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Los Lobos plays "My Baby's Gone," a 1987 blues nugget on their second night at the fair.

At the Frontier Saloon, the Thomas Sticha Band tipped their caps to two rootsy Minnesota bands, the Cactus Blossoms and Trampled by Turtles, with "Whiskey."

Ecuador Manta brings the sounds of South America to the Minnesota State Fair every year in DNR park.

A song that maybe rings a little too true nowadays, "Rock! Rock! (Till You Drop)" kicked off Def Leppard's set at the grandstand, the Rock and Roll Hall of Famers' first time at the Minnesota State Fair in 10 years. Another tune from four decades ago ...

KMOJ, the Twin Cities radio that bills itself as "the People's Station," spun Elvis Presley between jams by James Brown and Kendrick Lamar at the State Fair.

The sign beckons Crepes, Music & Wine Bar. The Twin Cities singer who simply goes by Shaila served up a mix of Amy Winehouse and "Tennessee Whiskey."

A band that cracked the rock charts in the early 1990s -- you're forgiven if you don't remember them -- Alabaman openers Brother Cane played a throwback brand of hard rock as fans slowly started filing in for the grandstand concert with Def Leppard. ...

Yunior Romero, also known as Yuniorsax, performs at Minnesota Wine Country. He mainly plays for weddings, parties, birthdays and events.

The fair's 52nd talent show featured some impressive acts in the pre-teen semi-finals division. Performances at the Bandshell included a ballet troupe, a kid channeling Frank Sinatra and a pianist dressed like Spider-Man.

Wayne and the Boys, a one-man band who claims to be a South Dakota hall of famer, gets the crowd at Giggle Campfire Grill to sing along to -- surprise - "Sweet Caroline."