Today on Play Something Sweet, we look at the decline of small-town America in the 1980s and the earnest and nostalgic rock music that sprang up in the Heartland. Music by Bruce Springsteen, John Mellencamp, and Bob Seger.

Today on Play Something Sweet we stroll down Tin Pan Alley during the heyday of the Broadway musical. Music by Vaudeville performers and Tin Pan Alley songwriters.

Today on Play Something Sweet we celebrate the finest music documentary ever made - The Last Waltz - and the history of The Band. Music by The Band, Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, Bob Dylan, Dr. John, and The Staple Singers.

Today on Play Something Sweet, we look at the history of spirituals and gospel music and the impact on American music. Music by The Staple Singers, Nina Simone, Aretha Franklin, Mahalia Jackson, Reverend Gary Davis, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Sister Gertrude Morgan, the Blind Boys of Alabama, and Jerry Lee Lewis.

Today on Play Something Sweet we explore late 1980s alternative rock and the end of the Cold War. Music by REM, INXS, the Cult, the Alarm, X, Tracy Chapman, Social Distortion, Jane's Addiction, the Jesus and Mary Chain, Love and Rockets, the Smithereens.

Today on Play Something Sweet we look at the history and influence of South African rhythms on American music. Music by Solomon Linda, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Paul Simon, Peter Gabriel, the Tokens, and the Dave Matthews Band.

Play Something Sweet: Today we journey to the American South in search of long-forgotten blues legends during the height of the Civil Rights Movement. Music by: Son House, Mississippi John Hurt, Skip James, Reverend Gary Davis, Bob Dylan, Pete Seeger.

Join us today on Play Something Sweet as we discuss Third Wave Feminism in the 1990s and the female-driven music of the era. Music by Sarah McLachlin, Indigo Girls, Sheryl Crow, Natalie Merchant, Patty Griffin, Norah Jones, and Fiona Apple.

Join us today on Play Something Sweet as we discuss the cultural impact of the 1972 album Free To Be...You And Me. Music and skits by Marlo Thomas, Mel Brooks, Carol Channing, Alan Alda, Diana Ross, Harry Belafonte, Tom Smothers, Rosy Grier, Shirley Jones, and more.

Join us on Play Something Sweet as we look at the period between disco and rap and play some Ohio Funk Music. Music by the Ohio Players, Dazz Band, Lakeside, DeBarge, Heatwave, Zapp, Kool and the Gang, and the Gap Band.