Category Archives: Classic Hits & Oldies News – ABC Audio
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 2021 welcomes Foo Fighters, Go-Go's, Todd Rundgren, Tina Turner & more at Cleveland ceremony
Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame After skipping a full-on ceremony in 2020 due to the pandemic, The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Gala returned in full force to Cleve...
Oct 31, 2021
You make a grown droid cry: Watch remake of Rolling Stones' "Start Me Up" video starring robots
Credit: Helmut NewtonThe Rolling Stones have teamed up with the Boston Dynamics robotics company on a unique remake of the band's "Start Me Up" music video, which features robots recreating the band m...
Oct 29, 2021
Goo Goo Dolls add holiday cheer to 'It's Christmas All Over' with deluxe edition
Warner Records/Reprise RecordsGoo Goo Dolls are getting into the holiday spirit with the deluxe edition of It's Christmas All Over. Following the release of their debut Christmas album...
Oct 29, 2021
Journey's Jonathan Cain releases new six-track Christian-music EP, 'Oh Lord Lead Us'
Identity Records/The Fuel MusicJourney keyboardist and songwriter Jonathan Cain has just released a new EP titled Oh Lord Lead Us, the latest in a series of Christian music projects he's put out in re...
Oct 29, 2021
Billy Joel reveals he paid band members their full salary during the pandemic
Johnny Louis/Getty ImagesWhen a lot of people didn't know where their next paycheck was coming from, Billy Joel made sure his band did. During a recent interview, Joel revealed that he made...
Oct 29, 2021
Elton John is "so proud" as 'The Lockdown Sessions' debuts at #1 in the UK
Interscope Records2021 just keeps on getting better for Elton John. After scoring his first number-one single in his native U.K. in nearly 20 years with "Cold Heart" two weeks ago, his latest album, T...
Oct 29, 2021
In new book 'The Lyrics,' Paul McCartney now claims he wrote opening lines to "A Day in the Life"
Liveright/W.W. NortonPaul McCartney apparently is now claiming that he wrote the opening lines to the classic 1967 Beatles song "A Day in the Life," which previously had been attributed to the late Jo...
Oct 29, 2021
AC/DC's "Thunderstuck" video passes one billion YouTube views
Credit: Josh CheuseAC/DC's "Thunderstruck" video has officially struck one billion views on YouTube. The clip is the first AC/DC video to reach the milestone. It's also one of the few '90s videos to h...
Oct 29, 2021
Allman Brothers Band guitarist Duane Allman died 50 years ago today
Michael Ochs Archives/Getty ImagesToday marks the 50th anniversary of the death of Duane Allman, the co-founder and masterful slide-guitar player of The Allman Brothers Band. Allman was killed in a mo...
Oct 29, 2021
The Temptations' Otis Williams, Motown group's last surviving original member, turns 80 on Saturday
Bruce Glikas/WireImageOtis Williams, the last surviving original member of The Temptations, celebrates his 80th birthday this Saturday. Williams continues to perform with the legendary Motown quintet,...
Oct 29, 2021