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Minnesota's Community Radio Stations
Frances Gumm was born in 1922 Grand Rapids, Minnesota. She would grow to become the singer and actor Judy Garland, star of The Wizard of Oz. Producer Daniel Zamzow recounts the time she came back to her home state to sing with the Minneapolis Symphony in 1958. [Read Transcript...]
In just 16 years of living in Minnesota, Anna Schoen-Rene made a tremendous contribution to the state’s music scene. Producer Daniel Zamzow describes one of her great undertakings, even before she helped to establish the original music faculty at the University of Minnesota. [Read Transcript...]
Producer Daniel Zamzow describes how a couple who met on the Lawrence Welk Show in the late 1930s began their Minnesota dance music career at St. Paul’s Prom Ballroom. [Read Transcript...]
Libby Larsen is an accomplished composer who was raised in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Producer Daniel Zamzow explains how her artistry reflects the most prominent element in our state’s environment. [Read Transcript...]
