Category: Oldies News

Courtesy of AmericaFresh off a stint on the star-studded ’70s Rock & Romance Cruise, America continues the 2020 portion of its 50th anniversary world tour this Friday, February 21, in Brookville, New York. The famed folk-rock act, led by founding members Gerry Beckley and Dewey Bunnell, have nearly 30 confirmed upcoming North American dates on their schedule, mapped out through a June 27 concert in North Bethesda, Maryland. The group also will be visiting Europe for a series of shows in July. In honor of the milestone anniversary, and to…

Parlophone RecordsLast month, it was announced that an album of rare 1996 David Bowie recordings titled ChangesNowBowie will be released as part of the 2020 Record Store Day campaign on April 18, and now comes word that a second limited-edition archival collection also will be issued that day. I’m Only Dancing (The Soul Tour ’74), which will be available as a two-LP set and a two-CD package, features recently unearthed performances from a pair of Bowie concerts from the fall of 1974. Most of the album is made up of…

BASE HologramProducers of Whitney Houston‘s upcoming hologram trek, An Evening With Whitney: The Whitney Houston Hologram Tour, may want to check in with their graphics team before they officially hit the road. After Houston’s hologram made its television debut on the British morning show This Morning, fans shared some strong reactions to the posted performance where Houston’s blurry image is seen singing a dubbed version of her hit single “The Greatest Love of All.” “She was our greatest love of all, and now Whitney’s back for a hologram tour!,” reads…

ABC/Lou RoccoBon Jovi‘s new album, Bon Jovi 2020, now has an official release date. The album will be out May 15 and can be pre-ordered now. The band also has released a new single off the album, “Limitless,” which is also available now as a digital download and via streaming services. Bon Jovi 2020 is the band’s follow-up to This House Is Not for Sale, the first album without Richie Sambora, which debuted at number one in 2016. Last month, Bon Jovi announced their Bon Jovi 2020 tour, which will…

Hachette BooksPeter Frampton will tell his life story in a new autobiography titled Do You Feel Like I Do?: A Memoir, which will be published on October 20. The book, which the guitar whiz is co-writing with acclaimed music journalist Alan Light, delves into Peter’s long career, from becoming a teen pop star in the U.K., through his tenure with blues rockers Humble Pie, to achieving rock idol status with the massively successful Frampton Comes Alive! album and beyond. Also in the memoir, Frampton shares anecdotes about collaborating with George Harrison, touring…

Photo: © Elliott Landy 1969/Magnolia PicturesThe new documentary Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band opens in select theaters in New York City and the Los Angeles area this Friday, February 21, then gets a wider release on February 28. The film, which is based on Robertson’s 2016 memoir Testimony, follows The Band’s story from its formation as a Canadian bar band, to its adventures touring with Bob Dylan and its development into an influential Americana group, and on to its historic farewell concert, “The Last Waltz.” Robertson tells…

Courtesy of Live NationThe Steve Miller Band recently announced dates for a major North American summer trek with country artist Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives that includes two festival shows in early August that also feature Brian Wilson and veteran folk-blues singer Taj Mahal. Now it’s been revealed that those latter concerts are the dates for the 2020 edition of the Laid Back Festival, which was founded in 2015 by the late Gregg Allman. The festival performances will take place Saturday, August 8, at Northwell Health at Jones Beach…

Friday MusicDaryl Hall & John Oates‘ 2004 studio album, Our Kind of Soul, has been released on vinyl for the very first time. The 17-track collection features the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame duo’s renditions of 14 memorable soul tunes, as well as three originals. Among the covers are The Four Tops‘ “Standing in the Shadows of Love,” Aretha Franklin‘s “Rock Steady,” Al Green‘s “I’m Still In Love with You,” The Five Stairsteps‘ “Ooh Child,” Marvin Gaye‘s “After the Dance” and The Temptations‘ “Fading Away.” Also on the album,…

Joe Maher/Getty Images for Bauer MediaThe 2020 edition of the Brit Awards, the U.K. equivalent of the Grammys, took place Tuesday in London, and Rod Stewart was on hand to bring the ceremony to a rousing conclusion with some help from the fellow surviving members of his 1970s band The Faces. Stewart hit the stage, backed by a full orchestra, and declared, “This show may be 40 years old, but The Faces are now 50 years old…There used to be five of us. There’s only three of us now, so…

Courtesy of RBC BluesfestFounding Talking Heads keyboardist Jerry Harrison and Alanis Morissette are among the many artists who will be Canada’s 2020 Ottawa Bluesfest,  which runs from July 9 to July 19. Harrison will team up with one-time Talking Heads touring guitarist Adrian Belew and Brooklyn-based group Turkuaz for a set celebrating the 40th anniversary of his old group’s Remain in Light album. Harrison, Belew and Turkuaz previously have been confirmed to play their Remain in Light tribute at a variety of festivals this year. Rage Against the Machine, Blink-182…