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DJ Giorgio Moroder plays tonight at First Avenue

Giorgio Moroder will be DJing tonight at First Avenue in Minneapolis. Moroder has been dubbed the father of Disco.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Merle Haggard's prison lament

"Mama Tried" by Merle Haggard was number one on the Billboard Country chart 50 years ago today. The song reflects on the pain and suffering Haggard caused his mother when he was sent to San Quentin Prison after trying to rob a roadhouse in his hometown of Bakersfield, California. Haggard says he was inspired to join the prison country band after seeing Johnny Cash perform at San Quentin on New Years Day, 1959. Haggard turned his life around after his release from prison in 1960.
by Cathy Wurzer

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This rapper tried to use neuroscience to get over her ex

This rapper tried to use neuroscience to get over her ex

Dessa is a singer and writer from Minneapolis who spent years trying to fall out of love and get over her ex. Nothing seemed to help -- until she visited a research lab for a brain scan.
by Adam Cole and Ryan Kellman

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The Rascals big hit with a message

"People Got To Be Free" by the Rascals was number one on the Billboard pop chart 50 years ago today. Felix Cavaliere, the co-author of the song, says it was written in reaction to the assassinations of Martin Luther King and Robert Kennedy.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Dolly Parton and Sia record "Here I Am" as a duet

Dolly Parton and Sia have recorded a new version of "Here I Am." The two artists came together to work on the soundtrack for a new movie called "Dumplin" about a plus-sized teen who enters a beauty pageant to win over a boy she likes.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Will Bruno Mars play Prince in biopic?

Bruno Mars will be performing tonight and tomorrow night at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul.
by Phil Picardi

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Paul McCartney's new album

Paul McCartney has a new album called "Egypt Station." To celebrate the album's release, McCartney and his band played live on Friday inside Grand Central Station in New York.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Hear Prince's demo for 17 Days

A demo of "17 Days" by Prince will be on an album to be released later this month. The album is simply titled "Piano and a Microphone 1983."
by Cathy Wurzer

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Baptist convention celebrates gospel music

Baptist convention celebrates gospel music

Around 15,000 people are expected to gather in downtown Minneapolis this week for the National Baptist Convention USA. The event kicked off Monday night with "The Sound of Gospel Concert." Musicians, dancers and a choir, combining several local congregations, explored the origins and evolution of gospel music. Jeveeta Steele directed the program which was narrated by Twin Cities actor T. Mychael Rambo.
by Cathy Wurzer

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