Category Archives: Classic Hits & Oldies News – ABC Audio
Styx announces new 2022 Las Vegas residency featuring Heart's Nancy Wilson
Courtesy of Live Nation Las Vegas2022 marks the 50th anniversary of Styx's formation, and the band will start celebrating the milestone with a new five-show Las Vegas residency at The Venetian Theatre...
Oct 12, 2021
Smash Mouth's Steve Harwell announces retirement: "It's been an honor"
Michael Tullberg/Getty ImagesHey now, Steve Harwell is retiring from Smash Mouth. In a statement to TMZ, Harwell, 54, says, "Ever since I was a kid, I dreamed of being a rockstar performing in front o...
Oct 12, 2021
Police guitarist Andy Summers' latest solo album, 'Harmonics of the Night,' being released this Friday
Andy Summers Music/Cargo RecordsEarlier this year, Police guitarist Andy Summers revealed to ABC Audio that he planned to release a new solo instrumental album in the fall titled Harmonics of the Nigh...
Oct 12, 2021
Rejoice!: U2's sophomore album, October, celebrates its 40th anniversary
Island Records/Universal MusicU2's second album, October, was released 40 years ago today, October 12, 1981. The album helped the young Irish rockers continue their ascendance as a popular new wave ba...
Oct 12, 2021
Robby Krieger says he hopes his new memoir will "correct a lot of the misinformation" about The Doors
Little, Brown and CompanyThe Doors' Robby Krieger delivers a candid, in-depth account of his famous band's history in his new memoir, Set the Night on Fire: Living, Dying, and Playing Guitar with The ...
Oct 12, 2021
Eddie Van Halen's California hometown unveils honorary plaque
Sarah Reingewirtz/MediaNews Group/Los Angeles Daily News via Getty ImagesEddie Van Halen's hometown of Pasadena, California, has unveiled an honorary plaque dedicated to the late Van Halen guitarist. ...
Oct 11, 2021
Songs by The Police, Queen and Rolling Stones honored with BMI London Awards
Courtesy of BMIMembers of The Police, Queen and The Rolling Stones were among the honorees today at the 2021 BMI London Awards, given out annually by the music-rights management and licensing company ...
Oct 11, 2021
Santana finds "Joy" with new collaborative tune featuring country star Chris Stapleton
BMGCarlos Santana has released a fourth advance track from his upcoming studio album, Blessings and Miracles, a genre-blending song titled "Joy" that features the guitar legend collaborating with Gram...
Oct 11, 2021
Bryan Adams to release new album 'So Happy It Hurts' in March, do Las Vegas residency in November
BMGBryan Adams has released the title track and video for his brand-new album, So Happy It Hurts, due out next year. Bryan says in a statement, "The title song...is about freedom, autonomy, spontaneit...
Oct 11, 2021
Say It Isn't So: Happy 75th birthday, Daryl Hall
ABCSay it isn't so! Daryl Hall celebrates a milestone birthday Monday, when he will turn 75. Here are some things you may not know about the blond half of Daryl Hall & John Oates, music's mo...
Oct 11, 2021