Maryland's Black Civil War Soldiers, Honky-Tonk Meets Johnny Mercer

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February 5, 2013

1015 Paca St. 633 Sarah Ann St. Dozens of addresses all over Baltimore were once home to Maryland's African-American Civil War veterans. Many of them had been Eastern Shore slaves. Today, we'll hear about a Maryland State Archives project to document their lives, and we'll hear what their experience was like during the war--and after.

Arty Hill, Mink Stole and Michael Raitzyk are in the studio! They play a couple of tunes and Tom talks to Mink Stole and Arty Hill--known for his 'modern honky tonk' style--about the music of Johnny Mercer.