"Hard Times, Come Again No More"
If you'd like to hear Mavis Staples’ version of the song, there's a link below the photos.
For Mavis Staples’ heart wrenching version, click “Hard Times” or the link below:
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A wonderful song and fabulous photos. I couldn't bring myself to listen to it today, but it is embedded in my memory. I have sung it many times. It causes me to think about the American experience and the issues about Stephen Foster. None of us is truly blameless, I guess. We live in our times and, if we are wise, try to look back and interrogate the past to try to understand the present and move forward (as we must). Thank you, Terry!