When she was 18 years old, Rosanne Cash was given a list of "100 Essential Country Songs" by her father Johnny.  She picked a baker's dozen of them and recorded "The List," re-interpreting these classics in her own inimitable way.  

In this one-hour special, Rosanne, producer John Leventhal, singer/songwriter Laura Cantrell and Rolling Stone magazine's Anthony DeCurtis delve into the history and writers of these songs, offering a new perspective on some of the milestones of American Music. 
 

The Young Marquis' Howlin' House Party! is not your kids' rock 'n' roll. It's made for Boomers. Of course, anyone over 18 who can dig it is really welcome. Warning: This show is not for intellectual stimulation. On the contrary; it's made to get one away from intellectual stimulation! Your gracious host, The Young Marquis, brings you uptempo blues, rock-a-billy, head-banger and other types of sometimes edgy music to have fun by. It's rock 'n' roll for grownups. This theatre-of-the-mind presentation welcomes listeners to the Young Marquis' lavish mansion high in the Hollywood Hills above the Sunset Strip for great music and wild times. Who'll fall into the koi pond this week? Who'll punch out whom? Food fight, anyone? Watch out for that chandelier! And, you never can tell who'll show up. The Young Marquis' Howlin' House Party! is a break from the everyday, research-driven pablum many people - especially adult adults - have come to abhor on commercial radio. Review it. (After the billboard, fast-forward five minutes to the rest of the content. The show is constructed per the NPR Special Programming clock.) Listeners will hear really great music they'll probably never hear anywhere else. It's particularly suitable for Friday or Saturday night airing. Hey, it's a party! Happens every other week.

The Global Guru is a weekly public radio interstitial that seeks to celebrate global culture, particularly in countries where Americans have either single narrative story lines, like Afghanistan (war), Thailand (sex tourism), Rwanda, (genocide), or perhaps no story lines at all, like East Timor, Moldova, Malta, Lesotho, etc. Engaging and rich in sound, the 3:00 interstitial seeks to enrich our collective understanding of the vastness of human experience. Presenting station is WAMU in Washington, DC and sponsored by American University in DC. Some of our favorite past shows include: How do Cambodians predict the harvest each year? How did Tanzania become the capitol of barbershops? How and why does Thailand categorize food? What is Iceland’s most feared culinary delight? How do you track a Tasmanian devil? What are the hidden messages in Zulu beadwork? 

If rock and roll was born in the 1950s, then by 1967-for better or worse-it had grown up. Sound Opinions celebrates this influential year in a one hour special: 1967: Rock & Roll Comes of Age.  Perhaps no year saw more pivotal changes that continue to resonate today. 1967 was the year that the recording studio as an instrument changed the way music is created; that the album as a united concept changed the way it is heard; that the festival experience remade the way music is celebrated live. Pop music became big business.

Tune in as Sound Opinions hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot explore landmark releases by The Beatles, Pink Floyd, Love and the Velvet Underground. Out went the teen-driven single...in came the album as art. They also look back at the historic Monterey International Pop Festival-a coming out party for Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix and Otis Redding that said to the world, "Rock and roll is here to stay." It's two renowned critics talking about one of the most important years in music. Guests include Elektra Records founder Jac Holzman, British invasion producer Joe Boyd and Monterey historian Harvey Kubernick.

So whether you are a casual music fan who remembers this era fondly, or an underground maven who wants to understand where it all started, join us for 1967: Rock & Roll Comes of Age.