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Joan Baez’s ‘Farewell, Angela’ getting 60th anniversary vinyl reissue

Thursday, July 17 by ABC News

Joan Baez’s sixth studio album, Farewell, Angela, is getting a new vinyl reissue to mark the 60th anniversary of its release.The record, Baez’s bestselling album, will be released Oct. 3 on 180-gram vinyl, marking the album’s first wide vinyl reissue in almost 40 years. It will... Read More.

Annie Lennox to take part in London events surrounding release of ‘visual memoir’

Thursday, July 17 by ABC News

Annie Lennox is set to release the "visual memoir" Annie Lennox: Retrospective in September, and now she’s announced two special appearances in London to promote the book.The Eurythmics singer will sit down for a conversation at the Emmanuel Centre on Sept. 24. She will then take part... Read More.

Cyndi Lauper kicks off final leg of Farewell Tour: ‘We want people to leave happy’

Thursday, July 17 by ABC News

Cyndi Lauper's Girls Just Wanna Have Fun Farewell Tour began in October 2024 and has already traveled to the U.S., Canada, Paris and Japan. The final leg starts Thursday in Mansfield, Massachusetts. Cyndi tells ABC Audio what her initial concept was for what she... Read More.

On This Day, July 17, 2011: Bruce Springsteen honored Clarence Clemons at New Jersey show

Thursday, July 17 by ABC News

On This Day, July 17, 2011 ...At Wonder Bar in Asbury Park, New Jersey, Bruce Springsteen made a surprise appearance for a tribute to his late friend and E Street Band saxophonist Clarence Clemons, who had passed away in June of that year.The 45-minute... Read More.

Bruce Springsteen lands his highest-grossing tour of his career

Thursday, July 17 by ABC News

Bruce Springsteen continues to bring in the big bucks on tour.Billboard reports that The Boss' recent trek with the E Street Band, which kicked off in 2023 and wrapped on July 3 in Italy, was the biggest moneymaker of his career.The tour,... Read More.

Steve Miller Band cancels tour dates due to extreme weather

Thursday, July 17 by ABC News

Steve Miller Band has canceled their upcoming tour due to the extreme weather conditions hitting the U.S.“You make music with your instincts You live your life by your instincts Always trust your instincts…,” began a post on Miller’s social media... Read More.

Connie Francis, ‘Pretty Little Baby’ singer, dies at 87

Thursday, July 17 by ABC News

Singer Connie Francis, best known for her 1962 hit “Pretty Little Baby” and the 1961 song “Everybody’s Somebody’s Fool,” has died at the age of 87, her manager confirmed.“It is with a heavy heart and extreme sadness that i inform you of the passing of... Read More.

Robert Plant nixes another Led Zeppelin doc, has no plan for memoir or biopic

Thursday, July 17 by ABC News

The recent documentary Becoming Led Zeppelin focused on the band’s career up until the release of their second album, 1969's Led Zeppelin II, and it sounds like fans shouldn’t hold out hope for a second part focused on the rest of their career.In an... Read More.

Special Los Angeles screening of The Zombies’ documentary, featuring Colin Blunstone, to be streamed

Wednesday, July 16 by ABC News

The Zombies’ Colin Blunstone has been out on the road supporting the band’s documentary, Hung Up On a Dream, and teaming up with the film’s director, Robert Schwartzman, for some very special screenings. Now one of those screenings is going to be streamed live for fans.The one-night-only global... Read More.

New Mickey Hart exhibit opening in San Francisco

Wednesday, July 16 by ABC News

The artwork of Grateful Dead drummer Mickey Hart will be the subject of a new exhibit in San Francisco.Mickey Hart: Art at the Edge of Magic will open at the Haight Street Art Center on July 24. An opening ceremony is set for July... Read More.

Classic Hits

Joan Baez’s ‘Farewell, Angela’ getting 60th anniversary vinyl reissue

Annie Lennox to take part in London events surrounding release of ‘visual memoir’

Cyndi Lauper kicks off final leg of Farewell Tour: ‘We want people to leave happy’

On This Day, July 17, 2011: Bruce Springsteen honored Clarence Clemons at New Jersey show

Bruce Springsteen lands his highest-grossing tour of his career

Steve Miller Band cancels tour dates due to extreme weather

Connie Francis, ‘Pretty Little Baby’ singer, dies at 87

Robert Plant nixes another Led Zeppelin doc, has no plan for memoir or biopic

Special Los Angeles screening of The Zombies’ documentary, featuring Colin Blunstone, to be streamed

New Mickey Hart exhibit opening in San Francisco

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