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Category Archives: Classic Rock

Massive collection of outtakes from The Grateful Dead's 'Workingman's Dead' album released via streaming
Grateful Dead Productions In advance of the the July 10 arrival of 50th anniversary reissue of The Grateful Dead's classic 1970 album Workingman's Dead, the band has made available to streaming servic...
ABC Audio Jul 02, 2020
New Eagles concert film to premiere Sunday on ESPN; live video and companion album due in October
Courtesy of Rhino/Scheme EngineCoinciding with the holiday weekend, a new Eagles concert film titled Live from The Forum MMXVIII will premiere on ESPN this Sunday, July 5, at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT. The ...
ABC Audio Jul 02, 2020
Watch Joe Walsh jam with Roy Orbison's three-year-old grandson
Courtesy of the Orbison FamilyA few months ago, Eagles guitarist Joe Walsh took part in an impromptu jam session with the late Roy Orbison's four-year-old grandson, Roy Orbison III.  The two perf...
ABC Audio Jul 01, 2020
Carlos Santana, Pat Benatar, Don McLean & more stars to perform on 'The Fourth in America' special
CNN A pair of rocking musical couples -- Carlos Santana and wife Cindy Blackman Santana and Pat Benatar and her husband/guitarist, Neil Giraldo -- are among the performers who'll be featured this Satu...
ABC Audio Jul 01, 2020
Neil Young plays set of politically themed songs from his porch in new "Fireside Sessions" video
Credit: dhlovelifeAfter playing for a bunch of chickens and ducks in his barnyard in the fifth installment of his "Fireside Sessions" series of performance videos, Neil Young's sixth and latest episod...
ABC Audio Jul 01, 2020
Elton John launching YouTube classic concert series on Friday
Gus Stewart/YouTubeLike seemingly every other artist, Elton John had to pause his tour due to the COVID-19 pandemic. But now he's figured out a way to give fans the gift of live music, and raise money...
ABC Audio Jul 01, 2020
Rush and Guess Who members featured in new Gordon Lightfoot documentary due out on DVD in August
Greenwich EntertainmentMembers of Rush and The Guess Who are among the many music stars featured in the new documentary Gordon Lightfoot: If You Could Read My Mind, an in-depth and candid look at the ...
ABC Audio Jul 01, 2020
Ringo Starr shares details about his plans to celebrate his 80th birthday virtually with help from his friends
Credit: Scott Robert RitchieYesterday, Ringo Starr announced plans to celebrate his 80th birthday on Tuesday, July 7, with a concert special called Ringo's Big Birthday Show featuring Paul McCartney, ...
ABC Audio Jul 01, 2020
CD/DVD version of Little Steven's 'RockNRoll Rebel -- The Early Work' box set due in late July
Wicked Cool/UMeE Street Band guitarist "Little Steven" Van Zandt will release a 10-CD/three-DVD version of his massive RockNRoll Rebel -- The Early Work box set on July 31 exclusively at uDiscoverMusi...
ABC Audio Jun 30, 2020
Elton John lyricist, U2 drummer invited to join the Motion Picture Academy
L-R: Elton John, Bernie Taupin, ABC/Rick RowellNext year, when stars stand onstage clutching their Oscars and say that they'd like to "thank the Academy," among the people they'll be thanking are Elto...
ABC Audio Jun 30, 2020