This week on Play Something Sweet we celebrate the 1958 Newport Jazz Festival and the magnificent film that captured the incredible moment in music history, Jazz on a Summer's Day. Performances by Mahalia Jackson, Miles Davis, Anita O'Day, Jimmy Guiffre, Gerry Mulligan, Dinah Washington, Big Maybelle, Ray Charles, Chuck Berry, and Louis Armstrong.

Today on Play Something Sweet we are rocking out and reminiscing with rock music hailing from the north. Music by Bob Seger, Boston, the J. Geils Band, Cheap Trick, Donnie Iris, and the Steve Miller Band.

Today we are celebrating the tradition of Mardi Gras and the fascinating history of Mardi Gras Indians in New Orleans! Music by the Wild Magnolias, Treme Brass Band, the Wild Tchoupitoulas, Professor Longhair, Trombone Shorty and James Andrews, Carol Fran, Dr. John, and the New Birth Brass Band.

Today we look at the origins of surf music and the heyday California surf culture. Music by Dick Dale and the Del-Tones, The Ventures, and The Beach Boys.

Today on Play Something Sweet we discuss outlaw country and Texas singer-songwriters. Music by Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Kris Kristofferson, Johnny Cash, Blaze Foley, John Prine, Townes Van Zandt, and Guy Clark.

Today we explore the fun and fluorescent 1980s and new wave music. Music by The Cure, Squeeze, Elvis Costello, New Order, Depeche Mode, The Smiths, and Big Audio Dynamite.

Today we listen to the music of the mid-century cocktail party era of the late 1950s/early 1960s - the sophisticated calm before the storm. Music by Stan Getz, the Sonny Clark Trio, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, and Sammy Davis, Jr.

Today on Play Something Sweet we look at the war years during World War 2 and the music of the 1940s. Music by Glenn Miller, Frank Sinatra, and The Andrews Sisters.

Today on Play Something Sweet we look at the roots of Cajun music and zydeco. Music by Mitch Landry, Buckwheat Zydeco, Roy Carrier, and Clifton Chenier.

This week we explore a disillusioned Generation X and their expression through music - grunge and riot grrrl. Music by Nirvana, Soundgarden, Stone Temple Pilots, Pearl Jam, Bikini Kill, and Sleater-Kinney.