Category Archives: Classic Hits Music News
Happy Birthday, Stax Legend Booker T. Jones!!!!
Happy Birthday to Booker T. Jones of Booker T. & The MG's, who celebrates his 77th birthday today (November 12th)!!! In 2019, Booker T. published his long awaited memoir, Time Is Tight: My Lif...
Nov 11, 2021
Nirvana Issues 30th Anniversary 'Nevermind' Box Set
Starting today (November 12th), Nirvana's Nevermind will be celebrated with several multi-format reissues. A total of 94 audio and video tracks -- 70 previously unreleased -- will be made availabl...
Nov 11, 2021
Elvis Presley 'Back In Nashville' Collection Out Today
Out today (November 12th) is the four-disc set, Elvis: Back In Nashville, featuring a whopping 82 original recordings capturing "The King" and his musicians live-in-the-studio laying down basic tracks...
Nov 11, 2021
Happy Birthday, Neil Young!!!
Happy Birthday to Neil Young, who turns 76 today (November 12th)!!! Young and Crazy Horse will release their latest album, Barn, on December 10th. The set marks the group's followup to 2019's ...
Nov 11, 2021
Rod Stewart Releases 'The Tears Of Hercules' Today
Out today (November 12th) Rod Stewart's 32nd album, The Tears Of Hercules. Rod, who wrote nine of the album's dozen tracks, said in the album's liner notes, "I've never said this before ab...
Nov 11, 2021
Out Today: Eric Clapton's 'The Lady In The Balcony: Lockdown Sessions'
Out today (November 12th) is Eric Clapton's new studio set, The Lady In The Balcony: Lockdown Sessions. The 17-track collection was produced by Russ Titelman, and features scaled back, full-band r...
Nov 11, 2021
Moody Blues Drummer Graeme Edge At 80
The Moody Blues' co-founder and drummer Graeme Edge has died at age 80, according to Rolling Stone. No cause of death was announced. Guitarist Justin Hayward posted on Facebook, "It's a very sad d...
Nov 11, 2021
Flashback: John & Yoko Pose Nude For 'Two Virgins' Album Cover
It was 53 years ago today (November 11th, 1968) that John Lennon and Yoko Ono released their first album together, the infamous Unfinished Music No. 1: Two Virgins. The album, which featured John and ...
Nov 10, 2021
Green Day, Nine Inch Nails, My Morning Jacket To Headline Shaky Knees Fest
Green Day, Nine Inch Nails and My Morning Jacket will headline the Shaky Knees Festival, taking place April 29 to May 1 at Atlanta's Central Park. The three-day festival will also include performances...
Nov 10, 2021
Flashback: 'Elvis: That's The Way It Is' Concert Film Opens
It was 51 years ago today (November 11th, 1970), that Elvis Presley's first concert film, Elvis - That's The Way It Is, premiered. The movie, which chronicled the Los Angeles rehearsals and th...
Nov 10, 2021