Mavis Staples reached the Hall of Fame this week with "All In It Together" as Christine and the Queens hits #1.

Nabil Ayers is the U.S. general manager for the record label 4AD. He's also a musician and a writer, and recently in the New York Times, he had an interview with Ed Eckstine, who was the first black person to be appointed head of a major label in the U.S. He talked about that conversation, and about all the conversations happening in the music industry around Blackout Tuesday.

Patterson Hood co-founded his band, The Drive-By Truckers, in the mid-'90s. Some 24 years later and just a little wiser, he revisits that decision.

For today's Rock and Roll Book Club selection, Jay Gabler brought by 'Odetta: A Life in Music and Protest' by Ian Zack -- a biography he says is "very, very long overdue". So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, inspired by the story of Odetta, what folk music icons do you want to hear?

In a very, very long overdue biography, Ian Zack celebrates the staggering accomplishments of Odetta: a Folk Revival icon who made more music than you know.

Col. Tom Parker became Elvis's boss; Andy Gibb had a singles-chart first; NKOTB scored their first No. 1 hit; Springsteen proved he is a marathon man; Carole King had a huge album hit; and Dolly Parton recorded a timeless classic, Today in Music History.

It's been a few weeks since a Minneapolis police officer killed George Floyd, but traces of the ensuing uprising are still visible around the Twin Cities. After many business owners boarded up their storefronts, artists treated these boards as a canvas; we've gathered about 20 pictures of their poignant art.

The Indigo Girls - Amy Ray and Emily Saliers - join host Andrea Swensson for a Live Virtual Session, playing songs from their new album, 'Look Long.' Ray and Saliers also talk about current events and their longtime, ongoing activism.

In the wake of Blackout Tuesday, will real change come to the music world? The Grammys are changing their use of the word 'urban' and the band formerly known as Lady Antebellum are now 'Lady A,' while BMG is looking at its historic contracts to root out inequities.

For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear from 2020 Americana Honors and Awards nominees?