FUV Essentials

The Replacements opened for Keith Richards for his 45th birthday and Tommy Stinson recalls his "Five Essential Rolling Stones Songs" ...

Friend and co-member of The Both, Ted Leo, has written an affectionate assessment of his "Five Essential Aimee Mann Songs" for FUV Essentials. (Okay, there might be more than five).

Trombone Shorty, the New Orleans musician and producer Troy Andrews, toured with Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings and Hall & Oates in 2016. Andrews' choices of "Five Essential Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings Songs" are his memories of that life-affirming time.

We celebrate great artists as our FUV Essentials, and we thank WFUV Members for making it possible with their essential support.

Producer Tucker Martine leant his ears and insight to "Five Essential My Morning Jacket Songs" for FUV Essentials.

It's not a surprise that an artist with the range of Jim James would be a Neil Young fan.

Lumineers' drummer and multi-instrumentalist Jeremiah Fraites weighs in with his "Five Essential U2 Songs" after a season of opening for the Irish quartet.

Singer-songwriter-producer Son Little casts his eye on "Five Essential Albums" from Mavis Staples and the Staple Singers, and writes about the music that changed his life.

Jon Batiste, a lifelong admirer of Mavis and Pops Staples and the Staple Singers, kindly wrote a "love riot" of his "Five Essential Mavis and Pop Staples Songs" for FUV Essentials.

The music that Sam Beam has been making for the past 15 years as Iron & Wine is born of a multitude of traditions — Southern blues, jazz, folk, gospel, bluegrass, country and more. The elemental core of his artistry is visceral, tender and wise, like something mined from the earth, and with every year, it has developed character, boldness, sweetness, and a refined complexity. Iron & Wine's Sam Beam is one of our FUV Essentials.