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Ben Bolt was originally a poem written by Thomas Dunn English and published in 1843. Composer and musician Nelson Kneass added music to the somewhat changed ...

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Comment by Ian Bell on May 15, 2011 at 9:50am
Soon no dead American songwriter will be safe. Great stuff  Carl!
Comment by Sylvia on May 15, 2011 at 9:59am
I like.
Comment by Aurelia Perry on May 15, 2011 at 2:56pm
What a very pretty song!  And sweet Nelson now lies under the stone.  (Words remind me a lot of "When You and I Were Young, Maggie".)
Comment by Ian Bell on May 15, 2011 at 6:16pm
Where did you find Mr. Kneass?
Comment by Carl Anderton on May 15, 2011 at 10:28pm
Nelson Kneass is buried in Edgewood Cemetery in Chillicothe, Mo.  I researched him and discovered that he died while on tour with a theatrical troupe in 1868 in Missouri.  Chillicothe is about 80 miles NE of me so I decided to go see him.  I took my Dad, who turns 90 this year.  It was quite interesting.
Comment by Carl Anderton on May 15, 2011 at 11:05pm
BTW, Greg's g-g grandfather, Obadiah Adams, who played banjo for Kneass, is buried there, too. His headstone can be seen directly behind Kneass's.
Comment by Liz McElwain on May 16, 2011 at 4:35pm
That is fascinating and brilliant, Carl - musically and historically.
Comment by Carl Anderton on May 16, 2011 at 5:09pm

Thank you, Liz, that's nice of you to say.  Cemeteries are great-- a free history fix all around us.

 

I wish I was a better singer.  I've been singing tenor in church choir since last November.  It's made me realize how a good singer sings much like a good instrumentalist plays-- with lots of technique that comes from years of diligent practice.  

Comment by Bell Banjos on May 16, 2011 at 7:50pm

Whoa Nelly, Carl.

Your voice is great.

Don't change it too much!!

Comment by Joy Hildebrand on July 15, 2011 at 7:35pm
Ah!  Home at last.  So glad I came.  Thank you, Carl. So lovely.

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