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9:30 Coffee Break: Honorifics and Nicknames

April 25, 2013

Today is Ella Fitzgerald Birthday, and while we were giving a nod to the Queen of Jazz's day of birth we started thinking about other people known as a Queen or King or Prince of some kind of music. Some artists give themselves the title and some nicknames and honorifics were given to the artist.

For the 9:30 Coffee Break we'll play musicians who have honorifics or nicknames. Who do you want to hear from for today's Coffee Break.

Songs Played:

Ella Fitzgerald - "My Baby Likes to Bebop" The Queen of Jazz

Bruce Springsteen - "Open All Night" The Boss

James Brown - "Hot Pants, pt. 1" The Godfather of Soul, The Hardest Working Man in Show Business

The Jam - "Pretty Green" Paul Weller-The Modfather

The Smiths - "William, it was Really Nothing" Morrissey-The Pope of Mope

Loretta Lynn - "You Ain't Woman Enough" The First Lady of Country Music, The Coal Miner's Daughter, The Decca Doll, The Queen of Country Music

Michael Jackson - "Rock With You" The King of Pop

Johnny Cash - "I Walk the Line" The Man in Black