People Have The Power

U.K. singer/songwriter James Bay joins host Steve Baltin on People Have The Power this week to share a fascinating and wide ranging playlist of protest songs, from Bruce Springsteen to Beyonce, and talk about how those songs have shaped his own work.

Public Enemy frontman Chuck D joins host Steve Baltin to discuss the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame group's brilliant and timely new album, political trickery, and his wide range of favorite protest songs, from the Temptations and Bob Marley to Curtis Mayfield.

Rock And Roll Hall Of Famer Jon Bon Jovi joins host Steve Baltin on People Have The Power to discuss the band's new album, '2020,' his fandom of Tom Waits, hanging out with 'Beatle Paul' and his favorite songs of social change and justice.

Amy Ray and Emily Saliers each picked two of their favorite protest songs

and share with host Steve Baltin how songs from Bob Marley, Tupac, Sam Cooke and Mahalia Jackson shaped their own writing as well as how their own Southern history influenced their music and ideals.

Up and coming singer/songwriter Phoebe Bridgers, whose 'Punisher,' is one of the most acclaimed albums of the year, joins host Steve Baltin to talk about her favorite protest songs from Woody Guthrie, Bob Dylan and Bright Eyes, among others.

Rising British superstar Mihael Kiwanuka joins host Steve Baltin to talk about why he feels we are in a new heyday of music and his favorite protest songs of all era, from Marvin Gaye to Solange.

Carlos Santana and wife Cindy Blackman Santana join host Steve Baltin to talk about their cover of John Lennon's "Imagine," lessons from the '60s and such figures as Bob Marley, Bob Dylan, Curtis Mayfield and more.

Singer/songwriter Lucinda Williams takes host Steve Baltin on an incredible journey through her songs of social change from Bob Dylan, Marvin Gaye, Leadbelly, Buffalo Springfield and more. And she discusses how these artists have influenced her superb new album, 'Good Souls Better Angels.'

Legendary Doors' drummer John Densmore takes host Steve Baltin on a journey from the '60s to today as Densmore goes through four of his favorite Bob Dylan protest songs, as well as discusses John Lennon, Leonard Cohen, Black Lives Matter, Colin Kaepernick and of course the Doors.

A quick preview of the August 11 episode of People Have The Power, featuring Doors' drummer John Densmore.