The three-day festival included a reunion of the Carolina Chocolate Drops and the debut of Giddens’ new band, The Old-Time Revue.

Kiss the Tiger and Lighter Co. also performed on Friday, April 25, at Amsterdam Bar & Hall in St. Paul.

The 27th Annual Homegrown Music Festival runs from April 27 to May 4 in Duluth and Superior, Wisconsin. More than 170 acts are scheduled to perform in 38 venues, which are broken down into neighborhood clusters each night for maximum listening adventures.

The Beatles recorded the TV special 'Around The Beatles' at Wembley Studios; Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame; and Sinead O'Connor started a six-week run at No. 1 with 'I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got,’ today in music history.

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs that mention dogs would you like to hear?

The seven acts voted into the Rock Hall this year include Southern rap and Midwest garage rock duos, pillars of the grunge and English blues rock eras and the '80s most unusual pop star.

Three members of Franz Ferdinand — Alex Kapranos, Rob Hardy and Julian Corrie — visited The Current to play songs and to chat with host Mac Wilson.

Hear new music from Molly Dean, Shady Cove, Jacob Mullis, Field Hospitals and more. Get a preview of some artists at Duluth Homegrown Music Festival. And just after 9pm hear Twin Cities PBS’ next episode of STAGE featuring Laamar and Lucia Sarmiento.

Little Peggy March had a No. 1 hit at age 15; Ringo Starr got married; Oasis packed Man City's old ground; an iconic radio voice was born; Joe Cocker was feelin' alright on national television; and Lizzo was born, today in music history.

Ringo made a TV movie, Studio 54 opened its door, Nirvana played an important gig, country legend George Jones died in Nashville, and Chris Mars was born, today in music history.