Happy Birthday to Stevie Wonder

May 13, 2015|Corny O'Connell

Stevie Wonder, who made his first record at age eleven, is now 65 years old. Help us celebrate Stevie's birthday with a song...

A Stack of Bacharach

May 11, 2015|Corny O'Connell

Happy 87th birthday to Burt Bacharach! The man has racked up 48 Top10 hits including nine No. 1 singles. Share your favorite...

Question of the Day: Hey!

May 11, 2015|Corny O'Connell

Hay is for horses. But "Hey!" is for chanting and singing. It shows up in innumerable songs, so you should have no problem...

Mother's Day

May 07, 2015|Corny O'Connell

Sunday is Mother's Day. Mothers show up frequently in song. Pick one or two and share them below.

Here's what we played...

Question of the Day: May Flowers

May 07, 2015|Corny O'Connell

We've had plenty of April showers - now it's time for May flowers. Let's have your favorite songs about roses, begonias...

Messages, Cards & Letters

April 14, 2015|Corny O'Connell

You'll see from the Google doodle that today is the 155th anniversary of the Pony Express. You can have some fun trying to...

Question of the Day: On the Map

April 13, 2015|Corny O'Connell

This week's WFUV New Dig is Edge of the Sun - the latest from Calexico. Calexico shares their name with the California city...

Great Scot!

April 10, 2015|Corny O'Connell

It's Tartan Week - celebrating Scotland in New York City. The Scots have brought pipers and dancers to Ellis Island this...

Me

April 09, 2015|Corny O'Connell

We're taking things from the singer's perspective today. Listener Dan from Massapequa wants to hear your favorite songs with...

Poetry in Song

April 08, 2015|Corny O'Connell

National Poetry Month is here

Shift your brain into high gear

Ponder a song that was ere a poem

Plenty to choose, I'm...

Question of the Day: Billie Holiday

April 07, 2015|Corny O'Connell

Today is the centennial of the birth of Billie Holiday. Yesterday she was honored with a star on the Apollo Theater's Walk...

Question of the Day: Play Ball!

April 06, 2015|Corny O'Connell

The New York Yankees have their home opener against the Toronto Blue Jays in the Bronx today. The Mets start against the...

Question of the Day: Saints in Song

April 03, 2015|Corny O'Connell

It's Holy Week so listener Gregg in Upper Montclair wants to hear your favorite songs that mention saints. I hear it's hard...

Happy Birthday to Emmylou Harris

April 02, 2015|Corny O'Connell

It's Emmylou Harris' 68th birthday. We're celebrating with your favorite tracks - whether it's Emmylou on lead vocal or...

April Fools

April 01, 2015|Corny O'Connell

It's April Fool's Day and we're looking for songs about being a fool in love. Whether it's about gladly being a fool in love...

Question of the Day: Horn Sections

March 31, 2015|Corny O'Connell

It's Herb Alpert's 80th birthday. Alpert is best-known for playing trumpet and leading Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass. He...