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Music

Ronstadt a silenced songbird

Ronstadt a silenced songbird

Linda Ronstadt has revealed that she can no longer sing a note; she has Parkinson’s. She ushered in a pretty fair era in music in the late ’60s and early’70s, along with James Taylor, Carole King, and the Eagles: folk rock. She was the decade’s highest-paid female singer and it wasn’t because of the high-glitz…
by Bob Collins

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JJ Cale dies; wrote hits for Clapton, Skynyrd

Grammy-winning musician JJ Cale, whose best known songs became hits for Eric Clapton with "After Midnight" and Lynyrd Skynyrd with "Call Me the Breeze," has died. He was 74.

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Jazz drummer Babatunde Lea heads to Artists' Quarter, ready for joy on the bandstand

Jazz drummer Babatunde Lea heads to Artists' Quarter, ready for joy on the bandstand

The sounds that emerge from the stage will be heavily rooted in the rhythms of Africa and its diaspora, played by a band that, Lea says, is a rare treat for Twin Cities audiences. Joining him on bandstand will be bassist Anthony Cox, pianist Richard Johnson and trumpeter Solomon Parham.
by David Cazares

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George Mitchell, who brokered N. Ireland peace, is mediating MN Orchestra deadlock

George Mitchell, who brokered N. Ireland peace, is mediating MN Orchestra deadlock

Neither side in the Orchestra dispute will confirm or deny that Mitchell, who brokered a deal between the warring sides in Northern Ireland and served as a special envoy to the Middle East, is leading attempts at mediation.
by Euan Kerr

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Minnesota Orchestra lockout: Status check

The Minnesota Orchestra canceled six summer shows this week, as the labor dispute between musicians and management continues.

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Dessa deconstructs her new album “Parts of Speech”

Dessa deconstructs her new album “Parts of Speech”

89.3 The Current’s host David Campbell recently hosted a one hour special with local hip hop maven Dessa to talk and sing a live audience through her latest album, “Parts of Speech.”  A few lucky listeners got to sit in the audience in the UBS Forum here at MPR, but now everyone can enjoy the…
by Marianne Combs

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