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Morning Edition: Music

Replacements' 1986 concert gets the live album treatment

Replacements' 1986 concert gets the live album treatment

The Replacements' concert at Maxwell's in Hoboken, N.J., in 1986 has been made into a two-CD set that comes out Friday.
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Should Jerry Lee Lewis be in the Country Music Hall of Fame?

Should Jerry Lee Lewis be in the Country Music Hall of Fame?

Jerry Lee Lewis turns 82-years-old today. The "Killer" was in the first group inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, but he spent much of his career performing country music.
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David Crosby rips Congress in new song

He told NPR, "We have the worst Congress we've ever had. They are bought, paid for, and they behave abysmally."
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When Michael Jackson had trouble finding a duet partner

When Michael Jackson had trouble finding a duet partner

Jackson initially asked Barbra Streisand and Whitney Houston to sing "I Just Can't Stop Loving You" with him but they declined.
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The inspiration for Buddy Holly's 'That'll Be the Day'

The inspiration for Buddy Holly's 'That'll Be the Day'

In 1956 Buddy Holly and his drummer Jerry Allison went to see a movie in their hometown of Lubbock, Texas. They saw "The Searchers" starring John Wayne.
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A 'Magnificent' song for a departing co-worker

Friday marks the last day at MPR News for producer Eugene Cha, who is relocating out of state with his family.
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Van Morrison out with new album

Van Morrison out with new album

"Roll With the Punches" features five original songs and 10 cover versions of blues and soul classics.
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Stiff Little Fingers to play at Turf Club

The band formed in Belfast in 1977 and they were part of the first wave of British punk bands.
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Gentry says 'Billie Joe' was about unconscious cruelty

Ever since the song came out listeners have speculated about what Billie Joe and his girlfriend threw off the Tallahatchie Bridge before he decided to jump off the bridge himself.
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Sibelius' music to be heard around Twin Cities

The Minnesota Orchestra will be putting on a free outdoor show Tuesday night in Commons Park near U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis.
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