Randy Newman sings about history
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Today's Morning Edition music is from 40 years ago this week when Randy Newman released his critically-acclaimed album "Good Old Boys." Rolling Stone magazine placed it on their list of the 500 Greatest Albums of all time. It includes his controversial song "Rednecks" which deals with racism and several others that tell stories from history. This one is about the massive flood that devastated Louisiana in 1927.
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