Monthly Archives: May 2014

Wrestling With The Angel, Chapter 8

Posted on May 25, 2014 by sixstrstories

“As I Went Out One Morning” is a Bob Dylan song. It is the second song on John Wesley Harding, Dylan’s eighth album. Written and recorded in the Fall of 1967, the John Wesley Harding LP followed Dylan’s Blonde On Blonde, a … Continue reading →

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A This Historic Day In Music Double Header: Maybelle Carter & “Wildwood Flower”

Posted on May 10, 2014 by sixstrstories

The first part of this post is a replay of a piece I wrote on May 11, 2010 under the title Yesterday In Music History. I’ve added the section about “Wildwood Flower” and an embedded YouTube “video” featuring the Carter Family’s … Continue reading →

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This Historic Day In Music: Robert Johnson

Posted on May 8, 2014 by sixstrstories

In 1961, Columbia Records released an album called The King of the Delta Blues Singers. The album, conceived by the legendary Columbia talent scout and record producer John Hammond (1910-1987), was a compilation of recordings originally made in 1936 and 1937 for … Continue reading →

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Finally

Posted on May 3, 2014 by sixstrstories

The backyard that once looked like this… … now looks like this! “To everything…” (Photographs by yours truly.)

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