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Coffee Break: Iowa bands

Corn plants knocked over by a derecho are seen in a field on Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2020 in Tama, Iowa.
Corn plants knocked over by a derecho are seen in a field on Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2020 in Tama, Iowa.Daniel Acker | Getty Images

by Anna Weggel

August 19, 2020

Iowa is still cleaning up a week after a rare and violent storm called a derecho -- which is a storm system with straight line winds in excess of 57 mph though sometimes up to 100 mph that can create hundreds of miles of damage.

Though a federal emergency declaration has been approved and some aid is on the way, thousands of Iowans are still without power, dozens are residing in shelters, and an estimated 10 million acres, or nearly a third of the state's crop land was damaged, so let's put the spotlight on the state this morning.

For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that feature musicians from Iowa?

Respond with your song ideas in the comments below.

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Songs played

Lissie - Just Because I Can
The Pines - All The While
The Everly Brothers - Cathy's Clown
Pieta Brown - Flowers Of Love
Greg Brown - Arkansas
Glenn Miller - In The Mood
The Envy Corps - Ms. Hospital Corners