On this week’s episode of Acoustic Café, it’s a special show, featuring The American Songbook classics re-interpreted by today’s artists… songs from almost 100 years ago, interpreted by folks whose grandparents weren’t even born when the songs were first popular!

See the playlist below and listen to the episodes on-demand for two weeks after it airs using the media player above.

Acoustic Café Playlist for August 10, 2025

• “Million Dollar Intro” – Ani DiFranco
• “Summertime” – Zee Avi (in-studio performance)
• “Strange Fruit” – Bettye Lavette
• “Orange Colored Sky” – Emm Gryner (in-studio performance)
• “But Not For Me” – Grant Perez
• “The Glory of Love” – Patty Griffin (in-studio performance)
• “The Nearness Of You” – Norah Jones (in-studio performance)
• “Don’t Know Why” – Pat Metheny (in-studio performance)
• “I’ve Grown Accustomed To her Face” – Andrew Bird
• “Moon River” – Melody Gardot
• “Gee Baby Ain’t I Good To You” – Taj Mahal
• “I Don’t Know Why (I Just Do)” – Jeff Goldblum, Mildred Snitzer Orchestra, Ariana Grande
• “September Song” – Lukas Nelson (in-studio performance)
• “Night & Day” – Willie Nelson (in-studio performance)
• “Over The Rainbow” – Judy Collins (in-studio performance)
• “Both Sides Now” – Allison Moorer (in-studio performance)
• “I’ve Never Been In Love Before” – Amos Lee
• “Goodnight My Love” – Rachael & Vilray
• “What A Wonderful World” – Victoria Williams (in-studio performance)
• “I Fall In Love Too Easily” – Susan Werner (in-studio performance)
• “Old Devil Moon” – dodie
• “I Get A Kick (Out Of You)” – Jamie Cullum (in-studio performance)
• “Let’s Do It (Let’s Fall In Love)” – Alanis Morrisette
• “Dream A Little Dream Of Me” – Judith Owen (in-studio performance)
• “Rocks in My Bed” – Allen Toussaint & Rhiannon Giddens
• “Nature Boy” – Gregory Porter (in-studio performance)

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.