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.

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?