Category Archives: Classic Hits & Oldies News – ABC Audio
Kenny Loggins, Michael McDonald, Jimmy Buffett featured on duets album by ukulele virtuoso Jake Shimabukuro
Mascot Label Group/Music Theories Recordings/JS RecordsMusicians and singers including Kenny Loggins, Michael McDonald of The Doobie Brothers and Jimmy Buffett, are featured on Jake & Friends, new...
Sep 10, 2021
'Spanish Model,' Latin-music tribute to Elvis Costello's 'This Year's Model' album, released today
UMeSpanish Model, the unique new album featuring a variety of Latin-music artists performing Spanish-language versions of the songs from Elvis Costello's second studio effort, 1978's This Year's Model...
Sep 10, 2021
Rick James' daughter says a biopic, a stage musical and other projects on her father are in the works
Mark Weiss/Courtesy of ShowtimeRick James' daughter, Ty James, says there are still plenty more projects in the works about her famous father following the release of Sasha Jenkins' new Show...
Sep 10, 2021
Green Day officially releases Hella Mega cover of KISS' "Rock and Roll All Nite"
Timothy Hiatt/Getty ImagesThe Hella Mega tour might be over, but you can still "Rock and Roll All Nite" with Green Day. Billie Joe Armstrong and company have officially released their cover of the KIS...
Sep 10, 2021
'Glitter' turns 20: How Mariah Carey's 2001 album went from flop to cult classic
Samir Hussein/Samir Hussein/WireImageTwenty years ago Saturday, Mariah Carey’s most maligned and misunderstood album, Glitter, was released. Here’s the story of this project, which is now ...
Sep 10, 2021
'Tis 'The Season': Ex-Journey singer Steve Perry releasing new holiday album in November
Cover: Jeff Wack/Fantasy RecordsIn 2018, former Journey frontman Steve Perry returned to music with Traces, his first new solo album in 24 years. Now he's set to release his first-ever collectio...
Sep 10, 2021
The Rolling Stones added second LA show to 2021 No Filter Tour
Courtesy of The Rolling StonesRolling Stones fans in the U.S. will have an additional chance to see the band on their upcoming 2021 No Filter Tour. The British rock legends have just announced that a ...
Sep 10, 2021
Vanilla Fudge's Carmine Appice shares 9/11 recollections in advance of 20th anniversary of attacks
Mark Horton/Getty ImagesThis Saturday marks the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, and Vanilla Fudge drummer Carmine Appice has shared with ABC Audio his recollections of that awful day. ...
Sep 10, 2021
Lindsey Buckingham bemoans his firing from Fleetwood Mac; Stevie Nicks calls his version "factually inaccurate"
Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham in 2018; Lester Cohen/Getty Images for NARASLindsey Buckingham, who's preparing to release his new self-titled solo album next week, has a lot to say about his 2018...
Sep 09, 2021
Ahead of Genesis' upcoming tour, Phil Collins admits he can "barely hold" drumsticks: "It's very frustrating"
Elena Di Vincenzo/Archivio Elena Di Vincenzo/Mondadori via Getty ImagesGenesis' upcoming tour is called The Last Domino?, but the question mark at the end of that phrase should be an exclamation point...
Sep 09, 2021