Music 101: Debut Singles, Including Aretha Franklin’s ‘Today I Sing The Blues’
Listen to Aretha Franklin’s debut single.
Music 101
Host: Margot
Sundays at 10 am MST and Wednesdays at 8 pm MST
Music 101 is part music/part history lesson with your teacher and host Margot. Every week, Margot highlights a different chapter in music history, bringing you songs you love and the stories behind them. Music 101 explores how music and history both affect one another, while highlighting topics like the Wrecking Crew, banned and censored songs, the Civil Rights Movement, CBGB’s, the Hammond organ in rock — and much more.
Select recent episode summaries
Music 101: Songs Of Protest Music Throughout History
Margot explores the sounds and songs of protest music in a multi-episode Music 101.
Music 101: John Cale
The life and music of the extraordinary John Cale
Halloween With Music 101
Inside the songs and stories of the best Halloween music
Music 101: Two Hit Wonders
After One Hit Wonder Day, the best two hit wonders
A Tribute To Ric Ocasek
Stream The Music 101 honoring Ric Ocasek
On Labor Day, Remembering The Ludlow Massacre
And, the work songs that bring us together
Songs Inspired By Poems
Poetry has inspired timeless music
Music 101: Cover Songs
The best cover songs from Otis to Aretha, and more
The Genius Of Stevie Wonder
There’s only one Stevie. Here’s his story.
Music 101: Shoegaze
The spectral sounds of reverb
Celebrate The Fourth With Music From The Heartland
On Music 101, the best in American rock and roll
