Category Archives: Classic Hits & Oldies News – ABC Audio
Otis Redding’s legacy revisited in new box set, 'Otis Forever'
RhinoOtis Redding passed away in 1967, but his music lives on. The four Redding albums released after his death are about to come out in a new vinyl box set, along with a compilation of the ...
May 11, 2023
Grateful Dead shares peek at this year’s Meet-Up At The Movies concert
Courtesy of Trafalgar ReleasingGrateful Dead fans are getting their first peek at the band's upcoming 11th annual Meet-Up At The Movies screening. This year’s screening highlights the band&...
May 11, 2023
Lionel Richie sets Bahamas destination festival Dancing on the Sand with Sheryl Crow and more
Courtesy VibeeLionel Richie is going on vacation in November — and he wants you to join him. The American Idol judge has announced a destination festival event dubbed Dancing...
May 11, 2023
'Joni Mitchell At Newport' coming in July
Redwing RecordsLast summer Joni Mitchell surprised the crowd at the Newport Folk Festival with her first live performance in 20 years — and now fans who didn’t catch the sho...
May 11, 2023
Pete Townshend's solo albums 'Rough Mix' and 'Empty Glass' being reissued on half speed mastered vinyl
UMePete Townshend's solo catalog is the latest to get the reissue treatment on half speed mastered vinyl. The first two releases in the series are Rough Mix, Pete's 1977 collaboration with late&n...
May 11, 2023
On This Day, May 11, 1981: Bob Marley dies at age 36
On This Day, May 11, 1981 ... Reggae legend Bob Marley died from cancer at a hospital in Miami, Florida, at the age of 36. In July 1977, Marley was diagnosed with a type of malignant melanom...
May 11, 2023
The Pretenders prove they are 'Relentless' with new album
Rhino RecordsThe Pretenders are back with their first new album in three years. The rockers are set to drop the new studio album Relentless on September 1 and have shared the first...
May 11, 2023
"It was all kind of magical": Belinda Carlisle says new pop EP 'Kismet' is aptly named
RAF/BMGThe new EP from Belinda Carlisle — her first English-language pop collection in decades — is called Kismet. The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer says "kismet" pretty muc...
May 11, 2023
New coffee table book looks at Lynyrd Skynyrd’s early history through photos
Gems/RedfernsAugust marks the 50th anniversary of Lynyrd Skynyrd’s debut album, (Pronounced 'Lĕh-'nérd 'Skin-'nérd), and now a new coffee table book is loo...
May 11, 2023
Charlie Watts’ jazz catalog explored in new release, 'Anthology'
BMGWhile he's most famous for being the drummer of The Rolling Stones, the late Charlie Watts recorded a lot of jazz music — and now that side of his career is being exp...
May 10, 2023