Listener Gerry recalls an unexpected meeting with country legend Charley Pride. “It was just a pleasure to learn that this big star was also a kind and generous person,” Gerry says.

The 40th anniversary of ‘Purple Rain’ show at First Avenue featured music by none other than Prince’s band, The Revolution, with additional vocal support by Judith Hill and by a passionate audience.

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs about rivers would you like to hear?

The long-running bands relished in genuinely artful music that has stood the test of time.

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, which songs that reference the many shades of purple would you like to hear?

Every Friday around 11 a.m. on Radio Heartland, we pull a special track from the archives or from deep in the shelves to spotlight a particular artist or song. This week, we focus on an artist you hear as both a musician and as a program host on Radio Heartland: Kathy Mattea.

Three of the top five songs on the chart graduate to Hall of Fame status this week with Hozier (“Too Sweet”), The Avett Brothers (“Love Of A Girl”), and The Last Dinner Party (“The Feminine Urge”) landing just behind Billie Eilish, who holds the No. 1 spot with "Lunch."

Electronic dance music is one of the largest and most popular sectors of the music industry. But do you know where it came from? Test yourself with Throughline’s quiz.

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs about summer would you like to hear?

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs written, produced or performed by Sir Paul McCartney would you like to hear?