Monthly Archives: March 2020

A Song For Now, Verse 3 – “Hard Times Come Again No More”

Posted on March 28, 2020 by sixstrstories

“Hard Times Come Again No More” was written by Stephen Foster. Firth, Pond & Co., Foster’s publishing company at that time, registered the title page for copyright on December 16, 1854. They deposited the music for the complete song on … Continue reading →

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A Song For Now, Verse 2 – “Worried Man Blues”

Posted on March 24, 2020 by sixstrstories

“Music is the best medicine.” That line is from “Best Medicine” – a 2014 song by Maya de Vitry when she was with the wonderful acoustic trio known as The Stray Birds. My thought behind this series is to offer … Continue reading →

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A Song For Now, Verse 1 – “I Shall Be Released”

Posted on March 19, 2020 by sixstrstories

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This Historic Day… My Mother – Take 2

Posted on March 8, 2020 by sixstrstories

Avis Louise Foss Sinclair, my mother, was born on this day, March 8, in the year 1914. Avis was the daughter of George P. and Stella Foss and grew up in Center Strafford, NH. She graduated from Austin Cate Academy – … Continue reading →

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This Historic Day In Music: “Sweetheart Land” & “It’s A Low Down Dirty Shame” – Take 2

Posted on March 1, 2020 by sixstrstories

82 years ago. On March 1, 1938, singer/guitarist Big Bill Broonzy and singer/pianist Curtis Jones entered the NBC studios in Chicago, Illinois. Big Bill Broonzy (1903-1958) was a popular Chicago-based Blues musician and prolific recording artist who’d cut his first … Continue reading →

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