insert_link Classic Hits Willie Nelson Cancels Nearly All Indoor Concerts Indefinitely Although Willie Nelson is anticipated to release his newest album A Beautiful Time in just a few months, the iconic musician has taken a big step back from performing indoors any time soon. This change affects a large number of Nelson's planned appearances, including the CMA Theater at the Country Music Hall of Fame on March 10th and 11th in Nashville, the Billy Bob’s Texas date in Fort Worth on March 19th, the Peoria […] todayFebruary 16, 2022
insert_link Classic Hits Today in Music History: February 15th 1964 - The Beatles scored their first U.S. No. 1 album with Meet The Beatles! The album stayed at No. 1 for eleven weeks. 1965 - The much loved and respected crooner/jazz singer and pianist Nat King Cole died of complications following surgery for lung cancer in Santa Monica. He was 48. First famous for his jazz piano stylings, he also had an unforgettable voice and was one of the first African […] todayFebruary 15, 2022
insert_link Classic Hits Rush Reveal Huge “Moving Pictures” Deluxe Reissue Rush has just announced that they will be putting out six different physical and digital editions of their album Moving Pictures which was originally released on February 12th, 1981. The biggest package, fit for Rush's biggest fans, is the Super Deluxe Edition including three CDs, one Blu-ray audio disk, five vinyl LPs, a 44-page hardcover book of photos and album art, liner notes, a Red Barchetta model car, a Moving Pictures replica […] todayFebruary 14, 2022
insert_link Classic Hits Sting Sells Songwriting Catalog for $250 Million Sting has sold his entire songwriting catalog, including both solo work and songs written for the Police, to Universal Media Group for a reported $250 million. The agreement includes copyrights and royalties. “It is absolutely essential to me that my career’s body of work have a home where it is valued and respected,” Sting said in a statement. “Not only to connect with longtime fans in new ways but also to […] todayFebruary 11, 2022
insert_link AAA Slash Details Recording Upcoming “4” Album: “The Most Fun I’ve Had in The Studio” To embark on the journey of recording his fourth album with Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators, Slash took the band on the road to Nashville to record where Elvis Presley, Willie Nelson, Dolly Parton, B.B. King, and many other legends created iconic music, at RCA Studios. There, Slash and the band recorded the 10 songs of 4 in 10 days in the way of classic rock, live in the studio and without […] todayFebruary 10, 2022
insert_link Classic Hits Ringo Starr Announces Summer 2022 All-Starr Band Tour Ringo Starr has just announced that he will be bringing his All Starr Band on the road this summer. The band, which includes Steve Lukather, Colin Hay, Warren Ham, Gregg Bissonette, Hamish Stuart, and the return of All Starr alum Edgar Winter, will be embarking on May 27th in Rama, Ontario, and wrap up their month-long trek on June 26th in Clearwater, Florida. "I can't wait to get back out […] todayFebruary 9, 2022
insert_link Classic Hits The Who Announce 2022 North American Tour For the first time since their 2019 Moving On! Tour, the Who has just announced an exciting and extensive North American tour. Called the Who Hits Back! Tour, the classic rockers will embark from Florida in the spring and wrap up in Las Vegas in November. The touring band includes lead singer Roger Daltrey, lead guitarist Pete Townshend, drummer Zak Starkey, and rhythm guitarist Simon Townshend (son of Pete Townshend). […] todayFebruary 8, 2022
insert_link Classic Hits Today in Music History: February 7th 1963 - The first Beatles single "Please Please Me" was released in the U.S. on the Vee-Jay label. Capitol Records, EMI's United States label, were offered the right to release the single in the U.S., but turned it down. Dick Biondi, a disc jockey on WLS in Chicago and a friend of Vee-Jay executive Ewart Abner, played the song on the radio from February 1963, thus becoming the first DJ […] todayFebruary 7, 2022
insert_link Classic Hits Toto to Replace Billy Idol on All Journey Tour Dates Billy Idol has taken a step back from his upcoming tour with Journey, as he reports needing surgery for a chronic sinus infection. “I am absolutely gutted that I won’t be able to perform the upcoming dates with Journey as planned,” Idol said in a statement. Initially, the rocker was set to begin the Freedom Tour with Journey on February 22nd through April 5th, and then Toto would take over […] todayFebruary 4, 2022
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