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Coffee Break: National Treasures 3

Flavor Flav, left, and Chuck D, photographed on May 1, 1987.
Flavor Flav, left, and Chuck D, photographed on May 1, 1987.Jack Mitchell/Getty Images

by Jill Riley and Anna Weggel

December 16, 2020

There are just so many National Treasures in this country that we're going for a Day 3!

Monday we featured songs from Dolly Parton, John Prine, Mavis Staples, Willie Nelson, Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Tom Waits, John Denver and Billie Holiday.

Yesterday we featured songs from Johnny Cash, Screamin' Jay Hawkins, Dr. John, Cyndi Lauper, Aretha Franklin, Louis Prima, Linda Ronstadt, Muddy Waters and Neil Diamond.

But you know there are more...

What National Treasures would you like to hear for this morning's 9:30 Coffee Break?

Respond with your song ideas in the comments below.

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Songs played

Public Enemy - Fight The Power
Bonnie Raitt - I Ain't Blue
Buddy Guy - Money
Brandi Carlile - The Joke
Etta James - My Dearest Darling
R.E.M. - Orange Crush
Bruce Springsteen - Born To Run