Play Something Sweet

Play Something Sweet: Today we look at the early 2000s and its acoustic surf vibe. Music by Jack Johnson, Donavon Frankenreiter, G. Love, Tristan Prettyman, and The Beautiful Girls.

Today on Play Something Sweet we go down south and explore some Texas Roadhouse music. Music by Bob Wills, Stevie Ray Vaughan, T-Bone Walker, Freddie King, Lyle Lovett, Gary Clark Jr., Willis Alan Ramsey, Jerry Jeff Walker, Willie Nelson, and Waylon Jennings.

Play Something Sweet: Today we stop to admire the art and history of busking. Music by Ted Hawkins.

Today on Play Something Sweet we cruise the Las Vegas Strip and listen to famous lounge singers of the 1970s. Music by Elvis Presley, Tom Jones, Wayne Newton, and Neil Diamond.

Today on Play Something Sweet we take a trip to Coolsville and play some self-possessed singer-songwriters of the 1970s. Music by Rickie Lee Jones, Tom Waits, Lowell George with Little Feat, and Bob Dylan.

Today on Play Something Sweet - we explore the influence of swing jazz and rhythm & blues on early rock and roll and follow the history, music, and style of the hepcats. Music by Cab Calloway, Wynonie Harris, Louis Jordan, Big Joe Turner, Bill Haley, Little Richard, and Elvis Presley.

Today on Play Something Sweet, we listen to the smooth sounds of Yacht Rock. Music by Rupert Holmes, Steely Dan, Christopher Cross, Hall and Oates, and Jay Ferguson.

Today on Play Something Sweet we take a trip to the Sunset Strip of the 1980s and listen to some Hair Metal. Music by Ratt, Poison, Motley Crue, Quiet Riot, Skid Row, Bon Jovi, Def Leppard, and Guns N Roses.

Play Something Sweet: Today we play some Southern Soul and discuss its impact on rock music. Music by Barbara Lynn, Laura Lee, Doris Duke, Margie Joseph, Bette Williams, Jean Wells, Don Covey, Irma Thomas, Sandra Phillips, King Floyd, Solomon Burke, and The Rolling Stones.

Today on Play Something Sweet we explore the indelible power of one song: Trouble In Mind. Music by Nina Simone, Aretha Franklin, Sam Cooke, Jerry Garcia, Lightnin Hopkins, Mose Allison, Freddie King, Mance Lipscomb, A.J. Croce, and The Wood Brothers.

Today on Play Something Sweet we listen to Old Time Music from yesterday and today. Music by Bill Monroe, Del McCoury, Greensky Bluegrass, Billy Strings, and Moonsville Collective.

Today on Play Something Sweet we explore the late 1970s pop rock. Music by Supertramp, Gerry Rafferty, the Electric Light Orchestra, and more!

Today on Play Something Sweet we look at the history of the women's movement in the U.S. Music by Helen Reddy, Loretta Lynn, Aretha Franklin, Joan Jett, Etta James, and Nina Simone.

Today on Play Something Sweet, we look at the soothing music that healed a nation in 1970 after a decade of riots - in the hope that it helps us today. Music by Cat Stevens, James Taylor, Jackson Browne, Carole King, and Elton John.

Today on Play Something Sweet, we look at the decline of small-town America in the 1980s and the earnest and nostalgic rock music that sprang up in the Heartland. Music by Bruce Springsteen, John Mellencamp, and Bob Seger.

Today on Play Something Sweet we stroll down Tin Pan Alley during the heyday of the Broadway musical. Music by Vaudeville performers and Tin Pan Alley songwriters.

Today on Play Something Sweet we celebrate the finest music documentary ever made - The Last Waltz - and the history of The Band. Music by The Band, Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, Bob Dylan, Dr. John, and The Staple Singers.

Today on Play Something Sweet, we look at the history of spirituals and gospel music and the impact on American music. Music by The Staple Singers, Nina Simone, Aretha Franklin, Mahalia Jackson, Reverend Gary Davis, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Sister Gertrude Morgan, the Blind Boys of Alabama, and Jerry Lee Lewis.

Today on Play Something Sweet we explore late 1980s alternative rock and the end of the Cold War. Music by REM, INXS, the Cult, the Alarm, X, Tracy Chapman, Social Distortion, Jane's Addiction, the Jesus and Mary Chain, Love and Rockets, the Smithereens.

Today on Play Something Sweet we look at the history and influence of South African rhythms on American music. Music by Solomon Linda, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Paul Simon, Peter Gabriel, the Tokens, and the Dave Matthews Band.

Play Something Sweet: Today we journey to the American South in search of long-forgotten blues legends during the height of the Civil Rights Movement. Music by: Son House, Mississippi John Hurt, Skip James, Reverend Gary Davis, Bob Dylan, Pete Seeger.

Join us today on Play Something Sweet as we discuss Third Wave Feminism in the 1990s and the female-driven music of the era. Music by Sarah McLachlin, Indigo Girls, Sheryl Crow, Natalie Merchant, Patty Griffin, Norah Jones, and Fiona Apple.

Join us today on Play Something Sweet as we discuss the cultural impact of the 1972 album Free To Be...You And Me. Music and skits by Marlo Thomas, Mel Brooks, Carol Channing, Alan Alda, Diana Ross, Harry Belafonte, Tom Smothers, Rosy Grier, Shirley Jones, and more.

Join us on Play Something Sweet as we look at the period between disco and rap and play some Ohio Funk Music. Music by the Ohio Players, Dazz Band, Lakeside, DeBarge, Heatwave, Zapp, Kool and the Gang, and the Gap Band.

This week on Play Something Sweet we celebrate the 1958 Newport Jazz Festival and the magnificent film that captured the incredible moment in music history, Jazz on a Summer's Day. Performances by Mahalia Jackson, Miles Davis, Anita O'Day, Jimmy Guiffre, Gerry Mulligan, Dinah Washington, Big Maybelle, Ray Charles, Chuck Berry, and Louis Armstrong.