Category Archives: Classic Hits Music News
50 Years Ago Tonight: Dion & The Belmonts Reunite At Madison Square Garden
It was 50 years ago tonight (June 2nd, 1972) that Dion & The Belmonts reunited at New York City's Madison Square Garden at an oldies show sponsored by local radio station WCBS-FM. Despite Dion...
Jun 01, 2022
Flashback: Bruce Springsteen Releases 'Darkness On The Edge Of Town'
It was 44 years ago today (June 2nd, 1978), that Bruce Springsteen finally released his long awaited followup to 1975's Born To Run, Darkness On The Edge Of Town. The album peaked at Number Five o...
Jun 01, 2022
The Rolling Stones Kick Off 2022 Tour In Madrid
The Rolling Stones kicked off their European "Stones 60" tour last night (June 1st) in Madrid, Spain, marking the band's first shows of 2022. The big surprise of the night was the band performing ...
Jun 01, 2022
Flashback: Paul McCartney & Wings Top Album And Singles Charts
It was 49 years ago this week (beginning on June 2nd, 1973) that Paul McCartney & Wings topped the Billboard singles and album charts with their single "My Love" and their album Red Rose Speedway....
Jun 01, 2022
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss Back On The Road Tonight
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss kick off their 2022 tour dates tonight (June 1st) at Canandaigua, New York's CMAC. The duo is on the road in support of their second joint album, Raise The Roof. T...
May 31, 2022
Eddie Van Halen 'Autopsy' Episode Airs Thie Weekend
The late-Eddie Van Halen is the latest rock legend to have their death examined by the Reelz network. Blabbermouth reported Autopsy: The Last Hours Of Eddie Van Halen will premiere on Sunday, June 5th...
May 31, 2022
Flashback: Sting Releases 'The Dream Of The Blue Turtles'
It was 37 years ago today (June 1st, 1985) that Sting released his first solo album apart from the Police. Although the collection was originally conceived as just one of the three separate solo proje...
May 31, 2022
55 Years Ago Today: The Beatles Release 'Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band'
It was 55 years ago today (June 1st, 1967), that the Beatles released the legendary Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album in the U.K. The album, which was released a day later in the U.S., w...
May 31, 2022
Yes' Jon Anderson Set For 50th Anniversary 'Close To The Edge' Tour
Yes co-founder Jon Anderson has just rolled out a 13-city 50th anniversary tour saluting the band's watershed 1972 album, Close To The Edge. Anderson will once again be backed by youngsters from t...
May 31, 2022
The Rolling Stones' Ron Wood Turns 75 Today!!!
Happy Birthday to Rolling Stones and Faces guitarist Ron Wood who turns 75 today (June 1st)!!! Wood -- the youngest Stones -- will be onstage tonight when the band launches its "Stones Sixty" European...
May 31, 2022