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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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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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  • 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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(Clockwise from left) "Brown Sugar," D'Angelo; "A.M.," Wilco; an artistic rendering of Lauryn Hill; "Natural Blues," Moby; Bob Seger; "Blood on the Tracks," Bob Dylan; "Head Over Heels" single by Tears for Fears; Jack White.
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  • Rob Reinhart's Essential Music

Rob Reinhart’s Essential Music: Artists and albums celebrating ‘Big-O’ birthdays in 2025

Rob Reinhart January 7, 2025

On this episode of Rob Reinhart's Essential Music, some of the great albums and artists celebrating milestones in 2025! From...

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Motown Records will celebrate its 65th anniversary on Friday, Jan. 12, 2024.
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Ann Delisi: Celebrating 65 years of Motown Records

Ann Delisi January 10, 2024

Sixty-five years ago, on Jan. 12, 1959, Motown Records was born. No one could have predicted the parade of supremely...

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