Layne Staley passed away; Tracy Chapman released her debut album; R.E.M. played their first ever gig; Toto broke up; and Paula Cole was born, Today in Music History.

Room3 and Yonder, the top vote-getters in this year’s Minnesota Music Month Scouting Report, performed as part of a live recording of The Local Show in the UBS Forum in St. Paul.

Sometimes called the father of freak-folk, the 83-year-old singer-songwriter lived, worked and died on his own terms.

Our Classic Americana pick this week highlights Billy Joe Royal, a vocalist who enjoyed a number of hits in the 1960s, then reinvented himself as a country singer in the 1980s.

The Beatles held the charts hostage; musicians honored Martin Luther King; Wayne's World went to No. 1 and therefore 'Bohemian Rhapsody' climbed the charts again; and a pack of stars did an all-night rock session in honor of MLK, Today in Music History.

Today, we share the raw data from 112 members of the Minnesota music industry featuring nearly 500 local acts.

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs written by Bob Dylan or Dylan covers would you like to hear?

Elton John partnered with Brandi Carlile for a new album of duets, Who Believes in Angels? But the project almost fell apart during its first recording sessions.

Minnesota artist Ber reaches the Chart Show Hall of Fame and ends a 10-week run at No. 1 with "Oh, To Be Cool.” Ber now has four songs in the Chart Show Hall of Fame.

Jason Isbell sings about his split from musician Amanda Shires on his latest album Foxes in the Snow. "What I was attempting to do is document a very specific time where I was going through a lot of changes," he says.