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Morning Edition: Music

A very big day for Jerry Lee Lewis and his fans

A very big day for Jerry Lee Lewis and his fans

The rock and roll legend releases a new album -- his third in a decade -- and the biography "Jerry Lee Lewis: His Own Story" today.

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50 years ago, James Brown stole the T.A.M.I. Show

Today's Morning Edition music is from James Brown and the Famous Flames performing for a television special called Teenage Awards Music International or the T.A.M.I. Show.

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How 'Do Wah Diddy Diddy' became a marching song

Today's Morning Edition music is from 50 years ago today when "Do Wah Diddy Diddy," by the group Manfred Mann, was the No. 1 song on the pop charts. 'Stripes' gave it legs.

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Flaming Lips and 'Fwends' reinterpret a Beatles classic

Flaming Lips and 'Fwends' reinterpret a Beatles classic

The Flaming Lips have teamed up with an eclectic group of other musicians to re-interpret all the songs off the classic Beatles album, "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band."

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Listen to Kamman interview one of the jazz greats

Listen to Kamman interview one of the jazz greats

For today's Morning Edition music, we are remembering the life of broadcast legend Leigh Kamman who died on Friday at the age of 92.

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Varsity Theater hosts Field Report, Communion tour

Today's Morning Edition music features the Milwaukee-based Field Report with "Home (Leave the Lights On) — a song off their record Marigolden.

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