Black Sabbath made their debut; REO Speedwagon had a No. 1 hit; U2 released 'The Joshua Tree'; The Clash had their only No. 1 U.K. hit with 'Should I Stay or Should I Go'; and Carole King was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame, Today in Music History.

The song appears on the band’s 2023 album, ‘If We Stayed Alive.’

The artist's radically inventive new album produced with Justin Raisen plays like an apt distillation of what it's like to live right now.

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 spotlight an artist known as The Queen of Country, Reba McEntire.

The Small Faces broke up, Micky Dolenz was born, David Bowie made his TV debut, and Diana Ross emerged as a live act for the first time, Today in Music History.

This week on the Chart Show, The Black Keys rise to the top with “Beautiful People (Stay High),” while your votes give Chart Show debuts to Pearl Jam’s “Dark Matter” and to Faye Webster’s “Lego Ring” feat. Lil Yachty.

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that contain literary references?  

Plus: 'Bridge Over Troubled Water' hit No. 1; "Dueling Banjos" got a gold record; David Bowie released his ninth studio album 'Young Americans'; George Michael was voted the sexiest musician; and Ernie Isley was born, Today in Music History.

The DJs host Y2K: That's What I Call 2000s at the restaurant and bar in northeast Minneapolis that opened in 2023.

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what slacker-rock songs past or present do you want to hear?