Hard Times Come Again No More: Mavis Staples
Today is Stephen Foster day. These are, of course, all compositions of his!
Explore posts in the same categories: MusicToday is Stephen Foster day. These are, of course, all compositions of his!
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January 13, 2013 at 5:33 am
https://www.box.com/s/jb6rf159kf52kx1k1ty9
January 13, 2013 at 5:48 am
🙂 One of my favorite songs. Your early post surprised me, but I had to listen to this song before leaving for chorus rehearsal, other songs and musings later… Have a great sunday!
January 13, 2013 at 1:22 pm
Glad I posted it, Birgit!
When you read my musing, you’ll know why this is so early!
January 13, 2013 at 8:59 pm
Kat, this is an absolutely stunning rendition of this song. The first time I heard it was in the midst of the mortgage debacle. Hard to believe it was written in 1854. I’ve actually got a copy of the original publication. Mark
January 13, 2013 at 9:22 pm
Mark,
I’m so glad you like this! I always think Mavis is as amazing on every song she sings. Her voice is so beautiful.
I didn’t realize it was 1854. I thought it was later than that.
I hadn’t ever seen the original until I was hunting for this Mavis song. I ended up on several Stephen Foster Sites.
January 16, 2013 at 3:41 pm
You should post the “Beautiful Dreamer” cut off this album by Sheryl Crow. It is abslutely her best work and one of the best versions of this Foster masterpiece.
January 16, 2013 at 3:51 pm
MF,
You are so right, but I couldn’t find the cut in my files. At sometime I must have played it and then deleted it as I still have the CD and in the old days, before I had an iPod, I deleted songs I used and had hard copies of.