With 61st and 50th birthdays for Joan and Rufus, respectively, it’s time to explore their catalogs of covers! (60 minutes)

Coverville  1450: Cover stories for Joan Osborne and Rufus Wainwright

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For his 60th birthday, covers of and by Lenny Kravitz! (44 minutes)

Coverville  1490: The Lenny Kravitz Cover Story II

Jewel’s turning 50, and Morrissey’s turning 65 – and this is probably the only place you’ll find them together! (64 minutes)

Coverville  1489: Cover Stories for Jewel and The Smiths

For co-founder Dan Auerbach’s 45th birthday, and the 30th anniversary of Weezer’s debut album (affectionately called ‘The Blue Album”) and Cover Story for the Black Keys, and a track-by-track cover story! (68 minutes)

Coverville  1488: Going Black and Blue with The Black Keys and Weezer’s First Album

For his 75th birthday, let’s listen to some renditions of classic and deep-cut Billy Joel songs. (65 minutes)

Coverville  1487: The Billy Joel Cover Story IV

The National Recording Preservation Board every year adds 25 recordings to the Recording Registry for songs that represent culture of the times. Learn more about the registry here.

Coverville 1450: Cover stories for Joan Osborne and Rufus Wainwright

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