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May 11, 1958: Judy Garland fills U stadium with song

Accompanied by 32 "hand-picked" members of the Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, Judy Garland fought through a case of laryngitis to help her home state celebrate its centennial.

June 4, 2011 at 11:33PM
Judy Garland at U, May 1958
(Ben Welter — Minneapolis Star/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

The original caption for this photo by Jack Gillis of the Minneapolis Star:

Here's Judy in a black knit chemise as she sang to the crowd. She was accompanied by 32 members of the Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra. In addition to special material, the Grand Rapids-born actress sang such hits as "Rockabye Your Baby With a Dixie Melody," "The Trolley Song" and "For Me and My Gal."

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