For this week’s Classic Americana pick, we mark the 100th anniversary of the birth of legendary performer Clifton Chenier, ...

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Isle of Wight indie-rockers Wet Leg hold on to the top spot while new songs by Japanese Breakfast and Minneapolis band Night ...

Sometimes called the “squeezebox,” the special month dedicated to the accordion was established in 1989 to highlight its ...

MCA bought Motown Records; The Who's bass player was chosen as the best; The Jackson 5 was at the top of the charts with "The ...

Lovers of the Fab Four can rejoice – Wednesday is World Beatles Day! The holiday is celebrated on June 25 each year to pay ...

On this day in 1984, Prince and The Revolution released the Purple Rain album five weeks before the premiere of the film. The album is the first of Prince's that features the billing of his band the ...

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs about getting through a tough situation or turning it into a good one would you like to hear?

Hear live recordings of Bad Bad Hats and she's green from The Current's 20th Anniversary shows at First Avenue, airing just ...

Teenage Kicks is marking the Summer Solstice, the longest stretch of daylight of the year with long songs from the retro past ...

This week’s Classic Americana selection spotlights Leon Payne, an artists who enjoyed a No. 1 hit of his own, but was more successful at writing songs that became hits for others.