Category Archives: Classic Rock News – ABC Audio
On This Day, Oct. 17, 1980: Bruce Springsteen released his fifth album, 'The River'
On This Day, Oct. 17, 1980 ...Bruce Springsteen released his fifth studio album, The River – his only double album to date.The project was originally intended as a single album ca...
Oct 17, 2025
Def Leppard’s Rick Allen reveals the memorable moment that left him in tears
Rick Allen of Def Leppard performs onstage during the 2025 Backyard Concert supporting Teen Cancer America and the UCLA Health Center at a private residence on October 03, 2025 in Pacific Palisades, C...
Oct 17, 2025
KISS' Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons & Peter Criss pay tribute to Ace Frehley
Ace Frehley, Paul Stanley, Peter Criss, and Gene Simmons of the rock and roll band Kiss pose for a portrait session in January 1975 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Im...
Oct 16, 2025
Ace Frehley, founding guitarist of KISS, dead at 74
Singer/guitarist Ace Frehley performs at Charlotte Metro Credit Union Amphitheatre on October 07, 2021 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Jeff Hahne/Getty Images)Ace Frehley, the founding guitari...
Oct 16, 2025
New Freddie Mercury lyric book coming in 2026
Freddie Mercury (1946 - 1991) of British rock group Queen performs at the Live Aid concert at Wembley Stadium in London, 13th July 1985. The concert raised funds for famine relief in Ethiopia. (Photo ...
Oct 16, 2025
Jeremy Allen White said he got a migraine recording Bruce Springsteen’s ‘Born in the U.S.A.’
Jeremy Allen White and Bruce Springsteen on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!'/((Disney/Randy Holmes) Bruce Springsteen may make it look easy to sing “Born in the U.S.A.” in concert, but Jeremy Allen Wh...
Oct 16, 2025
New Creedence Clearwater Revival playlist gets in the Halloween spirit
Artwork for Creedence Clearwater Revival's 'Bad Moon Rising: Shadows on the Bayou' playlist/(Concord Records)Looking for some music to soundtrack your Halloween? A new playlist may just help...
Oct 16, 2025
The Black Crowes celebrate 'amorioca' in new episode of 'Recorded Live at the Analog'
The Black Crowes at Analog/(Photo Credit: Dokk Savage Photography)The Black Crowes are featured in a new episode of Recorded Live at the Analog, with the band celebrating their 1994 album, a...
Oct 16, 2025
On This Day, Oct. 16, 2003: Simon & Garfunkel kick off the Old Friends tour
On This Day, Oct. 16, 2003…Ten years after their last tour, Simon & Garfunkel reunited to launch the Old Friends tour in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania.Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel's relat...
Oct 16, 2025
You collect me: Tom Petty immortalized with two new Funko Pop! figures
Tom Petty of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers performs on stage at Pepsi Live at Rogers Arena on August 17, 2017 in Vancouver, Canada. (Photo by Andrew Chin/Getty Images for ABA)Tom Petty is the latest...
Oct 16, 2025