Toronto band The Beaches were in town for a show at the Fine Line in Minneapolis when they visited The Current studio to perform a three-song acoustic set of music from their new album, Blame My Ex.

Janis Joplin's cover of a Kris Kristofferson tune took her to No. 1, albeit posthumously; John married Yoko; Lou Reed got excluded from a club for being too punk-ish; T Rex played their final gig ever; and Joan Jett & the Blackhearts loved rock 'n' roll all the way to No. 1, Today in Music History.

With less than 10 days until the release of her new album, Cowboy Carter, the multiple Grammy award-winning singer-songwriter discusses the moment that inspired her to delve into country music.

Ruth Pointer was born; Apple Records released The Beatles' 'Anthology 2'; The film 'Blackboard Jungle' pushed rock 'n' roll into the mainstream; Jefferson Airplane took a new name; Bob Dylan's self-titled debut album was released; and Andrew Wood passed away, Today in Music History.

The 21-year-old stirred up cathartic sing-alongs during a sold-out Xcel Energy Center set.

Frank Sinatra made his first recording; the Bee Gees had the top three singles in the U.S. singles charts; the Ramones got inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame; the Clash released their very first single; and Husker Du's Grant Hart and Queen Latifah were born, today in music history.

Our Album of The Week is the self-titled album from Bleachers.  

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.