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Morning Edition: Music

Atmosphere to be first act at remodeled Palace Theatre

Atmosphere to be first act at remodeled Palace Theatre

Over $15 million was spent to renovate the 101-year-old former vaudeville house. There are seats in the balcony, but all the seating on the main floor have been taken out and replaced with a large general admission area in front of the stage.
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Notorious B.I.G's death still unsolved

Notorious B.I.G's death still unsolved

Twenty years ago, he was killed in a drive-by shooting while leaving a party in Los Angeles. The rapper, also known as Biggie Smalls, was just 24 years old.
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Patti Smith to perform iconic album at Northrop

Patti Smith to perform iconic album at Northrop

Rolling Stone placed "Horses" at No. 44 on its list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.
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Magnetic Fields release 50-song concept album

Magnetic Fields release 50-song concept album

Each of the 50 songs represents a year in Stephin Merritt's life.

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Why 'Ruby Tuesday' was the hit side in the U.S.

Why 'Ruby Tuesday' was the hit side in the U.S.

The song was actually released as the B-side of the single. The A-side "Let's Spend the Night Together" was a top five hit in Great Britain, but many American radio stations thought the song was too risque to play on the air.

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Chicago band the Buckinghams were No. 1 50 years ago

They formed on the north side of Chicago and got their first break in 1965 when they appeared in 13 episodes of a program called "All Time Hits Show," which was broadcast on WGN-TV.

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Sting to perform new and old songs at Myth

Sting to perform new and old songs at Myth

During his 40-year career, Sting has explored a wide variety of musical styles from reggae to jazz to world beat to classical. But with this new album, he returns to his roots as a rock 'n' roller.

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Brother Ali to release a new album

Brother Ali to release a new album

"All the Beauty in This Whole Life" will be released on May 5.

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McNasty Brass Band to celebrate Fat Tuesday

McNasty Brass Band to celebrate Fat Tuesday

The Twin Cities-based band is made up of horn players and percussionists who spend most of their time playing as sidemen in other groups.

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The story behind the unusual guitar solo that made it into one of Elvis' hits

Scotty Moore, who played guitar on "Too Much," told an interviewer that the song is in a strange key, and as a result he got lost while playing the guitar solo.

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