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Category Archives: Classic Rock

Gerry and the Pacemakers frontman Gerry Marsden dead at age 78
Dave Thompson - PA Images/PA Images via Getty ImagesGerry Marsden, frontman of the popular 1960s Merseybeat band Gerry and the Pacemakers, has died, his friend and U.K. radio broadcaster Pete Price an...
ABC Audio Jan 03, 2021
Foo Fighters drop new 'Medicine at Midnight' track, "No Son of Mine"
Roswell Records/RCA RecordsFoo Fighters are making sure 2021 gets off to a rocking start. Dave Grohl and company have released a new song called "No Son of Mine," which will appear on the group's upco...
ABC Audio Jan 01, 2021
The Year in Music: Neil Peart, Eddie Van Halen, Little Richard among the music greats we lost
Eddie Van Halen: Randy Holmes/Walt Disney Television via Getty Images; Neil Peart: Jason Squires/WireImageThe music world said goodbye to many major artists in 2020, among them two rock musicians who ...
ABC Audio Dec 31, 2020
Ringo Starr posts new video message reflecting on 2020 and hoping the New Year will be a better one
Credit: Scott Robert RitchieRingo Starr looks back at 2020 and welcomes the New Year in a video message to fans that he posted Thursday on his social media pages. The clip begins with the former Beatl...
ABC Audio Dec 31, 2020
'Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President' doc, featuring Dylan, Bono & more, gets TV premiere Sunday on CNN
CNNThe recent documentary Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President, which focuses on President Jimmy Carter's unique relationship with music, gets its television premiere this Sunday, January 3, at 9 p...
ABC Audio Dec 31, 2020
The Year in Music: With the pandemic postponing touring and live events, rock went virtual in 2020
Courtesy of Global Citizen; Courtesy of VetsAidThe COVID-19 pandemic affected all areas of life this year, but the music industry was among the most affected.  The global concert business lost an...
ABC Audio Dec 31, 2020
All-star New Year's Eve special featuring highlights from Long Island Music Hall of Fame galas airs tonight
Long Island Music Hall of FameA star-studded New Year's Eve presented by the Long Island Music Hall of Fame will air this evening at 9 p.m. ET on the local Long Island, New York, channel News 12 Plus....
ABC Audio Dec 31, 2020
Ozzy Osbourne & Andrew Watt "talk every single day": "Ozzy's like a family member now"
Emma McIntyre/AMA2019/Getty Images for dcpAfter working with Andrew Watt on his new album Ordinary Man, Ozzy Osbourne is once again teaming up with the producer for another record. Speaking to Guitar....
ABC Audio Dec 31, 2020
Listen to Elvis Costello ring out the old year with new tune "Farewell, OK 2020"
Credit: Ray Di PietroAs we prepare to ring in 2021 this evening, Elvis Costello has delivered a surprise musical kiss-off to the past year in the form of a new song titled "Farewell, OK 2020." The tun...
ABC Audio Dec 31, 2020
Guns N' Roses shares official video of "Black Hole Sun" cover
Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Live NationGuns N' Roses has shared an official live video capturing the band's cover of the Soundgarden's "Black Hole Sun." The performance is featured in a collection of...
ABC Audio Dec 31, 2020