This week on Rob Reinhart’s Essential Music we jump into a new month with some classic June album releases from Aretha, Madonna, Patti Smith and more!

Also, a bit of Yacht Rock and fun new songs from Prince, Father John Misty and Jalen Ngonda.

See the playlist below and listen to the episode for two weeks after it airs using the media player above.

Rob Reinhart’s Essential Music Playlist for June 6, 2026

HOUR ONE:

• “The Payoff” – Father John Misty
• “Get Go” – Arlo Parks
• “Stone” – Prince
• “Concept Of Love” – Ibibio Sound Machine
• “idea 1” – Kelela
• “Be Here” – Raphael Saadiq ft. D’Angelo
• “Gone Again” – Patti Smith (released June 1996)
• “Cry Like A Baby” – Aretha Franklin (released June 1966)
• “Play That Funky Music” – Wild Cherry (released June 1976)
• “Invisible Touch” – Genesis (released June 1986)
• “Burning Temptation” – Jalen Ngonda
• “Sweetheart” – Frankie & The Knockouts
• “Visions Of Johanna” – Bob Dylan (released June 1966)

HOUR TWO:

• “Time Is A Bomb” – Metric
• “Superwoman” – Angelique Kidjo
• “Green Screen” – Cautious Clay
• “It Gets So Hot” – MUNA
• “Blues Shack” – James Cloyd
• “Fancy Dancer” – Commodores (released June 1976)
• “True Blue” – Madonna (released June 1986)
• “Un-Break My Heart” – Toni Braxton (released June 1996)
• “Singing Saw” – Iron & Wine (Acoustic Cafe performance)
• “It Only Takes One Lion” – Belle & Sebastian
• “This Is It” – Kenny Loggins
• “Turn Your Love Around” – George Benson
• “On The Radio” – Regina Spektor (released June 2006)

Listen to Rob Reinhart’s Essential Music every Saturday from 2-4 p.m. ET on Detroit Public Radio 101.9 WDET and streaming on-demand at wdet.org

This week on Rob Reinhart’s Essential Music we take some time to hear some joyous musical moments from Sonny Rollins who passed this week at age 95… Also new music coming from former Detroiters Infinity Song, new Paul McCartney, Dames Brown and a couple Yacht Rock classics to get you ready for our June 7 Decks On Deck event!

See the playlist below and listen to the episode for two weeks after it airs using the media player above.

Rob Reinhart’s Essential Music Playlist for May 30, 2026

HOUR ONE:

• “IN A MINUTE” – TOMORA
• “Growing Pains” – Blessing Jolie
• “Javelin” – Kevin Morby (in Detroit 6/4)
• “Top Shotta” – Brother Wallace
• “You’re Poison” – Nick Piunti w/Ayla Ottenbreit
• “Isn’t She Lovely” – Sonny Rollins
• “Neighbours” – Rolling Stones (ft. Sonny Rollins)
• “Masks Off” – Jesse Welles
• “Same Boat” – Katie Pruitt
• “Dirty Nikes” – Ruth B
• “Miami 2017” – Matt Nathanson
• “Kid Fears” – Jason Isbell, Brandi Carlile, Julien Baker

HOUR TWO:

• “Time Out of Mind” – Steely Dan (Yacht Rock Cruise, 6/7!)
• “You Can’t Change That” – Ray Parker Jr. (Yacht Rock Cruise, 6/7!)
• “Just For Pleasure” – Young Gun & Silver Fox (Yacht Rock Cruise, 6/7!)
• “She Knows Too Much” – Thundercat (Yacht Rock Cruise, 6/7!)
• “Who Do You (Think You Are)” – Dames Brown
• “American Love Song” – Momo Boyd
• “Hurricane” – Infinity Song
• “Lost Horizon” – Paul McCartney
• “It’s Only Love” – ROZZI
• “Slave” – Rolling Stones (ft. Sonny Rollins)
• “There’s No Business Like Show Business” – Sonny Rollins

Listen to Rob Reinhart’s Essential Music every Saturday from 2-4 p.m. ET on Detroit Public Radio 101.9 WDET and streaming on-demand at wdet.org

This week on Rob Reinhart’s Essential Music we’ll note some classic album anniversaries from May of 1966 – 2006… also lots of new tunes from Canadian Cat Clyde, a third album from Arlo Parks, the final “balloon” from Tank & The Bangas, a quiet folk record from Michigan’s Ryan Racine and much more!

See the playlist below and listen to the episode for two weeks after it airs using the media player above.

Rob Reinhart’s Essential Music Playlist for May 2, 2026

HOUR ONE:

• “Invisible Ink” – King Tuff
• “Beams” – Arlo Parks
• “Acid Tongue” – Swamp Dogg
• “Puppy And A Truck” – Jenny Lewis
• “I Wish” – Stevie Wonder (1 of 30 NYT Best Living Songwriters)
  
• “Steady As She Goes” – The Raconteurs (May 2006)
  
• “Ahead By A Century” – The Tragically Hip (May 1996)
• “Cherry Bomb” – The Runaways (May 1976)
• “Love Song 43” – Ryan Racine
• “Hold My Hand” – Cat Clyde
• “Panic In Detroit” – Steven Brown
• “All The Disaster” – Sarah McLachlan
• “Big Time” – Peter Gabriel (May 1986)
• “Little Darling (I Need You)” – Marvin Gaye (May 1966)

• “Riptides” – Death Cab For Cutie
• “Oyaya” – Angelique Kidjo
• “6th Ward” – Trombone Shorty
• “I Did This To Myself” – Thundercat
• “Whole Lot Of Shakin’ In My Heart” – Smokey Robinson (1 of 30 NYT Best Living Songwriters)
• “6th Avenue Heartache” – The Wallflowers (May 1996)
• “All Night” – Chance The Rapper (May 2016)
• “Carmelita” – Warren Zevon (May 1976)
• “Move” – Tank & The Bangas
  
• “Heart Stop” – The Revivalists
  
• “IRL” – Devon Gilfillian
• “New York State Of Mind” – Billy Joel (May 1976)
• “Uptight (Everything’s Alright)” – Stevie Wonder (May 1966)

Listen to Rob Reinhart’s Essential Music every Saturday from 2-4 p.m. ET on Detroit Public Radio 101.9 WDET and streaming on-demand at wdet.org