In this week’s episode of Rob Reinhart’s Essential Music, Lady Blackbird (pictured above), new songs from Bon Iver, Robert Randolph and Natalie Bergman (new on Third Man Records) and much more!

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Rob Reinhart’s Essential Music Playlist for Apr. 26, 2025

HOUR ONE:

• “Like A Ship (Without A Sail)” – Leon Bridges & Keite Young
  
• “Let Not Your Heart Be Troubled” – Lady Blackbird
• “I’ll Be Okay” – Michigander
• “Wildfire Season” – Jobi Riccio
• “Be My Own Man” – Phillip Michael Scales
• “Isn’t She Lovely” – Stevie Wonder
  
• “Like A Rock” – Bob Seger
  
• “Ziplock” – Penny & Sparrow
• “Luke & Leanna” – Craig Finn
• “Ride” – B-52s (Kate Pierson turns 77!)

• “From” – Bon Iver
• “There She Goes” – Curtis Harding
• “Gunslinger” – Natalie Bergman
• “Flowers” – Durand Jones & The Indications
• “Lord Have Mercy” – Durand Jones (Acoustic Cafe performance, 2023)
• “What Was That” – Lorde
• “Witness” – The Wood Bros.
• “Staring” – Renée Elise Goldsberry
• “Shine” – Joy Clark (Acoustic Cafe performance, 2025)
• “Stuck In Reverse” – The Swell Season
• “Novelty” – Jensen McRae
• “Big Women” – Robert Randolph
• “Sex And Drugs And Rock & Roll” – Michael Franti & Spearhead
• “Still Bad” – Lizzo (Lizzo turns 37!)

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.

In this week’s episode of Rob Reinhart’s Essential Music we featured a new album of covers from Smokey Robinson, now 85, coming out next week. JR JR has announced an upcoming local show, The War and Treaty and much more!

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Rob Reinhart’s Essential Music Playlist for Apr. 19, 2025

HOUR ONE:

• “Son Of Sam” – Elliott Smith (Figure 8 released 25 years ago this week)
• “People” – Galactic + Irma Thomas
• “Be Thankful For What You Got” – Smokey Robinson
• “Call It A Draw” – Uwade
• “Back To The Land” – JR JR
• “Day One” – Bon Iver
  
• “What To Make Of Me” – Olive Klug
  
• “I Don’t” – Madison McFerrin
• “World’s Worst Girlfriend” – Shura
• “Love Me Any Ole Way” – Valerie June
• “Garden Grove” – Jakob’s Castle (Jakob Nowell)
• “Ride” – Loren Kramar
• “Henry, Come On” – Lana Del Ray
  
• “Learn To Let Go” – The Doobie Brothers

• “Bottom Of A Barrell” – Julien Baker & TORRES
• “The Giver” – Chappell Roan
• “Late Night Get Down” – Southern Avenue
• “Can I Get An Amen” – The War and Treaty
• “Above Water” – Nick Piunti & The Complicated Men
• “The Black Dog & The Wandering Boy” – James McMurtry (2025)
• “Fuller Brush Man – James McMurtry (1995)
• “Lady Liberty” – Galactic + Irma Thomas
• “Boneyard” – Jon Cleary
• “Tangled Up In You” – The Altons (Acoustic Cafe in-studio performance)
• “Because” – Elliott Smith (Figure 8 released 25 years ago this week)

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’s episode of Rob Reinhart’s Essential Music we’ll celebrate Record Store Day with some RSD exclusives, plus brand new music from Stereolab, Ryan Shaw, Jose James and more!

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Rob Reinhart’s Essential Music Playlist for Apr. 12, 2025

HOUR ONE:

• “Dance This Mess Around” – B-52s (RSD exclusive)
• “Everseen” – beabadoobee (RSD exclusive)
• “Head With Wings” – Morphine (RSD exclusive)
• “Much Ado About Nothing” – Waxahatchee (RSD exclusive)
• “Come Down” – Andersen. Paak (RSD exclusive)
• “Rock With You” – Jose James
  
• “Picture Window” – Japanese Breakfast
  
• “Heartbreak” – Tune-Yards
• “Low Rider (extended mix)” – WAR (RSD exclusive)
• “Jailbreak (Take 5)” – Thin Lizzy (RSD exclusive)
• “Rising Up” – Ryan Shaw
• “Year Of The Snake” – Arcade Fire

• “The Next Storm” – Frank Turner (RSD exclusive)
• “Raven” – Kelela (RSD exclusive)
• “Mr. Bad Example” – Warren Zevon (RSD exclusive)
• “If You Don’t Love Me I’ll Kill Myself” – Pete Droge (RSD exclusive)
• “Save It For Later” – Eddie Vedder (RSD exclusive)
• “Sweet Pretender” – Jack Spivey
• “Aerial Troubles” – Stereolab
• “Country Road” – Carla Thomas
• “Get Behind The Mule (Spiritual)” – Tom Waits (RSD exclusive)
• “All My Tears” – Spyboy (RSD exclusive)
• “I Wrote Your Name Upon My Heart”– Sting (RSD exclusive)
• “Be Here Now” – George Harrison (RSD exclusive)

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’s episode of Rob Reinhart’s Essential Music plays back some classic albums released in April of 1965, ’75, ’85, etc… also the new album from Brandi & Elton, stuff on the way from Wet Leg and Lord Huron, Detroit’s Crossword Smiles takes on Depeche Mode and more!

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Rob Reinhart’s Essential Music Playlist for Apr. 5, 2025

HOUR ONE:

• “A Taste Of Honey” – Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass (released April 1965)
• “Nothing I Need” – Lord Huron
• “Best Guess” – Lucy Dacus
• “Iloveu4real” – Q
• “Puppets” – Crossword Smiles
  
• “Black Night” – Bob Seger (released April 1975)
• “Tamborine” – Prince (released April 1985)
• “This Is How We Do It” – Montell Jordan (released April 1995)
• “catch these fists” – Wet Leg
• “Clean Heart” – Perfume Genius
• “Actress” – Maya Delilah
  
• “Have Your Fun” – Maya Mendez
• “America” – Tracy Chapman
  
• “Wave Of Mutilation – Pixies (Frank Black turns 60)

• “No More No More” – Aerosmith (released April 1975)
• “Sisters” – Southern Avenue
• “Enough Is Enough” – The Hives
• “harvest sky” – oklou
• “Spitting Image” – Michigander
• “Landed” – Ben Folds (released April 2005)
• “Chocolate City” – Parliament (released April 1975)
• “Would I Lie To You” – Eurythmics (released April 1985)
• “Little Richard’s Bible” – Elton John & Brandi Carlile
• “Rain In The River”– Bruce Springsteen
• “Just Kissed My Baby” – Jon Cleary
• “Talkin’ Bout A Revolution” – Tracy Chapman

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’s episode of Rob Reinhart’s Essential Music covers another busy week of newly released music from Lizzo, Lucy Dacus and Detroit’s Jack Spivey — plus a couple of weird moments from 50 and 40 years ago. We also open and close the show with a couple soon-to-be octogenarians!

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Rob Reinhart’s Essential Music Playlist for Mar. 29, 2025

HOUR ONE:

• “Down To Joy” – Van Morrison
• “Forever Is A Feeling” – Lucy Dacus
  
• “Superlover” – Allison Russelll & Annie Lennox
• “I Put A Spell On You” – Annie Lennox
• “Can I Get An Amen” – The War & Treaty
  
• “Lonesome Loser” – Little River Band
  
• “Still Bad” – Lizzo
• “Lazarus” – David Bowie
• “Sleeves Up” – Crys Matthews
• “Where Do We Go From Here” – Wilder Wods
• “Show You Love” – The Altons (Acoustic Cafe in-studio performance)
  
• “Imma Be” – Black Eyed Peas (Fergie turns 50!)
  

• “Everybody Have Fun Tonight” – Wang Chung
• “Cruel Cruel World” – Felix Ames
• “Feel Like Makin’ Love” – Roberta Flack (released 50 years ago this month)
• “Feel Like Makin’ Love” – Bad Company (also released 50 years ago this month)
• “Cold Honey” – Jack Spivey
• “Love Is Like A Rock” – Donnie Iris (82 and still rockin’… sorta)
• “Knock On Wood” – Buddy Guy
• “Moving On And On” – Q
• “Never Felt Better” – Everything Is Recorded
• “Look At The State Of Me Now”– Maya Delilah
• “Gone Again” – Sunny War w/John Doe
• “The Core” – Eric Clapton w/Marcella Detroit (Clapton turns 80 this weekend)

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’s episode of Rob Reinhart’s Essential Music featured a ton of new music issued since our recently concluded Spring Fundraiser (thank you so very much!!!). Over the last few weeks, Santana released a new song with Smokey Robinson, there was new tunes (with more coming) from I’m With Her and Cautious Clay, a new single from Jalen Ngonda (pictured) and Chappell Roan went country!

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Rob Reinhart’s Essential Music Playlist for Mar. 22, 2025

HOUR ONE:

• “Where I Belong” – Galactic with Irma Thomas
• “Upside” – Southern Avenue
• “Come Get To This” – Marvin Gaye
• “Blest” – Yuno
• “Just As Long As We’re Together” – Jalen Ngonda
  
• “I Should Have Stayed In Detroit” – Rock ‘N’ Roll Monkey
  
• “Sunshine In The Room” – James Bay w/Jon Batiste
• “Ancient Light” – I’m With Her
• “The Giver” – Chappell Roan
• “Losing You” – Everything Is Recorded
• “Everything Is Peaceful Love” – Bon Iver
  
• “Ain’t It Nice” – Madison McFerrin
• “Please Don’t Take Your Love” – Santana & Smokey Robinson
  

• “Been So Long” – Durand Jones & The Indications
• “Spaceman In Tulsa” – Counting Crows
• “Come Back To Ourselves” – Jeff Karoub
• “Squeeze” – Maya Delilah
• “No Champagne (6AM)” – Cautious Clay
• “The Heart Of Saturday Night” – Tom Waits (a special request for Jeff in Metamora)
• “Back To The Land” – JR JR
• “Relationships” – HAIM
• “Killer Bee” – Jack Spivey
• “I Love Doing Drugs”– The Devil Makes Three
• “Don’t Lose Your Steam” – Gregory Porter (Acoustic Cafe in-studio recording)
• “Limelight” – Tune Yards
  
• “Break Up With Everything” – Michael Franti & Spearhead

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’s episode of Rob Reinhart’s Essential Music  showcases huge hits performed by the original artists in foreign languages! From classic Motown tunes, to new wave hits from The Police and Blondie, to Belle & Sebastian, to Beyonce, Olivia Rodrigo to The Beatles… in German, Japanese, Spanish, Italian and many more.

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• “Aqui Con Tigo” – Smokey Robinson
• “Shock Den Affen” – Peter Gabriel
• “I’m A Cookoo (Japanese Version)” – Belle & Sebastian
• “Héros” – David Bowie
• “Será Será (Hips Don’t Lie)” – Shakira & Wyclef Jean
• “Je Ne Repartirai Pas” – Nat King Cole
• “Wie Schon Das Ist” – Marvin Gaye
• “Mon Ami Geh Nicht Fort” – Celine Dion
• “De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da” (Spanish & Japanese) – The Police
• “L’Amore Verra” – The Supremes
• “Can’t Change Me (French Version)” – Chris Cornell
• “99 Luftballons” – Nena
• “Angelitos Negros” – Roberta Flack (RIP)

• “Irremplazable” – Beyonce
• “Así es la vida” – David Lee Roth
• “Conociéndome, Conociéndote” – ABBA
• “Chiquitita” – Cher
• “Questions 67 & 68” (Japanese Version) – Chicago
• “traitor” – Olivia Rodrigo
• “El Cancer” – Joe Jackson
• “Sei Solo Tu” – The Temptations
• “Sie Liebt Dich” – The Beatles
• “Un-break My Heart” (Spanish Version) – Toni Braxton
• “Mariposa Libre” – Sting
• “So Ein Mann” – Phil Collins
• “Sunday Girl” (French Version) – Blondie
• “Con Le Mie Lacrime” – The Rolling Stones

On this episode of Rob Reinhart’s Essential Music, Smokey Robinson turned 85 this week, so lots of appropriate music for that… and new music continues from Yukimi with Lianne Lahavas, a song inspired by Vulfpeck and a Vulfpeck classic, songs that won’t be changing their name anytime soon + lots more!

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Rob Reinhart’s Essential Music Playlist for Feb. 22, 2025

HOUR ONE:

• “Cruising” – Smokey Robinson
• “Stream Of Consciousness” – Yukimi w/Lianne La Havas
• “Can’t Fight” – Lianne La Havas
• “Back Pocket” – Vulfpeck
• “No Front Teeth” – Perfume Genius w/Aldous Harding
  
• “Thank You” – Sly & The Family Stone
  
• “Daria” – Toro y Moi w/Kenny Beats
• “The Night Before” – The Black Keys
• “I Gotta Feeling” – Black Eyed Peas
• “Heart of A Child” – Mereba
• “Get It At Home” – St. Motel
  
• “Plans” – AHI
• “Hey Girl(s)” – Moses Sumney w/Syd, Mishell Ndegeocello
  

• “I Keep Calling You” – Smokey Robinson
• “Ooo Baby Baby” – Aretha Franklin w/Smokey Robinson
• “Tracks Of My Tears” – Linda Ronstadt
• “You’ve Really Got A Hold On Me” – Laura Nyro w/Labelle
• “I’ll Be Doggone” – Solomon Burke
• “Don’t Look Back” – Peter Tosh w/Mick Jagger
• “Gulf Of Mexico Fishing Boat Blues” – Bruce Hornsby w/Ricky Skaggs
• “Gulf Of Mexico” – Steve Earle
• “The Gulf Of Mexico” – Shawn Mullins
• “More More More” – Mt. Joy
• “Fool” – Adama Janlo
• “Aurora’s Light” – Kathy Kosins
  
• “I Second That Emotion” – Diana Ross & The Supremes
• “Tears Of A Clown” – Smokey Robinson

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.