Category Archives: Classic Hits & Oldies News – ABC Audio
Daryl Hall adds new run of US summer shows to tour with Todd Rundgren
Steve Jennings/WireImageDaryl Hall has three shows left on his current series of joint U.S. tour dates with support act Todd Rundgren, and the Hall & Oates singer has now added a new six-show...
May 17, 2022
Julian Lennon to release NFT of his "Imagine" performance to benefit Ukrainian refugees
Steve Granitz/FilmMagicLast month, Julian Lennon performed a cover of his late father John Lennon's classic peace anthem "Imagine" as part of Global Citizen's Stand Up for Ukraine campaign. Now he's s...
May 17, 2022
Release of 'The Beatles: Get Back' DVD and Blu-ray sets rescheduled for July
Disney/Apple Corps Ltd. Back in January it was announced the acclaimed three-part Disney+ documentary The Beatles: Get Back would be released on DVD and Blu-ray on February 8, but the release was inde...
May 17, 2022
Rock 'n' roll pioneer Jerry Lee Lewis is a 2022 Country Music Hall of Fame inductee
Jason Kempin/Getty ImagesRock 'n' roll legend Jerry Lee Lewis will be inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame this year. Popular country duo Country Brooks & Dunn announced the news during an...
May 17, 2022
Journey release new song, "Let It Rain"; Neal Schon taking part in Talk Shop Live streaming event Friday
BMGJourney has released a third advance track from its forthcoming studio album, Freedom, a heavy, funk-flavored mid-tempo rocker called "Let It Rain." The song is available now as a digital download ...
May 17, 2022
Edgar Winter says Steve Lukather delivered "wild, crazy" guitar solo on his new "Rock 'n' Roll Hoochie Koo" cover
Steve Lukather and Edgar Winter in 2014; Kevin Winter/Getty Images for John VarvatosEdgar Winter's latest album, Brother Johnny, which was released in April, is a star-studded tribute to his late sibl...
May 17, 2022
Lionel Richie reflects on his "amazing ride" of a career
ABC/Gavin BondLionel Richie will be honored with the Library of Congress' Gershwin Prize on Tuesday. Ahead of the moment, the singer caught up with CBS' Sunday Morning ...
May 16, 2022
Lisa Marie Presley showers praise on Baz Luhrmann's upcoming musical biopic about her father, Elvis
Warner Bros. PicturesElvis Presley's daughter, Lisa Marie Presley, has posted a new message on her social media sites in which she shares a glowing review about director Baz Luhrmann's upcoming musica...
May 16, 2022
Remix of Journey's "Separate Ways" released as advance track from 'Stranger Things' season-four soundtrack
Legacy RecordingsThe first trailer promoting the upcoming fourth season of Stranger Things premiered in April and featured a dramatic remix of Journey's 1983 smash "Separate Ways (Worlds Apart),"...
May 16, 2022
The Who plays first Cincinnati concert since 1979 tragedy; Pete Townshend: "There's no words that we can say"
Rick Kern/Getty Images for The WhoThe Who made an emotional return to Cincinnati on Sunday to play their first concert in the city since the band's infamous December 1979 show at the Riverfront Colise...
May 16, 2022