Morning Edition: Music

October 23, 2017 8:59 AM

How Bob Dylan's songs evolved over time

Bob Dylan and Mavis Staples will be playing at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul on Wednesday.

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October 20, 2017 9:22 AM

A tragic anniversary for Lynyrd Skynyrd fans

Forty years ago, shortly after their "Street Survivors" album came out, three members of Lynyrd Skynyrd were killed and six others were severely injured in a plane crash.

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October 19, 2017 9:06 AM

'Wake Up Little Susie' topped charts 60 years ago

It tells the story of a teenage couple on a date at the movies who fall asleep and don't wake up until 4 a.m., way past their curfew. Don Everly reported that the song had been banned in Boston when it first came out because it was considered sexually suggestive.

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October 18, 2017 8:55 AM

Violent Femmes to play First Avenue

The Violent Femmes are playing a sold-out show Wednesday night at First Avenue in Minneapolis.

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October 17, 2017 9:34 AM

Whitesnake's 'Here I Go Again' topped charts 30 years ago

While it's often thought of as a song about facing your challenges head-on, Whitesnake leader David Coverdale actually wrote it to describe his feelings at the end of his first marriage.

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October 16, 2017 9:23 AM

Robert Plant releases 11th album

Plant describes the album as "a little wild, a little bit crazy in concept."

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October 13, 2017 9:53 AM

Paul Weller looks forward

The musician is performing Friday night at the Pantages Theatre in Minneapolis.

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October 11, 2017 9:01 AM

'Soul of a Woman' to be released next month

Sharon Jones, who was diagnosed with cancer in 2013, died last November.

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October 10, 2017 8:59 AM

Chick Corea to perform at Dakota Jazz Club

The 22-time Grammy Award winner will be joined on this tour by drummer Steve Gadd, one of most highly-regarded session drummers around.

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October 6, 2017 8:57 AM

King of Latin Pop comes to town

When he launched his career, Enrique Iglesias didn't want his father or his famous surname to advance his career. So at first he called himself Enrique Martinez and claimed he was an unknown singer from Guatemala.

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