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9:30 Coffee Break: Famous Offspring

September 17, 2014

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What songs do you want to hear for today's coffee break?
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Today is Hank Williams Sr.'s birthday and he has many musical off-spring. With that in mind, we are re-visiting a Coffee Break theme of musical offspring.

What musicians are the children or grandchildren of other musicians? We'll play some of your picks for today's 9:30 Coffee Break.

Songs Played:

Jeff Buckley - "Lilac Wine" (Tim Buckley)

Nancy Sinatra - "Sugar Town" (Frank Sinatra)

Sean Lennon - "Dead Meat" (John Lennon and Yoko Ono)

Charlotte Gainsbourg and Beck - "Heaven Can Wait" (Serge Gainsbourg and Jane Birkin)(David Campbell and Bibbe Hansen)

Martha Wainwright - "GPT" (Loudon Wainwright III)

The Wallflowers - "6th Avenue Heartache" (Bob Dylan)

Hank Williams Jr. - "Family Tradition" (Hank Williams)

Need a Coffee Break at your workplace? Jill and Steve want to give you one with treats from Gigi's Cafe and live music from Tropical Depression. You can't win if you don't email: CoffeeBreak@TheCurrent.org