"New Hampshire’s Hutchinson Family Singers debuted in the late 1830s singing sentimental and patriotic songs celebrating the virtues of rural life. In 1842, however, they began to associate closely with abolitionists and soon their repertory of…"

"Though written and performed late in 1847, “Oh! Susanna” was published the following February by 21-year-old, Stephen Foster.  It did not take long for the tune to become massively popular and used for lyrics of the Gold Rush and,…"

"First time I viewed this, I was surprised that You Tube has a voice recognition device that gives the lyrics.  They weren't always correct but it made me realize I need to improve on enunciation.  I used Audacity and it was…"

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