Benjamin Hanby wrote Nelly Gray in 1856, in response to a fugitive slave case …
Tag: abduction
Mary Blane (1840s)
The lost-love minstrel tune “Mary Blane” was one of the most popular songs of the early minstrel era (see Mahar’s list):
Benjamin Hanby wrote Nelly Gray in 1856, in response to a fugitive slave case …
The lost-love minstrel tune “Mary Blane” was one of the most popular songs of the early minstrel era (see Mahar’s list):
The Hardtacks 