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Lady Blackbird performed at The Ark in Ann Arbor on Sunday, April 27, 2025.
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  • Rob Reinhart's Essential Music

Rob Reinhart’s Essential Music: Lady Blackbird, new music from Bon Iver, Lorde, Robert Randolph + more

Rob Reinhart April 28, 2025

In this week's episode of Rob Reinhart's Essential Music, Lady Blackbird (pictured above), new songs from Bon Iver, Robert Randolph...

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JR JR perform on stage.
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  • Rob Reinhart's Essential Music

Rob Reinhart’s Essential Music: New album from Smokey Robinson, JR JR in Detroit this summer, Olive Klug + more

Rob Reinhart April 21, 2025

In this week's episode of Rob Reinhart's Essential Music we featured a new album of covers from Smokey Robinson, now...

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Vinyl Records
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  • Rob Reinhart's Essential Music

Rob Reinhart’s Essential Music: A celebration of Record Store Day 2025, plus some new music too!

Rob Reinhart April 14, 2025

This week's episode of Rob Reinhart's Essential Music we'll celebrate Record Store Day with some RSD exclusives, plus brand new...

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This week on Rob Reinhart's Essential Music, we revisit classic April releases through the decades.
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  • Rob Reinhart's Essential Music

Rob Reinhart’s Essential Music: Classic albums released in April; Detroit band covers Depeche Mode and more

Rob Reinhart April 7, 2025

This week's episode of Rob Reinhart's Essential Music plays back some classic albums released in April of 1965, '75, '85,...

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Crowd at a concert backlit.
  • Culture & Music
  • Rob Reinhart's Essential Music

Rob Reinhart’s Essential Music: New tracks from Lizzo, Lucy Dacus, Jack Spivey & more

Rob Reinhart March 31, 2025

This week's episode of Rob Reinhart's Essential Music covers another busy week of newly released music from Lizzo, Lucy Dacus...

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Jalen Ngonda.
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  • Rob Reinhart's Essential Music

Rob Reinhart’s Essential Music: Playing ‘catch up’ with a ton of new music released since the Spring Fundraiser

Rob Reinhart March 24, 2025

This week's episode of Rob Reinhart's Essential Music featured a ton of new music issued since our recently concluded Spring...

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foreign language
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  • Rob Reinhart's Essential Music

Rob Reinhart’s Essential Music: Tunes you probably know in languages you may not… From Motown to Beyonce in Italian, Spanish, Japanese + more

Rob Reinhart March 1, 2025

This week's episode of Rob Reinhart's Essential Music  showcases huge hits performed by the original artists in foreign languages! From classic...

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Frances Glandney (left) and Smokey Robinson on the red carpet at Celebrity Fight Night XXIV at the JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort & Spa in Phoenix, Arizona, March 10, 2018.
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  • Rob Reinhart's Essential Music

Rob Reinhart’s Essential Music: Smokey Robinson turns 85, new tunes from Yukimi, St. Motel + lots more

Rob Reinhart February 24, 2025

On this episode of Rob Reinhart's Essential Music, Smokey Robinson turned 85 this week, so lots of appropriate music for...

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a broken heart lollipop
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  • Rob Reinhart's Essential Music

Rob Reinhart’s Essential Music: The annual Anti-Valentine’s Day Show — heartbreak, misery and more!

Rob Reinhart February 17, 2025

On this episode of Rob Reinhart's Essential Music, it's the annual Anti-Valentine's Day Show, featuring all the downsides of love...

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Those who donate to WDET during our Holiday Fundraiser can select from a range of thank you gifts.
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WDET kicks off Holiday Fundraiser on Giving Tuesday with exciting new thank you gifts

Jenny Sherman December 3, 2024

For several years, WDET has participated in Giving Tuesday as a one-day fundraiser. This year, Giving Tuesday will mark the...

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Strange Heart pose with Ann Delisi at WDET's studios.
  • Ann Delisi's Essential Music
  • Culture & Music
  • Live on WDET

Live on WDET: Strange Heart

Ann Delisi February 21, 2024

Metro Detroit band Strange Heart stopped by WDET as part of the revived Essential Music Tour, performing a stripped down...

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Bill Withers main BBC
  • Culture & Music
  • CultureShift

Bill Withers Just Wanted You To Feel Alright

Ann Delisi April 9, 2020

Bill Withers, famed soul singer, died on March 30th at the age of 81. His brief career and unusual path to...

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