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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.
by MPR News Staff

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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.
by MPR News Staff

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Cuban singer Dayme Arocena performs Thursday in Minneapolis

The show was originally scheduled for last November but Arocena's tour was postponed because of what she calls "unexpected changes at the U.S. Embassy in Havana."
by MPR News Staff

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The forerunner to Alvin and the Chipmunks

Sixty years ago "Witch Doctor" by David Seville was No. 1 on the Billboard pop chart.
by MPR News Staff

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Kanye West calls slavery a 'choice'

Kanye West calls slavery a 'choice'

"When you hear about slavery for 400 years, for 400 years, that sounds like choice," West said on "TMZ Live." "You was there for 400 years, and it's all of y'all?"
by The Associated Press

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Trampled by Turtles makes surprise appearance

Trampled by Turtles made a surprise appearance last night at the Pizza Luce in Duluth.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Bob Dylan's latest venture: selling whiskey

We learned over the weekend that Bob Dylan is putting his name on a new line of whiskies called "Heaven's Door."
by Cathy Wurzer

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On his new album Willie Nelson reflects on mortality

Willie Nelson has a new album which comes out today. The country music legend is 84-years-old now and many of the songs on this record deal with mortality.
by Cathy Wurzer

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40th anniversary of a celebrated concert film

The acclaimed concert film "The Last Waltz" featuring guest stars like Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Joni Mitchell and more, was released 40 years ago today.
by Cathy Wurzer

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