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Quarrymen recorded for first time 60 years ago

Sixty years ago Thursday the Quarrymen, featuring three quarters of what would become the Beatles, recorded "That'll Be the Day" together for the first time.
by MPR News Staff

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The night Bill Wyman fell off the stage

Forty years ago Tuesday, the Rolling Stones' "Some Girls" tour came to the St. Paul Civic Center. As Bill Wyman was waving to the crowd after the show, he leaned against a curtain, fell off the stage and landed on a concrete floor.
by MPR News Staff

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Two local divas sing at the Dakota

Greta Oglesby and Regina Marie Williams, two women best known for their acting in the Twin Cities, are also accomplished singers.
by MPR News Staff

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A music festival with a secret lineup

The Eaux Claires lineup will be announced when gates open Friday afternoon.
by MPR News Staff

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'Dirty Diana' topped charts 30 years ago

It was the fifth song from his album "Bad" to top the charts, which was a record for one album.
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Janelle Monae coming to State Theatre in Minneapolis

The Twin Cities visit will be bittersweet because of her memories of Prince. In the last years of his life, he was her mentor.
by MPR News Staff

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When a stagehand gets hurt, who pays?

When a stagehand gets hurt, who pays?

Many theaters classify their backstage staff as independent contractors, a practice the stagehands want changed.
by Marianne Combs

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Drake sets streaming records

Drake's new album "Scorpion," which was released on Friday, immediately broke the record for most times streamed in a single day on Spotify and Apple Music.
by Phil Picardi

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Minnesota boxing class combines kickboxing, Latin music

Minnesota boxing class combines kickboxing, Latin music

The idea came from a problem Hallie Leffingwell was having when she was a competitive kickboxer.

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'I lived through all that?': The Temptations musical hits the high and the low notes

The memoir of the Motown group's co-founder, Otis Williams, plays out in "Ain't Too Proud." Although the successes of the fractious group came at a cost, Williams says the power of their music lives on.
by Emma Bowman, Michel Martin and Gemma Watters

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