Acoustic Cafe: Part one of 30 years of in-studio cover songs

Listen to “Acoustic Cafe” with host Rob Reinhart every Sunday from 1-3 p.m. ET on Detroit Public Radio 101.9 WDET.

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Rob Reinhart

On this week’s episode of Acoustic Cafe, we continue our celebration of our 30th year with a collection of in-studio performances of cover songs.

There have been hundreds performed in our studios, so this is just part one!

This episode features songs of Rihanna covered by LOW, The Beatles covered by The Holmes Bros., Stevie Wonder covered by Jalen Ngonda, Townes Van Zandt covered by Rodney Crowell, Marvin Gaye covered by
Devon Gilfillian, and many more.

See the playlist below and listen to. the episodes on-demand for two weeks after it airs using the media player above.

Acoustic Cafe Playlist for July 21, 2024

  • “Million Dollar Intro” – Ani Difranco
  • “What’s Going On” – Devon Gilfillian
  • “Olympia, WA” – Molly Tuttle
  • “I Fall In Love Too Easily” – Susan Werner
  • “To Love Somebody” – Graffiti 6
  • “When My Blue Moon Turns To Gold Again/Love Stinks” Peter Wolf
  • “Purple Rain Drops” – Jalen Ngonda
  • “Wish You Were Here” – Jake Shimabukuro
  • “Wave Of Mutilation” – Grant Lee Phillips
  • “Dont Know Why” – Norah Jones
  • “Beechwood Park” – Beck
  • “River Man” – Robyn Hitchcock
  • “Angel” – Alison Brown & Beth Nielsen Chapman
  • “8:05” – Dave Alvin & Cindy Cashdollar
  • “Stay” – Low
  • “Supernatural” – Cowboy Junkies
  • “No Place to Fall” – Rodney Crowell
  • “Sea of Heartbreak” – Rosanne Cash
  • “Soul Meets Body” – Catie Curtis
  • “The Weight” – Deanna Carter
  • “Heart of Gold” – Ilsey
  • “Stop” – Lizz Wright
  • “Tower of Song” – Tom Jones
  • “I’ll Be Back” – The Holmes Brothers
  • “I Want A New Drug” – Glen Phillips
  • “You Got Lucky” – Lukas Nelson
  • “I Never Cared For You” – Allison Krauss
  • “Sofa No. 1” – Michael Hedges

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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.