Morning Edition: Music

June 14, 2016 8:56 AM

Paul Simon to perform new and old songs in Minneapolis

Today's Morning Edition music is from Paul Simon with "The Riverbank," a track from his new album "Stranger to Stranger."

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June 13, 2016 9:00 AM

Madonna put spotlight on AIDS with 'Live to Tell' performance

In 2006, during her Confessions tour, she sang it while hanging on a giant mirrored cross and wearing a crown of thorns. The number 12 million flashed behind her, an estimate of the number of children orphaned by AIDS in Africa.

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June 10, 2016 8:56 AM

Diana Ross went disco and hit No. 1

"Love Hangover" was Ross's first attempt at disco, which was all the rage at the time.

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June 9, 2016 8:55 AM

McCartney, Martin both played piano on the hit 'Good Day Sunshine'

Paul McCartney says "Daydream" by The Lovin' Spoonful inspired him to write the song.

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June 8, 2016 8:55 AM

Macklemore raps about racism

Macklemore says he was inspired to write about racism and white privilege after getting a message from an unnamed hip-hop legend.

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June 7, 2016 9:01 AM

Where to celebrate Prince's birthday in the Twin Cities

The singer would have turned 58 today.

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June 6, 2016 8:56 AM

Percy Sledge's 'When a Man Loves a Woman' was No. 1 50 years ago

One night, Sledge says he was feeling so blue over a breakup that he couldn't bring himself to sing pop tunes. Instead he improvised what would become the lyrics to this song.

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June 3, 2016 12:00 AM

Dakota Dave Hull releases two new albums

Dakota Dave Hull will be celebrating the release of two new albums during a performance Saturday night at the Celtic Junction in St. Paul.

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June 2, 2016 9:03 AM

Whitney Houston's 'Greatest Love of All' was sued for plagiarism

Gordon Lightfoot says when he heard the song on an elevator, he recognized that a 24-bar section of the tune had been lifted from his 1971 hit "If You Could Read My Mind."

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June 1, 2016 8:58 AM

Paul Simon creates new instruments on new album

The singer's new album "Stranger to Stranger" comes out Friday.

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