Coffee Break: Double Trouble
by Jill Riley and Nilufer Arsala
April 16, 2025

On this day in 1977, David Soul, half of the TV cop duo on Starsky & Hutch, hit No. 1 on the U.S. singles chart with the song "Don't Give Up On Us." This achievement got us thinking about artists who could be considered a “double threat.”
April 16 in Music History: Happy birthday, Chance the RapperMany actors sing, and many singers act. Today, let’s create the ultimate playlist of “double threats” — that is, those people who do both.
So for today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs from actors who sing — or singers who act — would you like to hear?
Respond with your song ideas in the comments below.
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Songs Played
She and Him- Why Do You Let Me Stay Here?
Tom Waits- I Don't Wanna Grow Up
Thirty Seconds To Mars- The Kill (Bury Me)
Jenny Lewis with The Watson Twins- The Big Guns
Dolly Parton- 9 to 5
Madonna- Burning Up
Eddie Murphy- Party All the Time
Coconut Records- West Coast
