Monthly Archives: January 2015

January Day

Posted on January 25, 2015 by sixstrstories

Thinkin’ ’bout summer on this January day… Can’t believe another storm is on the way.

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These Historic Days In Music: Bringing It All Back Home

Posted on January 18, 2015 by sixstrstories

Three days in January, fifty years ago. On Wednesday, January 13, 1965, Bob Dylan entered Columbia Records’ Studio A in New York City to begin recording songs for his fifth album. Joining him in the studio that day was producer … Continue reading →

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Songster

Posted on January 4, 2015 by sixstrstories

The Merriam-Webster Dictionary definition of “Songster” is: “one that sings.” The Norton/Grove Concise Encyclopedia of Music (1988) states that a “Songster” is: “A black American musician of the post-Reconstruction era who performed a wide variety of ballads, dance-tunes, reels and minstrel … Continue reading →

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