Rob Reinhart’s Essential Music: Classic August releases, the late Glen Hansard + more

This week on Rob Reinhart’s Essential Music, music from the late Glen Hansard from his solo catalog. Also, classic August album releases from The Supremes, Beyonce, Bootsy, Boston and more!

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 August 1, 2026

HOUR ONE:

• “Leave A Light On” – Dervish ft. Glen Hansard
• “The Light (4 PM)” – Cautious Clay
• “Sick Of The Times” – THAO ft. TuneYards, The Linda Lindas
• “If I Let You” – The Womack Sisters
• “When It’s Right, It’s Right” – Nick Behnan
• “Stretching Out (In A Rubber Band)” – Bootsy Collins (August 1976)
• “The Boy In The Bubble” – Paul Simon (August 1986)
• “If Your Girl Only Knew” – Aaliyah (August 1996)
• “Wake Up Everybody” – Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes
• “Technopagans” – Jesse Welles
• “Winning Streak” – Glen Hansard

HOUR TWO:

• “Rock And Roll Band” – Boston (August 1976)
• “Ring The Alarm” – Beyonce (August 2006)
• “You Can’t Hurry Love” – The Supremes (August 1966)
• “Big Man On Mulberry Street” – Billy Joel (August 1986)
• “I Don’t Understand” – MT Jones (Acoustic Cafe performance)
• “Cigarette Curls” – Beth Orton
• “Your Love Is Electric” – Leon Bridges
• “But, Nvm” – Baby Rose
• “Yes We Can Can” – The Pointer Sisters
• “This Land Is Your Land” – Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings
• “All You Fonies” – Dropkick Murphys
• “Say It To Me Now” – Glen Hansard
• “Roll On Slow” – Glen Hansard

Listen to Rob Reinhart’s Essential Music every Saturday from 2-4 p.m. ET on Detroit Public Radio 101.9 WDET and streaming on-demand at wdet.org