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Randy Black, of Mason City, has his album "The Music Man" autographed by actress and singer Shirley Jones at a reception at The Music Man Square Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2014, in Mason City, Iowa. Jones and her son, Patrick Cassidy, are in Mason City for the Thursday live premiere of "The Music Man in Concert," an adaptation of Meredith Willson's "The Music Man" that Cassidy is producing and starring in. Jones, who played the role of Marian the Librarian in the original movie version of "The Music Man," will play the role of Mrs. Paroo and act as narrator in the new version. (AP Photo/The Globe Gazette, Aaron Thomas)
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