Leonard Cohen passed away; Saturday Night Fever was released; The Doors were banned; The Beatles played one of only two shows in Ireland; and Joni Mitchell and Lorde were born, Today in Music History.

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what are your favorite music movies?

This is Florence + The Machine’s ninth Hall of Fame entry and Turnstile’s first.

Twenty-nine sailors drowned when the Edmund Fitzgerald went down in the Great Lakes' icy waters on Nov. 10, 1975. The ship was immortalized in a surprise hit 1976 folk ballad by Gordon Lightfoot.

Bobby Z. and Morris Hayes, long time Prince collaborators, spoke with The Current’s Morning Show host Jill Riley about their latest titles — music advisors for the Broadway adaptation of Purple Rain.

The Monkees released their movie 'Head'; Gram Parsons' body was stolen; Dylan recorded two classic songs in Nashville; Aerosmith played their first gig; Soft Cell broke a U.K. charts record; Pearl Jam had a fast-selling album; Taylor Swift's album sold even faster; and the Sex Pistols debuted, Today in Music History.

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs with a saxophone in them would you like to hear?

Forty years after “Purple Rain” made Minneapolis a musical myth, its new stage adaptation returns home — testing whether the story that defined a city can find new life on Broadway.

'The Nat King Cole Show' was the first on U.S. TV hosted by an African American; Elvis played at the old Met Center in Bloomington, Minn.; the Beach Boys had a film-fueled hit with 'Kokomo'; Garbage kicked off a world tour at the 7th Street Entry in Minneapolis; and Ryan Adams was born 41 years ago Today in Music History.

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs from artists that are in more than one band would you like to hear?