The 80-year-old closed a quiet, almost entirely acoustic set in Bridgeport with a protest song he had not played since 2014 and a chant that named no target. Willie Nelson, 93, opened.

Lionel Richie, 77, has undergone a cardiac ablation for atrial fibrillation and canceled three dates with Earth, Wind & Fire. His rep says the procedure went perfectly and he will be back on stage soon.

Four weeks after Dolly Parton’s death, her manager has gone to court against the nephew who announced it, alleging a campaign of threats. Bryan Seaver says nothing he wrote was a threat.

The Star Trek actor made his live metal debut at Chicago’s Park West on September 19, fronting a new band called The *uckers through covers of ‘Crazy Train,’ ‘Ace of Spades’ and ‘Enter Sandman’ — three years after a stage 4 cancer diagnosis.

At 76, Suzi Quatro has called her absence from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ‘absolutely crazy’ – and added a line about posthumous induction that moves the argument from pride to time.