Category Archives: Classic Hits Music News

Former Guns N' Roses guitarist Gilby Clarke spoke candidly on how the ascendance of grunge pretty much stripped the band of the street cred they had earned up through the early-'90s. Clarke ch...

Out now is perhaps the definitive look at Paul McCartney's touring career with Wings. The self-published book by Adrian Allan, titled Wings Live: On Tour In The '70s, chronicles all of McCartn...

Cheap Trick has posted a teaser of its new single, "Light Up The Fire," online. The track, which drops on Thursday (January 28th), comes from the band's upcoming still-untitled first album as part...

Genesis has once again pushed the tour dates for their "The Last Domino?" reunion shows, with the band's 19-show European leg hitting the UK and Ireland in September and October. Back in July the ...

Today (January 22nd) marks what would have been legendary soul singer Sam Cooke's 90thth birthday. Born in Clarksdale, Mississippi in 1931, he was one of seven children raised by parents Annie Mae...

Dolly Parton's younger brother, Randy Parton, has died at the age of 67 after a battle with cancer. She shared the sad news on Facebook yesterday (Thursday, Jan. 21st) writing in part, "The family...

Famed producer Bob Rock has sold his rights to Metallica's 1991 chart-topping "Black Album" to the Hipgnosis Songs Fund. Louder.com reported that Rock also sold the rights for the songs he produced fo...

Happy Birthday to Neil Diamond, who turns 80 on Sunday (January 24th). Diamond's music continues to resonate in popular culture, with his 1969 classic, "Brother Love's Traveling Salvation Show...

Happy 72nd birthday today (January 22nd) to former-Journey frontman, the great Steve Perry. 2021 finds Perry riding high on the success of his fall 2018 comeback album, Traces, which is his first Top ...

Out today (January 22nd) are the 50th anniversary editions of the Kinks' 1970 classic Lola Versus Powerman And The Moneygoround, Part One -- better known as Lola. The album is being issued domesti...