For this week’s Classic Americana pick, we shine the spotlight on Bonnie Raitt, an acclaimed singer, songwriter and guitarist whose career built slowly but surely to include 21 studio albums and 15 Grammy Awards … so far.

Welch and Rawlings played songs from their Grammy-nominated album.

For this week’s Classic Americana pick, we shine the spotlight on an iconic singer-songwriter who grew up in Saskatoon before settling in Laurel Canyon — and who staged a jaw-dropping comeback in 2022.

For this week’s Classic Americana pick, we remember influential fiddle and banjo player, “Aunt Samantha” Bumgarner, one of the first women country artists ever to be recorded.

This year’s release marks de Vitry’s fourth release as an artist performing under her own name.

For this week’s Classic Americana pick, we remember Dottie West, an artist who helped elevate the profile of women in country music.

On this week’s Good News on The Current, listener Dale shares a story tied to Glen Campbell’s hit, “Rhinestone Cowboy.”

For this week’s Classic Americana pick, we remember the great John Prine, whose five-decade career as a singer-songwriter gave us a treasure trove of songs to make you laugh, cry, think — or all three.

This week’s Classic Americana pick spotlights the early recordings of musician, actor and activist Olivia Newton-John.

In 1991 — MPR’s first year of live broadcasts from its booth at the Minnesota State Fair — the late Kris Kristofferson was interviewed and performed two songs to promote an upcoming event that brought together Indigenous people, environmentalists and artists.