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Coffee Break: Best piano players

Ben Folds performs at NPR Music's Tiny Desk
Ben Folds performs at NPR Music's Tiny DeskJun Tsuboike/NPR

by Anna Weggel

September 12, 2018

It's Ben Folds' 52nd birthday so for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that feature some of the best piano players of our time?

Respond with your song ideas in the comments below.

Have an idea for a Coffee Break topic? Submit your idea for a future theme and browse past Coffee Breaks in our archive. Or, when you register for a Minnesota Public Radio account, you can send requests via Alexa, too Just say "Alexa, ask The Current to play Song by Artist" e.g. "Alexa, ask The Current to play Left of the Dial by The Replacements."

Songs played

Billy Joel - Piano Man
Regina Spektor - All The Rowboats
Fats Waller - Ain't Misbehavin'
Carole King - I Feel The Earth Move
Stevie Wonder - You Are The Sunshine Of My Life
Tom Waits - The Piano Has Been Drinking (Not Me)
Herbie Hancock - Cantaloupe Island
Elton John - Your Song