Morning Edition: Music

May 16, 2016 11:02 AM

How James Bond became Pet Sounds

The Beach Boys acclaimed album "Pet Sounds" was released 50 years ago today.

by Cathy Wurzer

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May 13, 2016 8:56 AM

Jayhawks out with new album

The band will talk about "Paging Mr. Proust" and perform some of the songs on The Local Show, which airs on our sister station The Current at 6 p.m. Sunday.

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May 12, 2016 9:00 AM

I get so lonely: Elvis Presley's first Twin Cities performances poorly attended

Friday marks the 60th anniversary of the day Elvis played in both St. Paul and Minneapolis. Each show attracted about 1,000 people, far below capacity.

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May 11, 2016 8:58 AM

The song 'Welcome Back' inspired TV show's name change

Before the song was written the show was going to be called "Kotter," but the producers liked the song so much that they changed the name of the series to "Welcome Back, Kotter."

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May 10, 2016 8:57 AM

Jillian Rae reinterprets song by Donovan

Rae is performing tonight at the 7th Street Entry in Minneapolis.

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May 9, 2016 8:55 AM

Chaka Kahn originally part of Robert Palmer's 'Addicted to Love'

Kahn's management didn't want her to have three singles out at the same time.

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May 6, 2016 8:57 AM

Music adds to scare factor in 'The Shining'

"The Shining" premieres Saturday night at the Ordway Theater in St. Paul.

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May 5, 2016 8:57 AM

Sir Paul meets 2 women who helped inspire 'Blackbird'

Paul McCartney connected with two of the Little Rock Nine during a recent performance in Arkansas. He performs at Target Center in Minneapolis tonight.

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May 4, 2016 8:58 AM

The Current leading efforts to simulcast Prince's 'Nothing Compares 2 U' today

The song will be broadcast at 5:07 p.m. today, which marks "seven hours and 13 days" -- a lyric from the song.

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May 3, 2016 8:56 AM

Mary Bue and the Holy Bones to play Duluth Homegrown Music Festival

"Holy Bones," the title track from her latest album, is her first featuring a full rock band.

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