Rob Reinhart’s Essential Music: Celebrating Bruce Springsteen’s 75th birthday, Detroit tunes from Nick Behnan, Nick Piunti + more

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

Bruce Springsteen

Bruce Springsteen


On this episode of Rob Reinhart’s Essential Music, the fall fundraiser is over (thanks so much!), but there are still some cool cover songs to play.

Plus, hear a studio recording from Sting — who recorded a session with Acoustic Cafe last week — plus new work coming from Nick Piunti & The Complicated Men, a new single from Nick Behnan and much 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 Sept. 28, 2024
  • “Crying In The Night” – Cunningham/Bird
  • “Evening Gown” – Alejandro Escovedo
  • “Dance To The Music” – H.E.R.
  • “(You Make Me Feel Like A) Natural Woman ” – Aretha Franklin
  • “Rejection Letter” – Nick Piunti & The Complicated Men
  • “As” – Stevie Wonder
  • “Mystery” – Allen Stone ft. P.J. Morton
  • “Sugah Daddy” – D’Angelo
  • “Gild The Lily” – Billy Strings
  • “The One” – Lilly MacPhee
  • “Working On The Highway” – Blitzen Trapper
  • “Spirit In The Night” – Bruce Springsteen (happy 75th)
  • “Spit On A Stranger” – Nickel Creek
  • “Take Me With U” – Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings
  • Hurt” – Johnny Cash
  • “Heart Of Gold” – Bettye LaVette
  • “Running Out Of Time” – Nick Behnan
  • “silk” – Allysha Joy
  • “Project Forever” – Alan Sparhawk
  • “Holy Ghost” – LOW (Acoustic Cafe in-studio performance, 2013)
  • “Autumn Nocturne” – Samara Joy
  • “Magic Dance” – David Bowie
  • “I Wrote Your Name (Upon My Heart)” – Sting (Acoustic Cafe in-studio performance, 9/18/24)
  • “My Fun” – Suki Waterhouse
  • “The River” – Bruce Springsteen (happy 75th)
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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.