Good morning, are you enjoying the day off? Hang on, more on that in a second… It took almost 100 years for the government of the United States to establish any federal holidays. In 1870, Congress granted paid time off to federal employees for New Year’s Day, Independence Day, Thanksgiving…

As we kick off an American summer, we’re taking a break from our regularly scheduled programming, and I’m throwing this week’s installment over to my young west-coast entertainment reporter…   Who reports on a rare and (for me) unheard of compilation of great music.   A lot of great songs…