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This Day in Music History at 7:30 Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band was released in the US in 1967 , Charlie Watts was born in 1941, and Bruce Springsteen released Darkness on the Edge of Town in 1981.

Second Take at 8am: Brendan will play two versions of a song from Sgt Pepper.
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Back in 2001, John Mayer stopped by the World Cafe around the time his debut Room For Squares was picked up and released by a major label. We have dug that session out of our archives for you. Hear the John Mayer play the songs that made him famous, back in a time when he was just becoming famous—on the next World Cafe.
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This Day in Music History at 7:30 Memphis Minnie was born in 1897. We'll play a 3-song set highlighting her legacy.

Family Connection: Brendan will feature Memphis Minnie and one of her five husbands.
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Steven Page’s voice is instantly recognizable. He used to be in the band Barenaked Ladies. These days he’s a solo artist. And, like most of us, he’s been cooped up inside during the pandemic. On the next World Cafe, we’ll catch up with Steven and hear him perform his new song “Isolation” from the safety of his basement home studio.
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This Day in Music History at 7:30 Bruce Springsteen released the Born in the USA LP in 1984, Kasey Chambers was born in 1976, and Johnny Cash released the San Quentin LP in 1969.

Live at WUMB: an archived performance
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Cover songs! Come get your cover songs! Johnny Cash covers Nine Inch Nails, Sharon Van Etten does a song written by Nick Lowe and made famous by Elvis Costello. Want to hear Adam Duritz of Counting Crows sing a Warren Zevon Song? How about Bonnie Raitt covering Jackson Browne? Tune into World Cafe’s Back Cover special on the next World Cafe.
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New Music Feature at 7:30 Brendan will play two new songs not yet heard on WUMB.

This Day in Music History at 7:50 Freddie Stone was born in 1947, Lucinda Williams released the Essence LP in 2001, and Van Morrison released the Days Like This LP in 1995.

Local Spotlight at 8am: Brendan will feature the music of Molly Pinto Madigan.
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On the next World Cafe, our Sense of Place series continues with a visit to Olvera Street, the Mexican marketplace that is one of the oldest sections of Los Angeles. Marisol, the lead singer of the band La Santa Cecilia, and her longtime brother in song, Pepe, talk about busking among the vendors. Plus, Marisol shares how she has become a shopkeeper there herself, taking over the stall that her grandfather first started in the 60s.
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