Morning Edition takes a look at Minneapolis musician James "Cornbread" Harris who turned 91 on this day. In 2017, Harris stopped by MPR studios and spoke with Tom Weber and Andrea Swensson. While he was here he played a song called "Cool Rider." Harris says he wrote it about the aspirations he had for his son, who would become the highly successful record producer Jimmy Jam Harris.

Segment opens with the Augie Garcia Quintet’s "Hi Yo Silver," a 1955 recording considered by many to be the first rock and roll record made in Minnesota. Harris still performs regularly and will be playing at a birthday party in his honor at the Grand Cafe in Minneapolis.