Category Archives: Classic Hits & Oldies News – ABC Audio

On This Day, May 16, 1966 ...The Beach Boys released their 11th studio album, Pet Sounds, a critical hit that's often considered one of the best albums of all time.The album was recorded a year after ...

Photo by: Dean ChalkleySimple Minds launch their Alive & Kicking tour on Friday, and it marks their first U.S. tour in almost six years.Frontman Jim Kerr tells ABC Audio he’s really loo...

Amy Sussman/Getty ImagesSinger Smokey Robinson is being investigated for criminal behavior one week after a lawsuit was filed against him by former female housekeepers alleging sexual batter...

BMGThe Kinks are continuing the celebration of their 60th anniversary. After releasing two anniversary compilations, The Journey – Part 1 and The Journey – Part 2 in 2023, they are now set...

Legacy RecordingsAfter debuting at #1 on the U.K. Albums chart, the soundtrack to Pink Floyd’s rereleased concert movie Pink Floyd at Pompeii: MCMLXXII has landed on the U.S. charts as...

Joy Malone/Getty ImagesR.E.M. has contributed a signed guitar to a new Sweet Relief Music Fund auction to benefit Music's Mental Health Fund, which provides financial aid to those in the music industr...

Columbia RecordsBarbra Streisand will share another track from her all-star duets album on Friday.It's a duet version of Paul McCartney's song "My Valentine," and Streisand teased the release by posti...

Rhino RecordsThe Doobie Brothers are offering up another preview of their upcoming album, Walk This Road.The latest is the track "Angels & Mercy," written by Pat Simmons."It's fast and l...

On This Day, May 15, 1965 ...Bob Dylan scored his first top-40 hit when "Subterranean Homesick Blues" peaked at #39 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.The tune was the lead-off single to Dylan’s fif...

Sawrite RecordsGregg Allman was known for being a great live performer, and now one of those performances is being released as a live album.Gregg Allman Band – One Night In DC, May 15,...