Morning Edition: Music

August 3, 2017 7:55 AM

Worriers leader says punk is changing and she likes it

Lauren Denitzio says that until recently almost all punk bands like hers were fronted by straight men.

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August 2, 2017 8:55 AM

Fats Waller disappointed St. Paul audience 80 years ago

The Minneapolis Spokesman reported at the time that the band's performance was "lackadaisical."

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August 1, 2017 8:14 AM

Randy Newman's new album takes on everything from Putin to blues musicians

One song is based on the true story of blues harmonica player and singer John Lee Curtis who called himself Sonny Boy Williamson. After he died in in 1948, another blues musician named Alex Miller started using the name.

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July 31, 2017 8:55 AM

Manilow's 'Looks Like We Made It' topped charts 40 years ago

The song was used in a TV ad during the 2012 Super Bowl. That was the year that some people believed the Mayans predicted the world would end.

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July 28, 2017 9:02 AM

Andre Cymone performs tonight at Turf Club

Andre Cymone, who is best known as Prince's childhood friend and early musical collaborator, will be performing tonight at the Turf Club in St. Paul.

by Phil Picardi

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July 27, 2017 7:58 AM

Chic and Earth, Wind and Fire bring the '70s back to Xcel

Today's Morning Edition music is from "Le Freak" by Chic. According to guitarist Nile Rodgers, the song was conceived on New Year's Eve, 1977 when Rodgers and another member of the band could not get into the hottest disco club in New York, Studio 54.

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July 26, 2017 7:43 AM

Rapper Skepta appears to be working with Jagger

Today's Morning Edition music is from the British rapper Skepta with his new single "Hypocrisy."

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July 24, 2017 9:00 AM

The hit "Windy" was number one 50 years ago

Today's Morning Edition music is from "Windy" by the Association which was number one on the Billboard pop chart 50 years ago today.

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July 21, 2017 8:57 AM

Bon Iver returns to Rock the Garden this weekend

Bon Iver is returning to Rock the Garden this year as the headliner. The day-long event is returning to the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden after a year away while the garden was being renovated.

by Cathy Wurzer

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July 19, 2017 8:55 AM

Hippies came to Minneapolis 50 years ago

Today's Morning Edition music is from the Electric Prunes with "I Had Too Much to Dream Last Night."

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