Category Archives: Classic Hits Music News
40 Years Ago Today: Bryan Adams Releases 'Cuts Like A Knife' Album
It was 40 years ago today (January 18th, 1983) that British-born, Canadian rocker Bryan Adams released his breakthrough third album, Cuts Like A Knife. The album was co-produced by Adams and the soon-...
Jan 17, 2023
Beatles, Stones, Elton, & Queen Insider Finally Tells All
Tony King, one of rock's most important behind-the-scenes figures of the last century, will finally publish his memoirs on January 31st, titled The Tastemaker. In the early-1960's, King starte...
Jan 17, 2023
The Rolling Stones Tease 'GRRR Live!!! Set With New Video
The Rolling Stones have just dropped the live video for "Wild Horses" as featured on the band's latest archival set, titled GRR Live! The multimedia release drops on February 10th and wa...
Jan 17, 2023
Kenny Loggins Announces Final Tour
Kenny Loggins has announced his final road trek, dubbed the "This Is It" tour. As it stands now, the initial 11-city run kicks off on March 10th at Sarasota, Florida's Van Wezel Performi...
Jan 17, 2023
Axl Rose Pays Tribute To Lisa Marie Presley
Guns N' Roses frontman Axl Rose paid tribute to the late-Lisa Marie Presley, sharing his memories of his friend to People.com. In the exclusive interview, Rose said, "I will miss my friend Li...
Jan 17, 2023
Lisa Marie Presley Public Memorial Set For Sunday At Graceland
A memorial service for Lisa Marie Presley, has been announced for Sunday, January 22nd at 9:00 a.m. ET on the front lawn at Graceland Mansion in Memphis, Tennessee. The general public is invited to at...
Jan 17, 2023
Flashback: Don McLean's 'American Pie' Tops The Charts
It was 51 years ago Sunday (January 15th, 1972) that Don McLean's "American Pie" topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart for the first week of its month-long run. The song is t...
Jan 12, 2023
Flashback: Elvis Begins Recording Legendary 'Memphis Sessions'
It was 54 years ago today (January 13th, 1969) that Elvis Presley began his second most famous recording sessions. On the heels of his triumphant 1968 NBC "comeback special" he ent...
Jan 12, 2023
Flashback: Diana Ross Plays Final Concert With The Supremes
It was 53 years ago Saturday night (January 14th, 1970) that Diana Ross gave her final performance as a member of the Supremes. The show took place at the Frontier Hotel in Las Vegas, a...
Jan 12, 2023
Genesis Releasing Sprawling 'BBC Broadcast' Collection
On March 3rd Genesis will release the sprawling career-spanning BBC Broadcast collection. The set was curated by co-founder and keyboardist Tony Banks and long-time engineer Nick Davis and will be ava...
Jan 12, 2023