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It’s a music extravaganza on MPR Day at the Minnesota State Fair. 

On Friday, MPR News host Kerri Miller hosted a special live program of music and music trivia at Dan Patch Stage in front of the Grandstand.  

Kerri talked with members of The Family Stone, who are 

 Friday and Saturday at the Leinie Lodge Bandshell at the State Fair. In 1966, saxophonist Jerry Martini and Sly Stone co-founded Sly and the Family Stone, one of the first major interracial and mixed gender bands in the country. 

The California band reflected the counterculture of the 1960s and laid a foundation for the street funk, soul and disco music of the 1970s. Martini and a new lineup are continuing the legacy with classics, like “Dance to the Music” and “Hot Fun in the Summertime.” 

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MPR News host Kerri Miller talks with members of The Family Stone at Dan Patch Stage in front of the Grandstand. 

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MPR at the State Fair: Minnesota music trivia and The Family Stone

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