Morning Edition: Music

June 4, 2015 8:55 AM

New version of 'Brown Sugar' by the Rolling Stones coming out soon

A deluxe edition of the "Sticky Fingers" album will be released next week with lots of extra features including alternate versions of some tracks.

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June 3, 2015 8:47 AM

What special song could the Rolling Stones play in Minneapolis?

Stones play "Hang on Sloopy" for the first time live since 1966 at Ohio show.

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June 1, 2015 8:57 AM

Freddy Fender's turning point was 'Before the Last Teardrop Falls'

The bilingual ballad topped the Billboard pop and country charts.

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May 29, 2015 8:17 AM

Temples play First Avenue

The band has attracted quite a following since it formed a couple years ago in the English town of Kettering.

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May 28, 2015 8:57 AM

Beatles song 'Ticket to Ride' hit No. 1 50 years ago

It was the eighth Beatles song to make it to No. 1 in just over a year.

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May 27, 2015 8:56 AM

Joshua Redman joins The Bad Plus

NPR's jazz critic Tom Moon called the collaboration "a roaring and beautiful summit meeting."

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May 26, 2015 8:55 AM

Merle Haggard and Willie Nelson to release new album

"Django and Jimmie" is out next week. The country music legends just finished a cross-country tour together.

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May 22, 2015 8:56 AM

Óscar Romero's life and legacy honored in song

On Saturday, Catholics in El Salvador will celebrate the beatification of Óscar Romero.

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May 21, 2015 8:56 AM

Chuck Berry recorded the influential 'Maybellene' 60 years ago

The song was Berry's first single and first hit.

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May 20, 2015 8:54 AM

Duke Ellington Orchestra raised money for the U 60 years ago

The show raised money for a new student union on the St. Paul campus. Construction of the St. Paul Student Center began three years later.

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