The Iowa Rock and Roll Hall of Fame was founded in 1997 in Arnold’s Park, Iowa. Just over 10 years old, the hall has named a number of prominent Iowa
Lots of new music was released in 2017; here at Iowa Public Radio, we received more than 2,000 albums. If wading through all of that sounds overwhelming, never fear. During this hour of Talk of Iowa, host Charity Nebbe talks with Tony Dehner and Mark Simmet of Iowa Public Radio’s Studio One about their favorite albums of the year.
We’ve also had our most musically-minded staff curate their top five favorite albums of this year, including Morning Edition host Clay Masters. Check out our Spotify playlist and read album reviews below.
Kevin “B. F.” Burt of Coralville has been performing the blues for more than 20 years. He’s beloved in Iowa, and has performed around the world.
This month, he won three first place awards at the International Blues Challenge in Memphis, Tennessee.
On this edition of Talk of Iowa, Charity Nebbe talks with Burt about his humble solo performance origins at Baldy’s Wraps in Iowa City, what it’s like to be discovered after his performance in Memphis, and where he’s focusing his energy next.
There is a lot of children’s music out there, and some of it is really bad. But over the course of the last two decades, children’s music as a genre has become a home for many smart, funny, and talented musicians. Iowa native Justin Roberts is one of them.
During this hour of Talk of Iowa, he talks with host Charity Nebbe about his newest album Lemonade, which has been nominated for a Grammy this year. It’s his third time being nominated.
On this album, he has several laugh out loud funny songs, including one called “Valentine.”
