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Category Archives: Classic Rock

Queen's Brian May reveals he suffered a "small heart attack," underwent stent procedure
Dave Simpson/WireImageQueen guitarist Brian May recently suffered "a small heart attack," and underwent an operation to have stents placed in three partially blocked coronary arteries. The 72-year-old...
ABC Audio May 25, 2020
Randy Jackson re-joins Journey, band also announces new drummer Narada Michael Walden
L-R: Jonathan Cain, Randy Jackson, Neal Schon in 1986; Larry Hulst/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty ImagesWhen Randy Jackson was a judge on American Idol, he would often mention the time he spent as the ba...
ABC Audio May 24, 2020
20th anniversary edition of Eric Clapton and B.B. King's 'Riding with the King' album due out in June
Reprise RecordsBy MATT FRIEDLANDER, ABC News In 1999, Eric Clapton teamed up with his friend and one of his blues idols B.B. King for a collaborative album called Riding with the King, which was relea...
ABC Audio May 22, 2020
Green Day covers Blondie's "Dreaming," while Rivers Cuomo covers Green Day's "Good Riddance"
ABC/Rick Rowell; ABC/Image Group LABy JOSH JOHNSON, ABC News Billie Joe Armstrong has been releasing weekly covers for about two months now, and it appears his band mates wanted in on the fun. Gr...
ABC Audio May 22, 2020
Elton John salutes Bernie Taupin on his 70th birthday: "I love you more than ever, my angel"
Albert L. Ortega/Getty Images  By ANDREA DRESDALE, ABC News Elton John is marking the milestone birthday of his oldest and dearest friend today with a sweet social media post. On Twitter and Inst...
ABC Audio May 22, 2020
Pink Floyd launches "evolving" streaming playlist featuring rare archival tracks and performances
Pink Floyd Ltd./Sony Music EntertainmentBy MATT FRIEDLANDER, ABC News Pink Floyd has launched a new archival playlist that's available for streaming at YouTube and Spotify. New songs will be added on ...
ABC Audio May 22, 2020
Check out Styx singer/guitarist Tommy Shaw's cover of Led Zeppelin's "Going to California"
Red Light ManagementBy MATT FRIEDLANDER, ABC News As expected, Styx's Tommy Shaw released a cover of the 1971 Led Zeppelin classic "Going to California" today exclusively via streaming services. You a...
ABC Audio May 22, 2020
Update: Sting portrait is en route, as his daughter sets up Go Fund Me with late painter's stepdaughter
Jamie McCarthy/WireImageBy ANDREA DRESDALE, ABC News Earlier this week, we all enjoyed the heartwarming story of a woman whose stepdad's dying wish was for her to deliver a portrait that he'd painted ...
ABC Audio May 22, 2020
Tunes by The Beatles, Rolling Stones, U2 featured in AARP's "Songs of Hope & Happiness" playlist
Apple Corps Ltd./Capitol/UMe; Interscope/UMe; Interscope/UMeBy MATT FRIEDLANDER, ABC News Need some joy and happiness during the COVID-19 pandemic? How about some "Songs of Hope and Happiness?" A new ...
ABC Audio May 22, 2020
Foreigner members record new version of "I Want to Know What Love Is" while in lockdown
Credit: Karsten StaigerBy MATT FRIEDLANDER, ABC News Some Foreigner members have gotten together, albeit virtually, to record a new version of the band's chart-topping 1984 power ballad, "I Want to Kn...
ABC Audio May 22, 2020