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Music

Singing surgeon: Mayo's Dr. Elvis cuts EP to aid COVID-19 fund

Singing surgeon: Mayo's Dr. Elvis cuts EP to aid COVID-19 fund

Two years after becoming an unlikely singing sensation, the 34-year-old doctor with a golden voice is releasing his first-ever EP on Friday and all the proceeds will be donated to The Center of Disaster Philanthropy COVID-19 Response Fund.
by The Associated Press

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Fenway Park's organist gives fans that ballpark sound at home — and he takes requests

Fenway Park's organist gives fans that ballpark sound at home — and he takes requests

Josh Kantor streams the music show on Facebook Live each day from his house in Cambridge, Mass. He says he'll keep going "until people get sick of it or until baseball starts up."
by Laurel Wamsley

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Celebrated singer-songwriter John Prine has died at 73

Celebrated singer-songwriter John Prine has died at 73

John Prine, the ingenious singer-songwriter who explored the heartbreaks, indignities and absurdities of everyday life in “Angel from Montgomery,” “Sam Stone,” “Hello in There” and scores of other indelible tunes, died Tuesday at the age of 73.
by The Associated Press

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Global Citizen and WHO announce 'One World,' a Lady Gaga-curated concert special

Global Citizen and WHO announce 'One World,' a Lady Gaga-curated concert special

The special, set to be televised and streamed on April 18, will feature a long list of top-tier names, including Paul McCartney, Billie Eilish, Kacey Musgraves, Stevie Wonder, among many others.
by Jon Lewis

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Daily dose of sweetness: Mpls. neighbors stay connected with social distance singalongs

Daily dose of sweetness: Mpls. neighbors stay connected with social distance singalongs

Inspired by videos of quarantined Italians singing and playing music, Minnesotans are stepping out their doors to lift up their voices as a way to maintain connectivity while under Gov. Tim Walz’s stay-at-home order.
by Christine T. Nguyen

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Daily dose of sweetness: Church's new bells ring out, offer reminder of community

Daily dose of sweetness: Church's new bells ring out, offer reminder of community

“We want to remind everybody that’s isolated in their homes or apartments that we are one community … and to ring out hope and courage to our community every day until we get through this,” said Westminster Presbyterian Church senior pastor Tim Hart-Andersen.
by Emily Bright

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'Lean On Me,' 'Lovely Day' singer Bill Withers dies at 81

'Lean On Me,' 'Lovely Day' singer Bill Withers dies at 81

Bill Withers, who wrote and sang a string of soulful songs in the 1970s that have stood the test of time, including " Lean On Me, " "Lovely Day" and "Ain't No Sunshine," has died from heart complications, his family said in a statement to The Associated Press. He was 81.
by The Associated Press

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