horror of Do...
Jul 07, 2023
Third Man Records to celebrate Syd Barrett’s solo career with new box set
Third Man RecordsThe solo career of the late Pink Floyd guitarist and co-founder Syd Barrett is being celebrated by Jack White’s Third Man Records. The label, in conjunc...
Jul 07, 2023
Five years and $900 million later, Elton John will say "farewell" for the last time this Saturday
Leon Neal/Getty ImagesFive years after he first announced it, Elton John's Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour finally comes to an end Saturday, July 8, in Stockholm, Sweden. It's officially the high...
Jul 07, 2023
Stars come out in London to watch Bruce Springsteen’s BST Hyde Park Show
Matthew Baker/Getty ImagesBruce Springsteen and the E Street Band headlined BST Hyde Park in London Thursday, July 6, and the huge crowd featured lots of famous faces. According t...
Jul 07, 2023
New from Prince’s Vault: two previously unreleased tracks out now
NPG RecordsWhile Prince may be gone, he left behind a lot of music, and fans just got another taste of some of that unreleased material. NPG Records has just shared two new tracks...
Jul 07, 2023
'Queen The Greatest Live' – Episode 24: “Crazy Little Thing Called Love"
Queen Production Ltd.Queen is back with episode 24 of their weekly YouTube series Queen the Greatest Live, once again looking at the evolution of a song’s live performance, this t...
Jul 07, 2023
On This Day, July 7, 2007: The Police, Roger Waters & more perform at 'Live Earth' concerts to combat climate change
On This Day, July 7, 2007... The Live Earth concerts to battle climate change took place at various venues across the world, including New Jersey, Tokyo, Rome, London, Washington, D.C. ...
Jul 07, 2023
Talking Heads’ 'Stop Making Sense' soundtrack getting deluxe reissue
RhinoTalking Heads is celebrating the 40th anniversary of the concerts that were filmed for their classic movie, Stop Making Sense — with a deluxe edition of the soundtrack f...
Jul 07, 2023
Lynyrd Skynyrd’s Johnny Van Zant "can't wait" for fans to see Gary Rossington’s final performance
SUZANNE CORDEIRO/AFP via Getty ImagesA concert movie featuring the final performance of Lynyrd Skynyrd’s late guitarist and founding member Gary Rossington is set to hit thea...
Jul 07, 2023