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Coffee Break: Jukebox musicals

The Temptations perform on The Ed Sullivan Show, 1969. From left to right: Otis Williams, Melvin Franklin, Eddie Kendricks, Paul Williams, and Dennis Edwards
The Temptations perform on The Ed Sullivan Show, 1969. From left to right: Otis Williams, Melvin Franklin, Eddie Kendricks, Paul Williams, and Dennis EdwardsBernie Ilson, Inc./public domain

by Anna Reed

July 02, 2018

This morning we played The Temptations' "Ball of Confusion" which is featured in a new musical called "Ain't Too Proud: The Life and Times of the Temptations", now at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., before it hits Broadway.

So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that were featured in a jukebox musical - a stage presentation featuring the songs of popular music acts?

Respond with your song ideas in the comments below.

Have an idea for a Coffee Break topic? Submit your idea for a future theme and browse past Coffee Breaks in our archive. Or, when you register for a Minnesota Public Radio account, you can send requests via Alexa, too Just say "Alexa, ask The Current to play Song by Artist" e.g. "Alexa, ask The Current to play Left of the Dial by The Replacements."

Songs played

Dusty Springfield - Son Of A Preacher Man
Fats Waller - Ain't Misbehavin'
The Go-Go's - Head Over Heels
Billy Joel - Only the Good Die Young
Alanis Morissette - You Oughta Know
Johnny Cash - (Ghost) Riders In The Sky
Green Day - American Idiot
ABBA - S.O.S.