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Morning Edition: Music

Latest Rogue Valley album took three years to complete

Latest Rogue Valley album took three years to complete

Today's Morning Edition music is from Minneapolis-based Rogue Valley with "Bury Your Heart."
by MPR News Staff

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MPR started 50 years ago with the Cleveland Orchestra

It was the first thing listeners heard, founder Bill Kling said. It wasn't the original plan, but there were technical difficulties getting the first station, KSJR, on the air.

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Roy Hargrove's last shows tonight at the Dakota

Hargrove is a Grammy-winning jazz trumpeter. He was born in Texas, and started playing trumpet at a young age.

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Local Show favorites to play First Ave.

The group is made up of three brothers, the Campbells, and they say they're rooted in an authentic "Minnesota sound."

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Lumineers hit 'Cleopatra' tells a true story

Lumineers hit 'Cleopatra' tells a true story

The song is one of three hit singles off their latest album.

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Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s life celebrated in song and ceremony

Today's Morning Edition music is from Ashley DuBose with "Do Your Thing." She sang last night as part of a Martin Luther King Day Celebration at Ice House in Minneapolis.

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'The Twist' did something 55 years ago that's never been done before -- or since

'The Twist' did something 55 years ago that's never been done before -- or since

Today's Morning Edition music is from Chubby Checker with "The Twist." The song hit No. 1 on the U.S. singles chart on January 13, 1962, 55 years ago today. That was actually its second time hitting that no. 1 spot. The first time was two years earlier in 1960. It's the only record in American history to top the charts on two separate occasions.

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Ol' Yeller playing Turf Club

Ol' Yeller is the project of Rich Mattson. He's an Iron Range native and has played in a handful of bands over the years. About 10 years ago, he opened his own recording studio in an old church in Sparta.

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Chastity Brown playing at Ice House all month

Chastity Brown playing at Ice House all month

She's calling her residency "Wild Heart Wednesdays." Each week, she's inviting a different local artist to play with her.

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