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September 14, 2020

Reggae legend Toots Hibbert has died at age 77. The Maytals were formed in the early 1960s and were key figures in popularizing reggae music, and it's got us in the mood to take a spin down reggae lane this morning. For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear from reggae pioneers?

Coffee Break: Reggae pioneers

Coffee Break: Reggae pioneers

Jill Riley and Anna Weggel • Sep 14, 2020

Reggae legend Toots Hibbert has died at age 77. The Maytals were formed in the early 1960s and were key figures in popularizing reggae music, and it's got us in the mood to take a spin down reggae lane this morning. For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear from reggae pioneers?

Today in Music History: Remembering Amy Winehouse on her birthday

Today in Music History: Remembering Amy Winehouse on her birthday

Sep 14, 2020

Jet released 'Get Born'; Stevie Wonder topped the album chart for the second time; David Bowie won Video of the Year at the first MTV Video awards; and Amy Winehouse was born -- and later commemorated with a statue, Today in Music History.

Help us find the Top 89 Cover Songs of All Time

Help us find the Top 89 Cover Songs of All Time

Sep 14, 2020

The Current is on a mission to find the best cover songs of all time, and we need your help! Tell us your favorite covers, then listen on Tuesday, Oct. 13, as we count down the Top 89 Covers, as voted by you.

Album of the Week: The Avett Brothers, 'The Third Gleam'

Album of the Week: The Avett Brothers, 'The Third Gleam'

David Safar • Sep 14, 2020

Recorded prior to the pandemic but rushed to release shortly after, 'The Third Gleam' is 8 songs that tackle themes of isolation, unrest, and injustice in America.

Hanging Tree Guitars: The wood's 'not good, not bad, not ugly -- just strange'

Hanging Tree Guitars: The wood's 'not good, not bad, not ugly -- just strange'

Debbie Elliott • Sep 13, 2020

Freeman Vines is an African American luthier who creates what have been called 'contemporary art sculptures hidden as guitars' out of old wood, some of it from a tree used for a lynching.

Toots Hibbert, of Toots and the Maytals, dies at 77

Toots Hibbert, of Toots and the Maytals, dies at 77

Jay Gabler • Sep 12, 2020

With Toots and the Maytals, Toots Hibbert helped popularize - and even name - the genre of reggae.

Music News: new music roundup

Music News: new music roundup

Jade • Sep 11, 2020

From Janelle Monae to SZA, Gorillaz, New Order and the newest Sylvan Esso track, there are some heavy hitters this week.

Coffee Break: Give the drummer some

Coffee Break: Give the drummer some

Sean McPherson and Anna Weggel • Sep 11, 2020

Rush drummer Neil Peart passed away earlier this year and tomorrow (his birthday) the live-streamed Modern Drummer Festival 2020 will be in tribute to him. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that celebrate great drummers?

Ronald Bell, co-founder of Kool & the Gang, has died at age 68

Ronald Bell, co-founder of Kool & the Gang, has died at age 68

Luke Taylor • Sep 10, 2020

The saxophonist and vocalist started the band in New Jersey in 1964 with his brother and five of their friends from school. Ronald Bell shaped some of the band's most iconic songs, including including 'Ladies' Night,' 'Jungle Boogie' and 'Celebration.'

Coffee Break: Fictional bands

Coffee Break: Fictional bands

Sean McPherson and Anna Weggel • Sep 10, 2020

Jay Gabler brought by his latest Rock & Roll Book Club pick this morning and it's Utopia Avenue by David Mitchell, about a fictional band from the 1960s. For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear where a fictional band is mentioned?

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