Musical Interlude: How about something folky? Here's one of the great classic singer/songwriters, with a lovely little tune.

"Gettin' Up Early," performed by Tom Paxton.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51aJYCD0oF0

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It's a pain in my head, bugs in my bed,
And my pants are so old that they shine.
Out on the street, I tell the people I meet,
To buy me a bottle of wine.

Bottle of wine, fruit of the vine
When ya gonna let me get sober...

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Tom Paxton

What did you learn in school today,

What did you learn in school today,
Dear little child of mine?
What did you learn in school today,
Dear little child of mine?

I learned that Washington never told a lie.
I learned that soldiers seldom die.
I learned that everybody’s free.
And that’s what the teacher said to me.

And that’s what I learned in school today.
That’s what I learned in school.

What did you learn in school today,
Dear little child of mine?
What did you learn in school today,
Dear little child of mine?

I learned that policemen are my friends.
I learned that justice never ends.
I learned that murderers die for their crimes
Even if we make a mistake some times.

And that’s what I learned in school today.
That’s what I learned in school.

What did you learn in school today,
Dear little child of mine?
What did you learn in school today,
Dear little child of mine?

I learned our government must be strong.
It’s always right and never wrong.
Our leaders are our finest men.
And we elect them again and again.

And that’s what I learned in school today.
That’s what I learned in school.

What did you learn in school today,
Dear little child of mine?
What did you learn in school today,
Dear little child of mine?

I learned that war is not so bad.
I learned about the great ones we have had.
We fought in Germany and in France.
And someday I may get my chance.

And that’s what I learned in school today.
That’s what I learned in school.
That’s what I learned in school today.
That’s what I learned in school.

#TomPaxton

DAVID MALLETT
Jim Rooney on the Death of Singer-Songwriter David Mallett
MASTODON POST

Attached are Jim Rooney's memories of David Mallett.  This is no small thing.  Rooney is a very long-time and prominent professional in the music and recording businesses.

https://www.mmone.org/jim-rooney/

He got started performing on Boston's WCOP Hayloft Jamboree for my own personal merry mayor, Nelson Bragg, the "Merry Mayor of Milo, Maine" (the place of my very own birth).  He has produced Grammy-nominated albums by Tom Paxton, John Prine, and Peter Rowan.  Rooney was one of the key players in the rise of Nanci Griffith.  Rooney produced at least three albums for a singer-songwriter I much admire, Iris DeMent.  Jim Rooney has done a lot since his 1950s start.  So, to get a little context here, Rooney's recollections of David Mallett have a great deal of professional weight behind them.  This Facebook post by Rooney came from a Web search hitlist on a related but different topic.  While going through the hitlist, it was apparent his post had been reposted I don't know how many times. David Mallett was from Sebec, Maine, which shares a town line with my old hometown, Milo. Being easily among his first fans, I have three singles by his 1960s group, The Mallett Brothers, and two tracks by his next duo, Hinkley and Mallett with memorable guitarist Don Hinkley.

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Greenwich Village Folk Scene

Photographs by #DavidGahr

1) Folk singers in Washington Square, 1958
2) #EmmylouHarris, 1968
3) #JacksonBrowne, 1967
4) #MarcSilber, 1968
5) #TimBuckley, 1968
6) #BonnieDobson, 1964
7) #WillieDixon, 1960
8) #TomPaxton,1964
9) #TomRush, 1962
10) #PeterLaFarge, 1962

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So, Jimmy Carter passed away last month. Tom Paxton wrote "I Don't Want a Bunny Wunny in my Wittle Rowboat" about him.

Anita Bryant passed away. Tom Paxton wrote "Anita O.J." about her.

Who else that Tom Paxton wrote a song about is going to die to make the "three celebrity" unit complete?

[ @Woodyanna pointed out that Kissinger, about whom Paxton wrote "The White Bones of Allende" passed away last year, but that might not be proximate enough to qualify]

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#AnitaBryant

an old Tom Paxton number

Last thing he does
Mark Carson

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https://inksweatandtears.co.uk/mark-carson-2/