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Music

Music controlled by the weather

Weather Warlock will be performing tonight at the Turf Club in St. Paul. Each performance by the band is unique because it is controlled by the weather.
by Phil Picardi

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The scandal that derailed the career of Jerry Lee Lewis

60 years ago today, Jerry Lee Lewis arrived in London to begin his first tour of England. The British tabloids had a field day with daily headlines about the rock star's "child bride."
by Phil Picardi

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Getting 'Too Close' to the top of the charts

The song about the effects of slow dancing was the best-selling single of 1998. It's one of the top five best-selling singles of all time by a Minnesota artist.
by MPR News Staff

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Ranky Tanky celebrates Gullah culture

The debut album by Ranky Tanky shot to the top of the Billboard jazz chart after the band was featured on Fresh Air in December.
by MPR News Staff

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Twin Cities radio helped launch Hall and Oates' career

Hall and Oates were relatively unknown when their second album "Abandoned Luncheonette" came out in 1973. That album did not produce any national hits.
by MPR News Staff

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Hear Judy Garland sing about Minnesota at centennial

More than 20,000 people attended the event at Memorial Stadium on the University of Minnesota campus.
by MPR News Staff

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Ry Cooder's new album reimagines old songs

Like much of Ry Cooder's work over the years, his new album "The Prodigal Son" draws inspiration from old songs, often by long-forgotten artists.
by Cathy Wurzer

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How Elton John got his name

Fifty years ago, the British blues band Bluesology was on a flight home from a gig and keyboard player Reginald Dwight was trying to come up with a stage name for his nascent solo career.
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Melvin Carter sings 'Brown-Eyed Mayor'

The St. Paul mayor played the piano and sang his own rewrite of Van Morrison's "Brown-Eyed Girl." Carter turned it into a humorous take on what it's like to be the first person of color elected the city's mayor.
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