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\n\tIn an Instagram post shared later in the day, Day wrote, \u201cContrary To Rumor, Morris Day & The Time Will Not Be Performing At The \u2018GREAT AMERICAN STATE FAIR.’\u201d A caption for the post adds \u201cIt\u2019s a no for me,\u201d with a smiley-face emoji wearing sunglasses.<\/p>\n\n\n
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\n\tMorris Day & The Time were listed among the first performers announced for the 16-day event on Washington, D.C.\u2019s National Mall, which is set to kick off June 25 and wrap July 10. The eight other acts on the lineup shared by Freedom 250 were Martina McBride, Flo Rida, Young MC, C+C Music Factory, Vanilla Ice, Milli Vanilli, The Commodores and Bret Michaels.<\/p>\n
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\n\tA Great American State Fair description on the Freedom 250 website reads: \u201cThe celebration will unite and showcase all 56 U.S. states and territories in a single World\u2019s Fair-scale event. This is an opportunity for visitors from across America to experience an unforgettable celebration of the people and traditions that define our nation.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\tMorris Day & The Time were founded in Minneapolis in 1981 by Prince and featured heavily in the pop superstar\u2019s 1984 Purple Rain<\/em> film. Their Ice Cream Castle<\/em> album from that era spawned two Billboard Hot 100 top 40 hits \u2014 \u201cJungle Love\u201d (No. 20) and \u201cThe Bird\u201d (No. 36) \u2014 while their 1990 comeback album Pandemonium<\/em> included their highest-charting hit \u201cJerk Out,\u201d peaking at No. 9 on the Hot 100 and topping the Hot R&B\/Hip-Hop Songs chart.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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