Category Archives: Classic Hits Music News
Out Today: Pink Floyd's 'The Dark Side Of The Moon' 50th Anniversary Box
Released today (March 24th) is Pink Floyd's new 50th anniversary deluxe box set edition of 1973's The Dark Side Of The Moon. The package includes the CD and gatefold vinyl of the newly remaste...
Mar 23, 2023
Flashback: The Eagles Release 'On The Border'
It was 49 years ago today -- March 22nd, 1974 -- that the Eagles released their third album, On The Border. The album marked the first appearance of soon-to-be fifth member, guitarist Don Felder and f...
Mar 21, 2023
Flashback: Ricky Nelson Records 'Hello Mary Lou'
It was 62 years ago today (March 22nd, 1961) that Ricky Nelson recorded "Hello Mary Lou." The song, which was written by Gene Pitney, was the B-side to Nelson's Number One hit "Travelin' Man,"...
Mar 21, 2023
Flashback: Led Zeppelin's 'Physical Graffiti' Hits Number One
It was 48 years ago today (March 22nd, 1975), that Led Zeppelin's sixth album, Physical Graffiti, hit Number One on the Billboard 200 albums chart. The album, which marked the band's only stud...
Mar 21, 2023
Flashback: Pink Floyd's 'Another Brick In The Wall (Part 2)' Tops The Charts
It was 43 years ago today (March 22nd, 1980), that Pink Floyd's "Another Brick In The Wall (Part 2)" became a surprise Number One hit in 1980, topping the Billboard Hot 100 charts for four weeks. ...
Mar 21, 2023
Daryl Hall To Open For Billy Joel At London's Hyde Park
Daryl Hall is set to serve as the opening act for longtime friend Billy Joel on July 7th, when the "Piano Man" hits London for the American Express presents BST Hyde Park concert. Hall will be joined ...
Mar 21, 2023
Rockers Sign Petition Against Roger Waters Concert Ban
Eric Clapton, Pink Floyd's Nick Mason, Peter Gabriel and others have signed a petition urging a reversal of Frankfurt, Germany city council's decision to cancel a May 28th concert by Roger Wat...
Mar 21, 2023
Neal Schon Releasing Journey Through Time Live Collection
Neal Schon's Journey retrospective band, Journey Through Time, will release its first live CD and DVD on May 19th. The self-titled, career-spanning set was recorded in San Francisco on February 9t...
Mar 21, 2023
U2's Adam Clayton: New Arrangements Give Weight To Earliest Tunes
U2's Adam Clayton believes that by reinventing some of the band's oldest tunes on their new Songs Of Surrender collection, the songs have only now grown into what they were meant to be. Among ...
Mar 21, 2023
Flashback: REO Speedwagon Hits Number One With 'Keep On Loving You'
It was 42 years ago today (March 21st, 1981) that REO Speedwagon first hit Number One with "Keep On Loving You." The single was the first to be issued from the band's ninth album, Hi Infidelity, a...
Mar 20, 2023