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Music

Hundreds gather at Orchestra Hall to remember Stanislaw Skrowaczewski

Hundreds gather at Orchestra Hall to remember Stanislaw Skrowaczewski

Skrowaczewski was remembered as music director at the Minnesota Orchestra for 19 years in the 1960s and '70s, and for leading the effort to build Orchestra Hall.
by Euan Kerr

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Aaron Copland didn't like his famous nickname

Aaron Copland didn't like his famous nickname

He was known as the Dean of American Composers. "That's just a name that somebody pinned up," Copland said. "It doesn't mean a thing."
by Cody Nelson

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Why 'Ruby Tuesday' was the hit side in the U.S.

Why 'Ruby Tuesday' was the hit side in the U.S.

The song was actually released as the B-side of the single. The A-side "Let's Spend the Night Together" was a top five hit in Great Britain, but many American radio stations thought the song was too risque to play on the air.

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Drone out: 'The revolution will be asleep'

Drone out: 'The revolution will be asleep'

Doctors Without Borders got a donation of some $4,000 from a strange source: a 28-hour drone.
by Cody Nelson

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Hippo Campus releases first album

Hippo Campus releases first album

The Twin Cities-based band Hippo Campus released its first full-length album today.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis enter Songwriters Hall of Fame

Jimmy Jam Harris and Terry Lewis got their start writing and producing for the S.O.S. Band and that's what got them fired from The Time.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Parting thoughts: Fine-tuned to the little things in life

Parting thoughts: Fine-tuned to the little things in life

Amy Tobin's musical career took her to Miami and Jamaica, where she played reggae with the likes of Ziggy Marley. She served as concertmaster of the St. Paul Civic Symphony from 2008 until her death in January.
by Cathy Wurzer

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