Category Archives: Classic Hits Music News

Van Halen fans are in for treat with the recently released book, Tonechaser - Understanding Edward: My 26-Year Journey With Edward Van Halen. The tome by musician, friend, and journalist Steve Rosen c...

It was 58 years ago today (February 15th, 1965) that the Beatles recorded their eighth U.S. Number One hit, "Ticket To Ride." The session was the Beatles' first for the year and the start of the H...

Happy Birthday to Brian Holland, who turns 82 today (February 15th)!!! Holland along with brother Eddie, and Lamont Dozier, formed Motown's legendary songwriting and production team Holland-Dozier...

Britain's Mojo magazine has listed the Top Ten "Greatest Who Albums." The band's classic 1971 set Who's Next topped the list, with 1969's double-album rock opera Tommy coming in second...

'80s icons Genesis and Sting topped Forbes' recent list of highest paid entertainers. The recently-reunited Genesis raked in a cool $230 million thanks to the cash windfall their "The Last Doi...

As expected, Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band have rolled out 22 North American stadium and arena dates for this summer and fall. The band is currently on the road and will head out for a str...

Bon Jovi's co-founding guitarist Richie Sambora was revealed as "The Masked Potato" on Britain's talent show, The Masked Singer. Loudwire reported, "Over the course of his run, Sambora had per...

During a recent chat with Yahoo Entertainment, Slash admitted that Guns N' Roses' behavior back in the 1980's would've gotten them "cancelled" today. Although taken to task back in the...

It was 56 years ago today (February 14th, 1967) that the late, great Aretha Franklin recorded her cover version of Otis Redding's "Respect." Redding had originally recorded the song in 1965 and sc...

Today (February 14th) marks the 53rd anniversary of the recording of the Who's legendary 1970 gig at England's Leeds University Refectory -- the concert which eventually became their first liv...