HomeMusicClassic Hits ( Page 314)

Classic Hits

Subscribe to the Classic Hits News Feed.
SHARE NOW
by

Hand-drawn artwork by Michael Jackson going up for auction

Artwork created by the late King of Pop, Michael Jackson, is set to go up for auction in August. Kings Auctions will auction off 76 pieces of Jackson art, some of which are double-sided. The auction includes pieces hand drawn with wax colored pencil and others in watercolors. ...
by

Bon Jovi releasing Greatest Hits album on vinyl for the first time

Bon Jovi's 40th anniversary celebration continues with the first-ever vinyl release of their Greatest Hits album.The New Jersey rockers, who released their new album, Forever, in June, just announced that their compilation Bon Jovi: Greatest Hits will be released on two-LP black vinyl on Sept. ...
by

Two Beatles documentaries to premiere at the Venice Film Festival

The lineup for the upcoming Venice Film Festival was just announced, and it includes two Beatles-related documentaries.One to One: John and Yoko, directed by Kevin Macdonald and Sam Rice-Edwards, focuses on the relationship between John Lennon and Yoko Ono.  A previous announcement about the film describes it ...
by

On This Day, July 23, 1989: Ringo Starr launches his first-ever tour with an All-Starr Band

On This Day, July 23, 1989….Ringo Starr launched his first tour since his days with The Beatles, backed by an All-Starr Band that included Billy Preston, the Eagles’ Joe Walsh, and E Street Band saxophonist Clarence Clemons.Starr has continued to tour with a similar setup, ...
by

40th anniversary of George Michaels “Careless Whisper” celebrated with new EP

Tuesday marks the 40th anniversary of the release of "Careless Whisper" by Wham! featuring George Michael — it was released on July 23, 1984. To mark the occasion, a special EP dedicated to the song will be released Oct. 18.The EP will feature a previously unreleased ...
by

Neil Young, John Mellencamp & more to headline Farm Aid in Saratoga, New York

Farm Aid is returning to New York for the first time in 11 years. The annual concert benefiting farmers across the country will take place Sept. 21 at Saratoga Performing Arts Center in Saratoga, New York, with a lineup that includes Farm Aid board members ...
by

Sammy Hagar’s VOA, featuring signature tune “I Can’t Drive 55,” turns 40

Tuesday marks the 40th anniversary of Sammy Hagar’s eighth studio album, VOA, which helped launch him into mainstream success thanks to what became one of his signature tunes, “I Can’t Drive 55.”The origin story of the song is somewhat legendary for Hagar fans, with ...
by

Abdul “Duke” Fakir, last surviving member of the Four Tops, dies at 88

The Four Tops' Abdul “Duke” Fakir passed away Monday, July 22, from heart failure at his home in Detroit. Fakir, the last surviving founding member of the legendary Motown group, was 88. "Our hearts are heavy as we mourn the loss of a trailblazer, icon ...
by

Classic Pink Floyd concert getting stereo mix treatment from The Dark Side of the Moon engineer Alan Parsons

A classic Pink Floyd concert experience is set to get a stereo mix treatment from Alan Parsons, the engineer of the band’s classic album The Dark Side of the Moon.Parsons confirmed on Facebook that he’s worked on 5.1 and Dolby Atmos mixes of Pink ...
by

Journey working on new song about their fans

Journey’s Jonathan Cain has revealed that the band is working on some new music, but whether it will be part of a new album is still undecided.The revelation came as Cain was talking about the band’s fall U.K. tour with Classic Rock and whether they ...
First Previous310311312313314315316317318Next Last