Category Archives: Classic Hits & Oldies News – ABC Audio
Jon Anderson to celebrate 50th anniversary of Yes' 'Close to the Edge' on tour with Paul Green Rock Academy
Kevin Nixon/Classic Rock Magazine/Future via Getty ImagesEarlier this year, Jon Anderson teamed up with the students of the Paul Green Rock Academy for a five-date U.S. tour, and now the former Yes fr...
May 31, 2022
Elvis Costello celebrating 50th anniversary of pre-fame band Rusty with new EP
EMI/Capitol RecordsElvis Costello has reunited with an early musical collaborator, singer/guitarist Allan Mayes, to record an EP celebrating the 50th anniversary of Rusty, the band they play...
May 31, 2022
Pink Floyd joins TikTok; band's full album catalog now available to users
Courtesy of Pink FloydPink Floyd has joined the ranks of rock bands with their own official TikTok account. The legendary U.K. rock band launched their TikTok account on Monday, May 30, coinciding wit...
May 31, 2022
REO Speedwagon and Styx's Live & UnZoomed Tour with Loverboy kicks off tonight
Courtesy of Live NationSince 2000, REO Speedwagon and Styx have regularly hit the road together, and the veteran rockers' latest co-headlining trek, the Live & UnZoomed Tour, gets underway tonight...
May 31, 2022
Ronnie Hawkins, rockabilly singer who was instrumental in The Band's formation, dead at age 87
Todd Williamson/Getty Images for Cambria GalleryRonnie Hawkins, the Arkansas-born rockabilly singer who helped mentor the mostly Canadian rock group that became The Band, died Sunday at age 87 after a...
May 30, 2022
Peter Gabriel, Frankie Valli among O2 Silver Clef Awards winners
Darren Gerrish/WireImage; Donald Kravitz/Getty ImagesPeter Gabriel and Frankie Valli are among the announced winners for the 2022 O2 Silver Clef Awards. The annual U.K. ceremony is presented by the ch...
May 27, 2022
Neil Young's unreleased 2001 album 'Toast,' recorded with Crazy Horse, due out in July
Reprise RecordsToast, an album that Neil Young recorded with Crazy Horse in 2001 but then shelved, finally will be released on July 8. The seven-track collection, which was recorded at Toast Studios i...
May 27, 2022
Ringo Starr's All Starr Band launches 2022 North American tour tonight in Rama, Canada
ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty ImagesAfter a two-year layoff because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Ringo Starr and his All Starr Band launch a new North American tour tonight at Casino Rama in Rama, Canada. T...
May 27, 2022
Journey's Jonathan Cain releases new faith-inspired album, 'Arise'; band announces new US concerts
Identity Records/The Fuel MusicJourney is set to release its first studio album in 11 years in July, but in advance of that record, the band's longtime keyboardist and songwriter Jonathan Cain has del...
May 27, 2022
Alderaan's not far away: RHCP's Flea guests on 'Obi-Wan Kenobi'
ABC/Randy HolmesFlea is officially part of the Star Wars universe. The Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist has a role in the new Obi-Wan Kenobi miniseries, which just premiered Friday morning on Disney+. He...
May 27, 2022