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MINNEAPOLIS MUSIC MONTH ON "UPPER ROOM WITH JOE KELLEY & GI DUSSAULT "
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TWIN CITIES MUSIC CELEBRATED ENTIRE MONTH OF MARCH WITH INTERVIEWS, PERFORMANCES, AND MUSIC. 24 HOUR INTERNET BROADCAST AND WEEKLY LIVE SHOW ON WVOF . ONE WEEK FOCUSED ENTIRELY ON THE MUSIC OF PRINCE & THE RELEASE OF HIS NEW ALBUM "3121"


Torrington, Connecticut (Feb. 23rd, 2006) The "Upper Room with Joe Kelley & Gi Dussault " radio show announces its annual Minneapolis Music Month in March. The special will begin Sunday Feb. 26th and run through the end of March. There will be new daily shows, interviews and performances. The show is broadcast 24/7 on the internet at www.upperroomwithjoekelley.com and live on Mondays 4-8pm (NYC time) on 88.5 WVOF FM in Fairfield, Connecticut on www.wvof.org.

The MPLS Special kicks off Sunday night March 26th from 7pm-11pm NYC Time at www.upperroomwithjoekelley.com with special guest drummer extraordinaire Michael Bland (Prince, Paul Westerberg, Chaka Khan, Sons of Almighty). Gi and Joe will also be in Prince's official web site chat room www.npgmusicclub.com during the show. Send your questions for Michael Bland and requests in the chat room.

Special guests during the MPLS Music Month include Time members Jellybean Johnson and Monte Moir, Sounds of Blackness founder Gary Hines, Alan Leeds (tour manager with James Brown, Prince, D'Angelo), Rock and Roll Hall of Famer George Clinton, drummer Bobby Vandell (Jesse Johnson, TC Jammers), R&B vocalist Jarrod, Soul and Jazz singer Dallas Johnson, musician/producer Kip Blackshire (Prince, Fonky Bald Heads), Raphy of Schkopi.com, and many more surprise guests.

The "Upper Room" will focus March 20th-26th on the music of Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Prince. You will hear music spanning Prince's entire career and also interviews with members of Prince's past and current bands. Heavy spotlight will be on Prince's forthcoming release "3121". The Upper Room will also hold a contest where one listener will be able to co-host Prince Day at the WVOF studios on Monday March 20th in Fairfield, Connecticut.

In addition, the "Upper Room" will be airing archived interviews from Rhonda Smith ,Chance Howard and Greg Boyer , Kat Dyson, Estaire Godinez, Kirk Johnson, 94 East, Dr. Fink, Eric Leeds ,Timothy Moore of Heart, Mind and Soul, Taja Sevelle, Jacqui Thompson, Tommy Barbarella and Sonny Thompson of NPG, St. Paul Peterson and Jeannie Peterson, Larry Graham, Jill Jones and Ian Ginsberg of the Grand Royals, Brown Mark and Dez Dickerson of Prince and the Revolution, Sheila E, Guyocious of Days of Wild, Shel Riser of Sonny Boy and Mazarati, Jake Schlichter of Semisonic, NPNY founder Derek Kelly, Damon Dickson, Foley, Ricky Peterson, and many more.

The "Upper Room with Joe Kelley & Gi Dussault" has been on the air since 1982 and is well-respected in music circles as a radio home for creative music, interviews and in-house concerts. The show is also featured on TV and the internet. Prince featured the "Upper Room with Joe Kelley and Gi Dussault" on his official website www.npgmusicclub.com. They were the first radio show to have such honor.

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