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Coffee Break: Musical legacies

June 09, 2016

Wilson Phillips
Wilson Phillips at Cerritos Performing Arts Center in Cerritos, California, August 2011
skinnylawyer [Wikimedia commons CC BY-SA 2.0]

Today in 1990, Wilson Phillips went No. 1 with "Hold On." Twenty-five years earlier to the day, Wendy and Carnie Wilson's father, Beach Boy Brian, was at No. 1 with "Help Me, Rhonda."

You may not have known that Wendy and Carnie were Brian's kids, but it's true that the music world is filled with generations of musicians from the same families. Let's see if we can uncover some of the best connections today.

So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear from the children of famous musicians?

Songs played


Release the Stars - Rufus Wainwright
Again and Again - The Bird and The Bee
Too Deep - The Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger
Last Goodbye - Jeff Buckley
Lies - Nancy Sinatra
Wild and Lonesome - Shooter Jennings
Valley Girl - Frank Zappa ft. Moon Unit Zappa

Do you deserve a Coffee Break? We at Oake & Riley think you do, and we want to bring coffee and treats from Black Coffee and Waffle Bar to your workplace. Let us know why you'd like a Coffee Break - or request your own idea for a future topic.

Coffee Break: Musical legacies