Morning Edition: Music

April 1, 2016 8:58 AM

World's Most Dangerous Polka Band says goodbye to Nye's

The northeast Minneapolis bar is closing this weekend.

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March 31, 2016 9:08 AM

'Wild Thing' cover was No. 1 hit

The was originally recorded a year earlier by a New York-based band called The Wild Ones. Their version was not a hit.

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March 30, 2016 8:55 AM

Thao and the Get Down Stay Down out with a new sound on a new album

Thao and the Get Down Stay Down is out with a new sound on a new album called "A Man Alive."

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March 29, 2016 9:42 AM

Tough times lead to new album by Mark Mallman

Mark Mallman's new album "The End is Not the End" was born out of tough times.

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March 28, 2016 9:03 AM

Four Seasons' No. 1 hit about old romance was originally about Prohibition

Forty years ago, "December 1963 (Oh, What a Night) by the Four Seasons was No. 1, but not with Frankie Valli singing lead.

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March 25, 2016 12:01 AM

Former conductors returning for MN Orchestra's 2016-17 season

The orchestra also announced that it will tour in Minnesota, Florida and Europe.

by Euan Kerr

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March 24, 2016 9:06 AM

Buck Owens' remarkable streak of hits

Between 1963 and 1967, Owens released 14 songs in a row that topped the country music chart.

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March 23, 2016 8:58 AM

A Tribe Called Quest co-founder Phife Dawg dies

Phife Dawg, 45, had been in poor health due to diabetes.

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March 22, 2016 9:00 AM

Carl Perkins' 'Blue Suede Shoes' was hit on 2 charts

It was the first song to make it into the top five on both the country and rhythm and blues charts.

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March 21, 2016 8:26 AM

Film about Michael Jackson from chimp's point of view in the works

Bubbles lived with Jackson at Neverland Ranch starting in 1983. He was also in the studio during the production of the pop singer's 1987 album "Bad."

by Cathy Wurzer

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