Category Archives: Classic Rock News – ABC Audio
Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi to perform national anthem at the Kentucky Derby
Tedeschi Trucks Band on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live' (Disney/Randy Holmes)Tedeschi Trucks Band’s Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi are set to perform the national anthem at Saturday’s 152nd Kentucky ...
Apr 29, 2026
Michael McDonald to appear on Keith Urban’s new yacht rock album
Michael McDonald of The Doobie Brothers performs onstage during the 2025 Songwriters Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony at Marriott Marquis Times Square on June 12, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Theo ...
Apr 29, 2026
Elton John returning to Vegas to play Raiders benefit
Elton John performs at the 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, November 8, 2025 (Disney/Frank Micelotta)Elton John spent many years doing residencies in Las Vegas, and he's heading b...
Apr 29, 2026
Gene Simmons regrets not staging an intervention for Ace Frehley
Ace Frehley preforms with Gene Simmons at The Children Matter Benefit Concert Featuring Gene Simmons, Ace Frehley, Don Felder And Cheap Trick on September 2, 2017 at CHS Field Stadium in St Paul, Minn...
Apr 29, 2026
On This Day, April 29, 2008: Tom Petty’s first band, Mudcrutch, released their debut album
On This Day, April 29, 2008 …Mudcrutch, the band that helped launch Tom Petty's career, released its self-titled debut album.Formed in Gainesville, Florida, in 1970, the band included Pett...
Apr 29, 2026
David Byrne releases reworked take on 'Who Is the Sky?' track ‘What Is the Reason For It?’
David Byrne's 'Who Is The Sky?' (Matador Records)David Byrne has released a new version of the track “What Is the Reason For It?” from his latest solo album, Who Is the Sky?The origin...
Apr 29, 2026
The Police’s Stewart Copeland adds more dates to his North American spoken word tour
Stewart Copeland is interviewed by Katie Puckrik at Shoreditch Town Hall during SXSW London 2025 on June 03, 2025 in London, England. (Photo by Lorne Thomson/Redferns)The Police drummer Stewart Copela...
Apr 28, 2026
Europe to release first new album in nine years, 'Come This Madness'
Europe's 'Come This Madness' (Silver Lining Music / Hell & Back Recordings)Europe is getting ready to release their first new album in nine years.The Swedish rockers, best known for their 1986 hit...
Apr 28, 2026
Loverboy’s Mike Reno and Paul Dean to be inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame
Paul Dean (L) and Mike Reno of Loverboy performs at Pine Knob Music Theatre on June 08, 2022 in Clarkston, Michigan. (Photo by Scott Legato/Getty Images)Loverboy’s Mike Reno and Paul Dean are am...
Apr 28, 2026
'Forever Young: A Grammy Salute to Rod Stewart Live' to debut in May
'Forever Young: A Grammy Salute to Rod Stewart Live' (Photo Courtesy of Aysia Marotta/CBS)The Recording Academy is honoring Rod Stewart with his very own concert special.Forever Young: A Grammy Salute...
Apr 28, 2026