Eagles released their fourth studio album, One Of These Nights, which became their commercial breakthrough.
The album was the band’s first #1 record, spending four weeks on top of the charts. It contained three top-10 hits: the title track, which was their second #1 track, “Take it to the Limit” and “Lyin’ Eyes.”
One of these Nights was nominated for a Grammy for Album of the Year, while “Lyin’ Eyes” was nominated for Record of the Year and won Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group, the first Grammy for the band.
The album was certified four-times Platinum by the RIAA.
AXS TV is celebrating the music of the ’70s with a brand new series debuting in July.
The Top Ten Revealed: 200 Of The Greatest Songs Of The 70s will take a deep dive into the classic songs of that decade, as well as the artists who made them famous. The show will cover songs by such artists as Bruce Springsteen, Meat Loaf, The Who, David Bowie, Chicago, Donna Summer and more.
The series will premiere July 9 at 8 p.m. with two new episodes airing each week. Rock stars offering commentary on the hit ’70s tunes include KISS’ Paul Stanley, Alice Cooper, Mötley Crüe guitarist John 5, Twisted Sister‘s Dee Snider and Lisa Loeb.
July will also bring new seasons of two popular shows, including the third season of The Very VERY Best of the 80s, starting July 12 at 8 p.m. ET, and a second season of Nothing But Trailers Flashback, featuring trailers of such classics movies as Rocky, The Godfather, Footloose and more.
The Who‘s Roger Daltrey is getting ready to launch a solo acoustic tour, and while he’s not with bandmate Pete Townshend, Who fans can expect to hear plenty of songs they know and love.
The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer tells ABC Audio that while he’ll “play any Who song” on the tour, he prefers to pick ones “that have a resonance with things that are happening today.”
But those songs may sound a little different than what fans are accustomed to.
“It’s not trying to be The Who,” Roger says of his performances, noting with his current band he can have fun with “different interpretations” of classics like “Won’t Get Fooled Again.”
“I can leave the big scream out. It doesn’t need it,” he says. “It makes you hear the song again for the first time if you play it with different instruments and it becomes something else, which is kind of interesting.”
Another thing he enjoys about these solo acoustic shows is, “I can hear myself,” adding that during most of his career with The Who, “I haven’t been able to hear myself at all.”
Roger turned 80 in March and you’d think he’d consider taking a break from the road, but there’s a good reason why he still goes out there.
“Well, it pays the rent,” he joked, before getting serious.
“I’ve been given a gift, it will be criminal not to use it until it’s no good anymore and at the moment, it’s really, really good,” he says. “When it starts to go, I shall stop.”
But for now, there’s no stopping Daltrey. His tour kicks off June 10 in Glenside, Pennsylvania, and runs through June 29 in Highland Park, Illinois. A complete list of dates can be found at thewho.com.
Lzzy Hale‘s tenure in Skid Row earned the approval of at least one big-name rock star.
In an interview with Rock Sound, Jon Bon Jovi says to the Halestorm frontwoman, “Please join Skid Row.”
“Put the two bands together if you need to,” the Bon Jovi singer continues, laughing, “This is the best thing that’s happened to Snake [guitarist Dave Sabo] since he met me.”
Sabo and Jon were childhood friends, and he was Bon Jovi’s original guitarist before Skid Row formed.
Hale fronted Skid Row for four concerts in place of vocalist Erik Grönwall after he announced his departure from the band to focus on his health. Following the run, Hale posted that she’s “overflowing with gratitude,” but that she’s currently unable to commit to a “permanent role” with Skid Row.
Following Jon’s comments, Hale reposted video from the interview alongside the caption, “What a compliment, what an honor.”
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Patti Smith was in Detroit Thursday to accept a special honor.
According to the Detroit Free Press, Smith and her late husband, MC5 guitarist Fred “Sonic” Smith, were honored for being ambassadors for Detroit, along with Jack White and Slum Village. They all received pieces of marble from Michigan Central Station at a ceremony held ahead of the all-star concert, Live From Detroit: The Concert at Michigan Central, which celebrated the refurbishment and reopening of the historic train station.
“Fred loved the train station, and he would fantasize about it being restored and opened to the people. He really talked about it quite a bit, so I know that this would have made him very happy,” Smith told Billboard. “It means something to me that they’re honoring him, as he should be, and I’m happy to be included with him.”
“Some of the greatest and most important parts of my life have been in your great city,” Smith shared during her speech, which also had her reading aloud Eminem’s 2009 poem “Letter to Detroit.”
Live From Detroit: The Concert at Michigan Central featured performances by White, Eminem, Melissa Etheridge, Diana Ross and more. It streamed live on Peacock, and a one-hour special will air Sunday on NBC at 7 p.m.
Back in April Jon Bon Jovi, who’s been married to his high school sweetheart, Dorothea Hurley, since 1989, suggested he may have stepped out on her during their marriage, but he’s now clarifying his comments.
In the original interview with Michael Strahan, Jon said, “I’m a rock ‘n’ roll star. I’m not a saint. You know, I’m not saying that, that there weren’t a hundred girls in my life. I’m Jon Bon Jovi. It was pretty good.” But in a new interview with The Guardian, he’s indicating that he misspoke.
“That was an interesting moment where the brain and lips don’t connect,” he said when the comment was brought up. “What I meant to say was I’ve had a hundred women who have thrown themselves at me, but I didn’t finish the sentence so I really came off like an arrogant cliche.”
Talking about his 35-year marriage, Jon noted, “I just got it right the first time. I was blessed to have known her since we were kids and I couldn’t have ever imagined life any differently.”
Foghat has dropped a new video for the track “Black Days & Blue Nights” from their latest release, Sonic Mojo, which came out in November.
The clip is a live performance of the track, which is about the late Rod Price, the band’s original lead slide guitarist, who passed away in 2005.
“This song is our Ode to Rod Price,” founding member/drummer Roger Earl shares. “Rod was a complicated man. He was a beautiful soul, and we were good friends when he joined the band.”
Price left the group in 1980, with Roger noting that “after four or five years on the road, it started to wear on him. He was seeking a more peaceful existence. We were touring relentlessly and although Dave (Peverett) and I loved it, it was tough on Rod.”
Singer Scott Holt adds, “Rod Price was the lynchpin of the guitars in Foghat. He was the lead guitar player and he created the sound that became Foghat. ‘Slow Ride’ doesn’t exist without that iconic drum intro and Rod Price’s slide playing.”
Foghat is currently on a U.S. tour. They hit Clearwater, Florida, on Friday. A complete list of dates can be found at foghat.com.
A new Dio box set titled The Complete Donington Collection will be released on July 19.
The collection includes Ronnie James Dio and company’s performances at England’s Castle Donington in 1983 and 1987, spread across five vinyl LPs.
“Fond memories of sitting on the grass and watching the bands play,” says Ronnie’s widow, Wendy Dio. “This is an amazing collection. 1983 when Ronnie had just recently formed the Dio band and again in 1987. Ronnie always enjoyed playing in Britain, he loved the audiences and the beer!”
In other Dio-related news, viral drumming prodigy Nandi Bushell played along to the band’s song “Holy Diver” in a new video from the YouTube channel Drumeo. As with previous Drumeo videos, Bushell was tasked with coming up with her own drum part for the track after hearing it for the first time.
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Sammy Hagar is bringing his The Best of All Worlds tour to Japan.
The rocker took to Instagram to announce he’ll be playing Japan for the first time in over 20 years.
Calling it “the return of the Red Rocker Sammy Hagar in all of the rock glory,” Hagar revealed that the tour, featuring Michael Anthony, Joe Satriani, Jason Bonham and Rai Thistlethwayte, will kick off Sept. 20 in Nagoya, and hit Osaka on Sept. 22 and Tokyo on Sept. 23.
“It’s gonna be a party,” Hagar noted. “We’re gonna make up for all that missing time … can’t wait, I’m lovin’ it. The best set list on the planet.” He shared that it will include Hagar solo tunes, plus songs from Montrose, Chickenfoot and “a whole lot of Van Halen.”
As Hagar wrote in the post’s caption, he hasn’t played Japan since Van Halen’s Balance tour in 1995.
The Japan dates will happen after Sammy finishes up the North American leg of tour, which kicks off July 13 in West Palm Beach, Florida. A complete list of dates can be found at redrocker.com.
Bon Jovi‘s new album, FOREVER, their first since 2020, is out Friday. Jon Bon Jovi wrote many of the songs while recovering from his 2022 vocal surgery and says that in those songs, he found joy again after going through several negative experiences.
“My health concerns were certainly one of them,” he tells ABC Audio. “Another one was that our last album was written and released during COVID. So remember, we were all living in a much different time, and [this] was an opportunity to write a joyous record.”
Jon adds, “This House Is Not For Sale, the album before that, was a ‘statement’ record. So it took me basically a decade to get back to this place.”
Calling an album FOREVER is a bold statement, even for a band marking their 40th anniversary this year. “It can mean different things to different people at the end of the day. I think that’s the bottom line,” Jon says. However, they did consider other titles.
“There were a few, but nothing moved anyone in the band emotionally,” he says. “I had had a couple that I was sort of pitching, to be honest with you, and even I wasn’t buying. So when this one came up, we thought it was fitting as a companion piece to the [Hulu] documentary.”
Jon’s ongoing recovery from vocal surgery means the band isn’t touring at the moment, but the album’s single, “Legendary,” has found a place on radio alongside the younger artists who Jon says he likes, like Billie Eilish, Olivia Rodrigo and Noah Kahan.
“I listen to lyrics, you know? I mean, it’s sort of my job,” he says. “I think that there’s some great storytellers out there who are all telling their truth.”
