Coffee Break: National Treasures
by Jill Riley and Anna Weggel
December 14, 2020
Dolly Parton can't stay out of the news cycle because she just can't stop being WONDERFUL.
Whether it's donating $1 million to help fund Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine, saving a nine-year-old girl's life, or bringing us her new Netflix holiday movie 'Christmas On The Square', one thing is for sure -- she's a National Treasure.
What exactly do we consider a National Treasure? "An artifact, institution, or public figure regarded as being emblematic of a nation's cultural heritage or identity."
So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear from artists you consider a National Treasure?
Respond with your song ideas in the comments below.
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Songs played
Dolly Parton - Joshua
John Prine - Spanish Pipedream
Mavis Staples - High Note
Willie Nelson - Whiskey River
Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong - Let's Call the Whole Thing Off
Sister Rosetta Tharpe - 99 1/2 Won't Do
Tom Waits - Long Way Home
John Denver - Take Me Home, Country Roads
Billie Holiday - Don't Explain