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Today's Morning Edition music is from the Turtles with "Happy Together," which was No. 1 on the Billboard pop chart 50 years ago. 

The band, which formed in Los Angeles, was originally called the Crossfires. But like many American bands in the '60s, they wanted to be associated with the highly success British Invasion groups. To emulate the creatively-spelled animal band names like the Beatles and the Byrds, they called themselves the Tyrtles.

The record company thought that was a bit too cute and told them to switch to the conventional spelling.

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It was an effort to emulate the creatively-spelled animal band names like the Beatles and the Byrds. However, the record company thought that was a bit too cute and told them to switch to the conventional spelling.

This year's Pulitzer Prizes have been announced and one of the winners is Art Cullen, editor of the Storm Lake Times in Storm Lake, Iowa. That's a publication which comes out twice a week and has a circulation of 3,000. The Pulitzer committee wrote that he won "for editorials fueled by tenacious reporting, impressive expertise and engaging writing that successfully challenged powerful corporate agricultural interests in Iowa." Cullen, who earned a degree in journalism from the University of St. Thomas, spoke with MPR's Cathy Wurzer.

Turtles wanted to be Tyrtles but record company said no

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