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StoryCorps: 'Just the Two of Us' songwriter found his sound in solitude

StoryCorps: 'Just the Two of Us' songwriter found his sound in solitude

William Salter, who co-wrote the popular love song, told his granddaughter that the radio kept him company during a lonely childhood. When he later found the bass, he said, "I found myself."
by Abe Selby

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Music therapy brings solace to COVID-19 patients and healers

Music therapy brings solace to COVID-19 patients and healers

Even when forced online by the pandemic, music therapy sessions continue to help patients in some ways talk therapy can't. "Music is this portal — this instrument that the brain connects with," says one therapist and COVID-19 long-hauler.
by Elizabeth Blair

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Chick Corea, jazz great with 23 Grammy Awards, dies at 79

Chick Corea, jazz great with 23 Grammy Awards, dies at 79

Chick Corea pushed the boundaries of the genre and worked alongside Miles Davis and Herbie Hancock. Corea died Tuesday of a rare for of cancer, his team posted on his website. 
by The Associated Press

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Mary Wilson, founding member of The Supremes, dies at 76

Mary Wilson, founding member of The Supremes, dies at 76

The Supremes was Motown's most successful group in the 1960s, reaching 12 No. 1 hits. The cause of her death has not yet been released.
by Jaclyn Diaz

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Minnesota Orchestra announces $11.7 million deficit for fiscal 2020

Minnesota Orchestra announces $11.7 million deficit for fiscal 2020

COVID-19 cancellations of concerts and the orchestra’s biggest fundraiser of the year, the Symphony Ball, punched a hole in the organizations finances.
by Euan Kerr

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White dove that connected Prince to his fans dies at age 28

A female white dove that was adored by legions of Prince fans has died. Divinity was one of the original doves Prince kept at his iconic Paisley Park compound. Officials at the mansion-turned-museum say her health had been declining due to age. At 28, Divinity surpassed the average lifespan of most doves.
by The Associated Press

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Art Hounds: Paintings hearken back to warmer seasons

Art Hounds: Paintings hearken back to warmer seasons

Art Hounds also recommend the work of an artist who uses torn paper to mimic brush strokes and new music from the Iron Range’s Rich Mattson.
by Emily Bright

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Phil Spector, famed music producer and murderer, dies at 81

Phil Spector, famed music producer and murderer, dies at 81

Phil Spector, the eccentric and revolutionary music producer who transformed rock music with his “Wall of Sound” method and who later was convicted of murder, has died. He was 81. California state prison officials said he died Saturday of natural causes at a hospital.
by The Associated Press

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Lady Gaga, J-Lo to headline Biden inauguration

Lady Gaga, J-Lo to headline Biden inauguration

The entertainers will be joined by a Georgia firefighter and a Jesuit priest at the Capitol ceremony.
by Brian Naylor

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StoryCorps: His vaccine story inspired his father to write a classic Disney song

StoryCorps: His vaccine story inspired his father to write a classic Disney song

As a kid, Jeffrey Sherman told his father, songwriter Robert Sherman, about his experience getting a polio vaccine. It sparked Robert to craft the now-famous “Mary Poppins” song, "A Spoonful of Sugar."
by Jo Corona

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