Sam’s Jams: 30 Songs Showcasing Detroit’s Current Genre-Bending Music Scene
WDET Artist: Sasha Kashperko Track: Coffee Care The Detroit music scene has gone through many changes over the years. From...
Sam’s Jams: How J Dilla, Detroit Hip-Hop Pioneer, Changed Modern Music
WDET Artist: J Dilla Track: Two Can Win, Don't Cry, and many others.... Detroit has an important role in hip-hop...
Sam’s Jams: This Track from Detroit Techno Pioneers Changed Music History
WDET Artist: Cybotron Track: Alleys of Your Mind (1981) In Chicago, a new genre of music called House emerged in...
Sam’s Jams: This Funk Songwriter Also Hand-Painted Signs in Detroit
WDET This week at 101.9 WDET, we're celebrating 70 years of music here in Detroit. Each day, Sam's Jams will...
Sam’s Jams: Eddie Russ and Deep Jazz Cuts from Michigan
WDET This week at 101.9 WDET, we're celebrating 70 years of music here in Detroit. Each day, Sam's Jams will...
Sam’s Jams: Break Out Your Dancing Shoes For This Chart-Topping 1970’s Single
WDET Artist: David Bendeth Track: "Feel the Real" from Adrenalin (1979) David Bendeth is a record producer and musician born in London,...
Sam’s Jams: Jan Hammer “Don’t You Know”
WDET Son of the famous Czech Jazz vocalist, Vlasta Průchová, Jan Hammer is an important Czech-American musician, composer and record...
Sam’s Jams: Evelyn “Champagne” King “I’m In Love”
WDET Evelyn “Champagne” King is a vocalist and songwriter from the Bronx, New York. She is known for her hits...
Sam’s Jams: Promise “I’m Not Ready For Love”
WDET Promise is a four piece vocal group who began singing together when they were eight years old. By the...
The Drink Without the Hangover? Chef Junior Merino Teases New Alcohol-Free Cocktails
The non-alcoholic cocktail movement is coming from culinary hubs like Chicago, San Diego and New York to metro Detroit — and leading...
Sam’s Jams: Jackie Dee “Who”
WDET Dave Hamilton was a producer and musician in Detroit who worked as a session musician at Motown during the...
New Book Explores the History of Jazz in Detroit
A new book from former Detroit Free Press Arts reporter and critic Mark Stryker looks into the history of jazz in Detroit....