Morning Edition: Music

September 22, 2016 8:58 AM

Leonard Cohen's voice called a 'blessing'

Today's Morning Edition music is from "You Want it Darker" the title track from Leonard Cohen's forthcoming album.

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September 21, 2016 9:08 AM

Peaches to perform in Minneapolis after productive break between albums

During her hiatus, Peaches starred in a one-woman stage production of "Jesus Christ Superstar" and also released a film version of her electro-rock opera "Peaches Does Herself." She also put out a book.

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September 20, 2016 8:56 AM

Supremes hit 'You Can't Hurry Love' based on gospel song

Today's Morning Edition music is from 50 years ago today "You Can't Hurry Love" by the Supremes was number one on the Billboard pop chart.

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September 16, 2016 9:00 AM

Stevie Wonder and Prince played "Superstition" together on stage

Today's Morning Edition music is Stevie Wonder performing "Superstition" live in Paris in 2010, from a home video recorded by a member of the audience.

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September 15, 2016 8:59 AM

Black Market Brass gets inspiration from Nigerian Afrobeat music

Their debut album drops Friday. They'll be playing a CD release party on Saturday night at the Turf Club in St. Paul.

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September 14, 2016 9:02 AM

Brady Bunch covered a K.C. and the Sunshine Band hit 40 years ago

The Bradys put their stamp on "Shake Your Booty."

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September 13, 2016 9:04 AM

Chance the Rapper tries a new idea to thwart scalpers

The singer recently used his own money to buy nearly 2000 tickets from scalpers and then resold them through his website.

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September 12, 2016 9:19 AM

Banarama's 'Venus' part of rare feat in music history

"Venus" is only the fourth song in the rock era to top the charts by two different artists.

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September 9, 2016 8:57 AM

Elvis appeared on 'Ed Sullivan Show' for first time 60 years ago

Today's Morning Edition music is from 60 years ago today when Elvis Presley performed on the Ed Sullivan Show for the first time.

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September 8, 2016 8:58 AM

Donovan scored his only No. 1 hit 50 years ago

Due to a legal dispute, his record label had to wait seven months after it was recorded to release the song.

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