Monthly Archives: January 2018

Two Kings, Two Birthdays, Two Songs

Posted on January 28, 2018 by sixstrstories

Lead Belly and Sam Cooke. The “King of the 12-String Guitar” and the “King of Soul.” Last week, as I read the birthday entries for those two artists on my January list of “Historic Days In Music” – January 20, … Continue reading →

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This Historic Day In Music: Elizabeth Cotten – Take 3

Posted on January 5, 2018 by sixstrstories

It’s been five years since I last celebrated Elizabeth Cotten’s birthday here on sixstr stories. I think it’s time to do so again. On January 5, 1893, in the town of Carrboro, North Carolina (right next to Chapel Hill), George … Continue reading →

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Quotations Marked 6

Posted on January 1, 2018 by sixstrstories

From A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens: “It is a fair, even-handed, noble adjustment of things, that, while there is infection in disease and sorrow, there is nothing in the world so irresistibly contagious as laughter and good humor.” British … Continue reading →

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