Bob Collins
How many groups who had hit records in the ’60s have no surviving members?
MPR News Reflections and observations on the news
Tag: Arts
One war. One image.
If all of Minnesota were to get together and sing a song, (a) where would we do it and (b) what would we sing?
A new movie has its roots in the lives of a man who was ridiculed for daring to try something different.
If David Sedaris delivered pizza
If you create an online symphony orchestra out of hundreds of individual videos of people playing their notes by themselves somewhere else, is it really an orchestra?
Breathing new life into an old song
They had a funeral for Bill Holm out in Minneota on Sunday. Then everyone went over to the Legion hall for lunch.
Bill Holm, whose death we learned about today, was a frequent voice on Minnesota Public Radio and has left plenty behind to listen to.
A simple song and a theater full of people created a moment that proved the power of music.
The final curtain
In entertainment, careers can be quickly ruined by the exercise of one’s political beliefs.