Category Archives: Classic Hits Music News

It was 60 years ago tonight (August 17th, 1960) that the Beatles began their first stint in Hamburg, Germany's Indra Club. At that time the group consisted of John Lennon, Paul McCartney and Georg...

Pete Townshend is taking a break from social media. The Who leader posted a message to fans on his Instagram page -- "Yaggerdang" -- stating, "Sorry, I have 50k followers and it was rude not to explai...

Elvis Costello has announced the October 30th release of his latest album, Hey Clockface, according to Variety. The set, which is produced by Sebastian Krys, is the followup to Elvis Costello & Th...

RON WOOD EXPLAINS HOW HE SURVIVED DRUG ADDICTION Rolling Stones guitarist Ron Wood is celebrating a decade of sobriety this year. The guitarist, whose penchant for booze and freebase cocaine was legen...

A portion of the Allman Brothers Band's final concert with leader and guiding force Duane Allman is set for release on October 18th. The album -- which was recorded only 12 days before Allman'...

In celebration of its classic 1990 song, "Wind Of Change," the Scorpions are releasing a deluxe box set based around the song on October 3rd. The beloved power ballad, which appeared on the band's...

Metallica's non-profit company All Within My Hands (AWMH) has partnered with the work boot company Wolverine for a new line of boots and trade school scholarship funding. The new boot brands -- "M...

The Julian Frampton Band has dropped a new single, titled, "Quicksand." Julian, the 31-year-old son of the legendary Peter Frampton, has been making his bones over the years, wowing crowds with an aco...

Sunday (August 16th) marks the 43rd anniversary of the death of Elvis Presley. Elvis died of a heart attack on August 16th, 1977 at his Graceland mansion in Memphis, Tennessee. He was 42-years-old. Fa...

Happy Birthday to David Crosby, who turns 79 today (August 14th). Crosby, who's in the midst of a brilliant third act in his career, is riding high with the theatrical release of the recent warts-...