On the release of her second full-length album, Samia visited The Current to play four songs from the record.

For musicians like Rhiannon Giddens and Rissi Palmer, trying to break down doors in the folk and country music scenes has been a long road. A festival in Durham this weekend aims to remedy that.

Our Classic Americana pick this week features Willie Nelson’s version of a song he wrote that became a massive hit for Patsy Cline.

A Beastie Boy got community service; the Ramones made a film; Peter & Gordon topped the charts; Otis Spann and Lisa 'Left Eye' Lopes passed away; and Ella Fitzgerald was born, today in music history.

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs to cheer on the Minnesota Timberwolves would you like to hear?

Formed in 1975, Pere Ubu embodied the industrial decay and hardscrabble ethics of Cleveland. Thomas tied together the band's sound with uncompromising vocals that exuded steely menace and unfettered anguish.

Mumford & Sons enter The Chart Show Hall of Fame with the title track from their newly released album, Rushmere. This is the group’s first induction since 2015.

When a song stays on The Chart Show's chart for more than 10 weeks, we retire it from the poll and it enters the Chart Show Hall of Fame.

Bob Dylan gets $50 for session work; Del Shannon had a hit with 'Runaway'; New Order began recording their first album; David Bowie and Iman got married; Ray Charles' version of 'Georgia On My Mind' was proclaimed the state song of Georgia, and Bowie married Iman, Today in Music History.

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs that you discovered on The Current would you like to hear?