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Morning Edition: Music

Taylor Swift records a Tiny Desk concert

Swift told the 300 people who gathered to see her that the intimate setting was an opportunity to show how the songs sounded when she first wrote them.
by Cathy Wurzer

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50 years since The Archies were No. 1 with ‘Sugar, Sugar’

They never performed the song in front of a live audience, because they were cartoon characters in a Saturday morning TV show.
by Phil Picardi

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Tank and the Bangas come to the Turf Club on Tuesday night

The band won NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert for unsigned bands in 2017, and released their latest album, “Green Balloon,” last May.
by Phil Picardi

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Music in honor of Indigenous Peoples Day

On MPR’s sister station The Current, the 9:30 Coffee Break segment highlighted the work of Native musicians — including William Prince, who recorded a version of his song “Breathless” in the Current’s studios.
by Phil Picardi

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Lucy Dacus comes to the Cedar Cultural Center

NPR’s music critic Bob Boilen picked the indie rocker’s latest record, “Historian,” as his favorite album of 2018.
by Cathy Wurzer

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30 years since Janet Jackson was No. 1 with ‘Miss You Much’

According to Songfacts, Harris was inspired to write the song after receiving a breakup letter from his soon-to-be ex-girlfriend. She reportedly signed it “miss you much.”
by Cathy Wurzer

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Trampled by Turtles to sing national anthem before Twins playoff game at Target Field

Lead singer Dave Simonett told The Current’s Jay Gabler that the band has been asked to sing the anthem before and turned it down, but they decided to go for it this time, in Monday’s playoff game.
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