Category Archives: Classic Hits Music News
Flashback: Marvin Gaye's 'I Heard It Through The Grapevine' Hits Number One
It was 54 years ago today -- December 14th, 1968 -- that Marvin Gaye scored the biggest hit of his career when "I Heard It Through The Grapevine" hit Number One and kicked off a seven-week r...
Dec 13, 2022
Rolling Stones Producer Looks Back On 30-Year Tenure
As Don Was enters his 30th year as the Rolling Stones' record producer, the world renowned musician and record exec took time out to talk about his initial meeting with Mick Jagger and Keith Richa...
Dec 13, 2022
New Book Coming On Bruce Springsteen's 'Nebraska' Album
The first extensive book on Bruce Springsteen's classic 1982 Nebraska album will be published on May 2nd. Deliver Me From Nowhere was written by author Warren Zanes, best known for his 2015 Tom Pe...
Dec 13, 2022
Paul McCartney & Ringo Starr Join Forces For Abbey Road Studios Docx Premiere
On Monday night (December 12th), there was an extended Beatles family reunion led by Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr at London's Abbey Road Studios for the premiere of If These Walls Could Sing, ac...
Dec 13, 2022
New John Lennon Holiday Merch Unveiled
The official online John Lennon shop has posted a string of new holiday merchandise products, mostly based around his and wife Yoko Ono's 1971 classic "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)." In addi...
Dec 12, 2022
Flashback: Bruce Hornsby & The Range Hit Number One With 'The Way It Is'
It was 36 years ago today -- December 13th, 1986 -- that Bruce Hornsby & The Range scored their sole Number One hit to date -- the poignant coming-of-age track and one-week chart-topper, "The...
Dec 12, 2022
ZZ Top & Lynyrd Skynyrd Joining Forces For Major Summer Tour
ZZ Top and Lynyrd Skynyrd are teaming up for a 23-date joint run this summer, dubbed "The Sharp Dressed Simple Man Tour." The trek kicks off on July 21st at West Palm Beach, Florida's iT...
Dec 12, 2022
Kiss Set For Final UK Performances This June
Kiss has announced the band's final UK gigs for this June as part of their ongoing "End Of The Road" tour. Five of the six of the dates will take place in major hubs in Britain -- with t...
Dec 12, 2022
Bono Announces Beacon Theatre Run In NYC
Bono is bringing his Stories Of Surrender musical book tour back to New York City next spring. As it stands now the U2 frontman, who is promoting his memoir, Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story, has rolled...
Dec 12, 2022
Ozzy Osbourne Says He Can't Walk Much Now
During a recent radio interview, Ozzy Osbourne revealed that he is still fighting to walk six months after having spinal surgery. He revealed that his inability to get around on stage may affects his ...
Dec 12, 2022