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Morning Edition: Music

Remembering the music of Stanley and Worrell

Remembering the music of Stanley and Worrell

Bluegrass legend Ralph Stanley died Thursday at the age of 89, while Bernie Worrell, a founding member of the funk and soul collective Parliament/Funkadelic, passed Friday at the age of 72.

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12-year-old pianist to play Twin Cities Jazz Festival

12-year-old pianist to play Twin Cities Jazz Festival

He'll be playing tonight on the main stage in St. Paul's Mears Park, but there are over two dozen venues, mostly in Lowertown, which will host performances over the next three days.

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The first No. 1 hit to feature a sitar

In the mid-60s, bands like the Rolling Stones were looking to expand their musical horizons with new instruments. For "Paint it Black," Brian Jones learned to play the sitar.

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Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus premiers new choral opera in Minneapolis

Today's Morning Edition music is from the Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus, with a song from their new choral opera "Two Boys Kissing" which premieres tonight at the Ted Mann Concert Hall in Minneapolis.

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