Category Archives: Classic Hits & Oldies News – ABC Audio
Steve Perry cooks up cherished Christmas memories with holiday album 'The Season'
Steve Perry age 8, courtesy Steve Perry; Steve Perry 2021, photo: Myriam SantosThis Christmas has brought us the gift of Steve Perry's first holiday album, The Season. He says the songs on it will tra...
Dec 20, 2021
Elton John and ABBA score 2022 BRIT Awards nominations
ABC/Eric McCandless; Baillie WalshElton John and ABBA are among the artists who received nominations for the 2022 BRIT Awards, the U.K. equivalent of the Grammys. Elton's collaborative hit with Britis...
Dec 20, 2021
Pete Townshend plays guitar on and produced a new song called "Only Attraction" by UK band The Wild Things
Steve Jennings/Getty Images; TuneyLoons Ltd.The Who's Pete Townshend has produced and plays guitar on a new single by the contemporary British rock band The Wild Things called "Only Attraction" that w...
Dec 20, 2021
Queen's Brian May tests positive for COVID: "PLEASE take extra care out there"
Cole Bennetts/Getty ImagesQueen's Brian May is the latest musician to test positive for COVID-19. Displaying a positive result on a home COVID test, the 74-year-old guitarist wrote on Instagram, "Yep....
Dec 18, 2021
Stevie Nicks to headline 2022 Jazz Aspen Snowmass fest after canceling 2021 appearance at event
Kevin Mazur/Getty ImagesWhen Stevie Nicks canceled all of her scheduled 2021 performances a few months back over concerns about COVID-19, one of the shows was a headlining appearance at the Jazz Aspen...
Dec 17, 2021
Archival Chuck Berry live album released today, recorded during the 2000s at his hometown club Blueberry Hill
Dualtone RecordsThe recently announced archival Chuck Berry album Live from Blueberry Hill was released today on CD and digital formats. The album features 10 performances recorded between July 2005 a...
Dec 17, 2021
Watch Elton John and Ed Sheeran eat -- and sing about -- sausage rolls in new charity Christmas video
Credit: Zakary WaltersAs previously reported, Elton John and Ed Sheeran have reworked their holiday hit "Merry Christmas" into a new song called "Sausage Rolls for Everyone" -- a charity collaboration...
Dec 17, 2021
White All Over: Dave Clark Five's debut album, 'Glad All Over,' reissued on white vinyl
BMGLegendary British Invasion band The Dave Clark Five's 1964 debut U.S. album Glad All Over was reissued today as a limited-edition white vinyl LP. This marks the first time Glad All Over has been av...
Dec 17, 2021
Eric Clapton to release new single, "Heart of a Child," on Christmas Eve
Bushbranch/Surfdog RecordsEric Clapton is planning a little holiday gift for fans, announcing plans to release a new song called "Heart of a Child" next Friday…Christmas Eve. The digital track ...
Dec 17, 2021
Rob Thomas' "Small Town Christmas" is now the theme song for a TV show called 'Small Town Christmas'
Randall SlavinWhen Rob Thomas wrote his holiday hit "Small Town Christmas," he was thinking about his own town in New York State. But now, the track has become the theme song for a new TV show t...
Dec 17, 2021