Morning Edition: Music

April 25, 2019 10:36 AM

An album from Prince's vault, and his memoir, are coming

The Prince estate has announced plans to release Originals, another album of previously unreleased tracks -- many of which were hits for other artists -- he recorded between 1981 and 1991.

by Robin Hilton

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April 25, 2019 10:20 AM

25 years since a jury found Michael Bolton plagiarized the Isley Brothers

Bolton claimed that he had not heard the earlier Isley Brothers song "Love is a Wonderful Thing" when he created his song by the same name.

by Cathy Wurzer

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April 24, 2019 11:46 AM

Jazz saxophonist Benny Golson comes to Crooners Lounge

Golson played tenor sax with many of the greats from the golden era of jazz — and composed tunes that themselves became jazz standards.

by MPR News Staff

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April 23, 2019 9:40 AM

40 years since Amii Stewart's disco version of 'Knock on Wood' topped pop chart

Eddie Floyd and Steve Cropper had written the song more than a decade earlier at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tenn.

by Phil Picardi

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April 22, 2019 10:25 AM

Lizzo debuts her new album 'Cuz I Love You'

It's her first release for a major label.

by Cathy Wurzer

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April 19, 2019 10:18 AM

Billy Bragg's three-night stand in Minneapolis

British singer/songwriter Billy Bragg is in Minneapolis for his "One Step Forward, Two Steps Back" tour. On each stop of the tour he is playing three nights.

by Cathy Wurzer

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April 17, 2019 10:08 AM

40 years since the Doobie Brothers topped the Billboard chart with 'What a Fool Believes'

The song won Grammy awards for Song of the Year and Record of the Year. It was one of just a few non-disco tunes to top the charts in the first eight months of 1979.

by Cathy Wurzer

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April 16, 2019 9:49 AM

50 years since the Beatles recorded 'Something'

It's considered the song that established George Harrison as a formidable songwriter within the group, and it's been covered by more than 150 artists -- including Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley, Shirley Bassey and Ray Charles.

by Cathy Wurzer

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April 13, 2019 10:30 PM

College men's hockey: Minnesota Duluth wins second straight title

Parker Mackay had a goal and an assist, Hunter Shepard stopped 18 shots and Minnesota Duluth won its second straight college hockey title, beating Massachusetts 3-0 on Saturday night.

by Associated Press

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April 12, 2019 11:14 AM

New Aretha Franklin documentary comes to theaters

Nearly 50 years after Aretha Franklin performed in Los Angeles with the Southern California Community Choir, a documentary about the concerts is finally hitting theaters.

by Cathy Wurzer

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