Negishi was in his 40s when he came up with the idea of prototyping a mass-produced, coin-operated karaoke machine, branded "Sparko Box" in 1967.

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs resulting from one-off collaborations do you want to hear?

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 a groundbreaking Black artist in country music, Charley Pride.

Prince wrote The Bangles a hit; Bruce Springsteen joined the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame; and Sly Stone was born today in music history.

This week on the Chart Show, Waxahatchee’s “Right Back To It” feat. MJ Lenderman rises to No. 1, while new songs by Kacey Musgraves and IDLES make their Chart Show debuts.

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what power pop songs do you want to hear?

The Monks’ lead singer passed on; Elvis Presley was passed over; Elton John had a hit with "Crocodile Rock"; Roxy Music had their only No. 1 single; Mike Muir was born; and Gary Burger passed away, Today in Music History.

Justis Brokenrope’s vinyl collection of Native artists is bringing generations of music to new audiences on social media. The collection he’s built over the last decade includes about 300 records by Indigenous artists from various genres — mostly country, folk, rock from the 1960s through the late 1980s.

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that were recorded by artists with amazing mullets?

Cher went No. 1 with 'Believe'; The Recording Industry Association of America introduced a sales-award system using names of precious metals; the Beatles had their seventh No. 1 hit; a coffeehouse chain launched a music label; Tammy Wynette and George Jones called it quits; and The Sex Pistols stood up the Rock Hall, Today in Music History.