Tag Archives: Rising Sun Blues

A Very Historic Day In Music: Doc Watson

Posted on March 2, 2023 by sixstrstories

I may be a little early getting to the party, but I did not want to risk missing the day and have not posted something! 100 years ago – on March 3, 1923 – Arthel Lane “Doc” Watson was born … Continue reading →

This Historic Day In Music: Georgia Turner & The Rising Sun Blues (Yes, again.)

Posted on September 15, 2017 by sixstrstories

I love this story. In September of 1937, Alan Lomax and his wife, Elizabeth, took a song-collecting trip through the mountains of Kentucky. Alan had recently been appointed as the Assistant in Charge of the Archive of Folk Song of … Continue reading →

Posted in Posts with Audio, This Historic Day In Music | Tagged Alan Lomax, Chasing The Rising Sun, Georgia Turner, House of the Rising Sun, Library of Congress, Library of Congress Archive of Folk Song, Rising Sun Blues, Ted Anthony, Todd Harvey | Leave a comment

September’s Songs

Posted on September 25, 2015 by sixstrstories

On the sixstr stories calendar of historic days in music, no month has as many dates commemorating individual pieces of music than September. Here’s the list! (Happy listening!) September 4th On this date in 1962, The Beatles – 21-year-old John … Continue reading →

Posted in Posts with Video, Random Topics | Tagged Alan Lomax, Ashley & Foster, Black Bottom Stomp, Georgia Turner, James Taylor, Jelly Roll Morton, Jelly Roll Morton and His Red Hot Peppers, Love Me Do, Oh Susanna, Rising Sun Blues, Stephen Foster, T-Bone Walker, The Beatles, They Call It Stormy Monday (But Tuesday's Just As Bad) | Leave a comment

This Historic Day In Music: Georgia Turner Sings Her Favorite Song For Alan Lomax

Posted on September 15, 2013 by sixstrstories

I woke up this morning with an idea for a blog post. I worked on the idea off and on in my head all day as I did chores, ate lunch, drove to and from Portsmouth and then mowed the … Continue reading →

Posted in Posts with Video, This Historic Day In Music | Tagged Alan Lomax, Georgia Turner, Middlesboro Kentucky, Rising Sun Blues | 1 Comment

Revisiting “Rising Sun Blues”

Posted on September 8, 2011 by sixstrstories

Sometimes, in my teaching, one of my guitar students will ask if I can teach him/her how to play a favorite song that he/she has recently been listening to. Sometimes that song is so new or obscure that there is no transcription available either in a songbook, … Continue reading →

Posted in Posts with Audio | Tagged Ashley & Foster, capo, Clarence Ashley, Gwen Foster, Rising Sun Blues | 1 Comment