Host Mike Pengra pays tribute to the man he calls "a songwriter's songwriter," the inimitable John Prine.

Adam Schlesinger had a successful and vastly creative career in music, having been a member of the bands Fountains of Wayne, Ivy, and the supergroup Tinted Windows. Schlesinger also produced music for several artists, and he worked as a composer for film and television, including the 1996 film, That Thing You Do! and the 2010s CW sitcom, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend. On April 1, 2020, Schlesinger died at age 52 after contracting COVID-19.

Andrea Swensson and Mary Lucia spend an hour paying tribute to Grant Hart, who passed away on September 13, with music and interview clips. Subscribe to "Do You Remember?" a podcast about Husker Du.

Mac Wilson gives us a preview of The GRAMMYs, which will be awarded on January 26, 2014.

The Current Presents: Blues Highway Revisited features music from such artists as Gary Clark Jr., Muddy Waters and Lightnin' Hopkins. Local musicians share their thoughts on the blues, and Southampton, England, band the Dodge Brothers talk about recording at Sun Studio and share two tracks off their forthcoming album -- a U.S. radio premiere.

Beck's 2012 album was only released as sheet music, but The Current rounded up a collective of local musicians to record it to tape.

Paul Harding returns to The Current Presents with another hour of world music.