Leon Bridges is inducted into the Hall of Fame this week, along with debuts from Ray LaMontagne, Dawes, and The Decemberists.

Today's top music news stories include Father John Misty playing a bank robber, the death of 'the grandfather of rap,' and Bruce Springsteen announcing plans to play the Tonys.

This week, Mary Lucia considers the importance of timing when it comes to artists' careers. Were artists like Big Star, PJ Harvey, and Supergrass simply ahead of their time? What bands can you think of that either benefitted from, or perhaps lost out, due to the elusive nature of timing?

'The Assassin' and 'Whisper' are from a deluxe reissue of Isbell's 2007 solo debut, Sirens of the Ditch, due out July 13.

June 6 is Global Running Day - a worldwide celebration of running that encourages everyone to get moving. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that mention running?

Duncan Hannah left Minnesota for New York in 1971. He kept diaries, now collected in '20th Century Boy,' that chronicled his interactions with the likes of Television, Talking Heads, and Nico.

The Rolling Stones change a lyric for Robert Kennedy; The Beatles stepped into Abbey Road studios for the first time; Roy Orbison put out his first major hit; David Bowie released 'Ziggy Stardust'; and Carl Barat was born, Today in Music History.

Justin Vernon hates giving interviews, but the voice memos he shares on the new PEOPLE streaming service are a good stand-in. Driving around Lowry Hill in Minneapolis, Vernon explains that the music industry and celebrity culture have made him both shy and angry, off and on, since For Emma, Forever Ago. “Granted, I was on…

Today's top music news stories include a new Facebook lip-sync feature, a Bob Dylan musical heading to New York, and harassment allegations against Talib Kweli.

You might be aware that Francis and the Lights (aka producer/songwriter/Eaux Claires vet Francis Starlite) will be in Minneapolis next week to play First Avenue. But you probably didn’t know that he and producer BJ Burton recorded his last album, Just For Us, in Northeast Minneapolis at the Terrarium. After working with Justin Vernon (Bon Iver)…