Category Archives: Classic Hits Music News
George Thorogood Spotlights Songwriting On New Compilation
Just released is The Original George Thorogood -- a 14-song collection of Thorogood's best known self-written classics. Among the highlights on the new set are "I Drink Alone," "Bad To The Bone," ...
Apr 18, 2022
Joe Satriani Confirms Prospective Van Halen Tour, David Lee Roth Chimes In
Guitarist Joe Satriani confirmed bassist Jason Newsted's recent revelation that he was being tapped for possible inclusion in an upcoming Van Halen reunion. Ultimate Classic Rock transcribed some ...
Apr 18, 2022
New Paul McCartney Book Chronicles 1989/1990 Comeback Tour
Newly published is Adrian Allen's Paul McCartney The World Tour 1989-90. The book, which is by far the most exhaustive account of McCartney's comeback tour, runs over 320 pages and chronicles ...
Apr 18, 2022
Bob Dylan Set For 14-Date Spring Run
Bob Dylan has just rolled out a 14-date spring run. Dylan kicks things off on May 14th in Spokane, Washington at First Interstate Center for the Arts and wraps the jaunt on June 18th in Southern Calif...
Apr 18, 2022
The Doors' Robby Krieger Celebrating 'Strange Days' Album On Tour
Doors guitarist Robby Krieger has rolled out a string of dates stretching from the spring through the fall in which he'll commemorate the 55th anniversary of the band's second album, Strange D...
Apr 17, 2022
The Who In The States Rehearsing For Tour Kickoff
The Who are back in The States busy rehearsing for the opening night of their North American tour, which kicks off on Friday night (April 22nd) in Ft. Lauderdale. Pete Townshend's wife, Rachel Ful...
Apr 17, 2022
Phil Lesh & Friends Set 2022 Itinerary
Grateful Dead co-founder Phil Lesh has just announced 21 solo dates, which culminate in a nine-show residency at Port Chester, New York's Capitol Theatre. Lesh kicks off his 2022 dates on Jun...
Apr 17, 2022
First Posthumous Taylor Hawkins Recording Released
The first posthumous recording from late-Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins has been released. Rolling Stone reported Hawkins recorded the vocal to Edgar Winter's cover of his late-brother Johnny...
Apr 17, 2022
The E Street Band's Danny Federici Remembered
It was 14 years ago Sunday (April 17th, 2008) that the E Street Band's co-founding organist Danny Federici died at age 58 at New York City's Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, following a...
Apr 14, 2022
50 Years Ago Today: Roberta Flack's 'The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face' Hits Number One
It was 50 years ago this week (April 15th through April 22nd, 1972) that Roberta Flack scored her first Number One hit with "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face." The song was nearly three-years-old w...
Apr 14, 2022