[Conserev1]

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[Publius]

In an era when men weren’t afraid to be moved to tears by music, this sentimental tune could reduce a grizzled old NCO in seconds. Stephen Foster wrote this heartbreaker, and Thomas Hampson sings it with sweet passion.

”Gentle Annie”

It’s fascinating how many songs of the South have that Scots-Irish sound. They were born fighting.

”Rose of Alabamy”