Rob Reinhart’s Essential Music: New Meshell Ndegeocello and Thee Sacred Souls, Woodstock’s 55th birthday, cool covers + more

Listen to “Rob Reinhart’s Essential Music” every Saturday from 2-4 p.m. ET on Detroit Public Radio 101.9 WDET.

Meshell Ndegeocello

Meshell Ndegeocello


On this episode of Rob Reinhart’s Essential Music, Woodstock is now 55 years in the rearview and we’ll celebrate the iconic festival’s birthday.

Plus, new Meshell Ndegeocello from her tribute to James Baldwin and a tune from Detroit’s Jack Spivey. I also get into some cool covers, and a few originals of songs you best know through others.

See the playlist below and listen to the episode for two weeks after it airs using the media player above.

Rob Reinhart’s Essential Music Playlist for Aug. 17, 2024

  • “Dime” – Aaron Frazer
  • “I Can See” – Durand Jones & The Indications
  • “Belle Isle Drive” – Will Sessions w/Amp Fiddler and Dames Brown
  • “Another Country” – Meshell Ndegeocello
  • “Too Much Stress” – Steve Cropper w/Brian May and Billy Gibbons
  • “Strawberry Letter 23” – Shuggie Otis
  • “Love The One You’re With” – Isley Brothers
  • “Satellite Business 2.0” – Sampha w/Little Simz
  • “Mor” – Sigur Ros
  • “Real Love Baby” – Father John Misty
  • “ghost” – Sierra Spirit
  • “Woodstock, 55 years ago NOW!” – Rob Reinhart for Culture Shift, 2019
  • “Beaches” – Beabadoobee
  • “Live For You” – Thee Sacred Souls
  • “Ahead By A Century” – The Tragically Hip
  • “Prove It To You” – Brittany Howard
  • “Different Skin” – Jack Spivey
  • “Thing Called Love” – John Hiatt
  • “Take Me To The River” – Al Green
  • “Thirteen” – Jade Bird (Acoustic Cafe in-studio performance)
  • “Winding Roads” – Stephen Marley w/Jack Johnson
  • “Feel” – The Heavy Heavy
  • “Best Left Unsolved” – BADBADNOTGOOD
  • “Volunteers” – Jefferson Airplane, 8/17/69 – Woodstock

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  • Rob Reinhart
    Rob Reinhart is host of WDET's "Essential Music" and the syndicated program "Acoustic Cafe," heard on 125 stations around the country, and stations from Greece to New Zealand. He's voted in 11 presidential elections: 5 wins, 6 losses.