Previous posts for April 6th may be found here: André Previn (2019), Gheorghe Zamfir (2020), Johann Kuhnau (2021), John Pizzarelli (2022), Johann Kuhnau (2023), Johann Kuhnau (2024), and Leo Robin; Alessandro Rolla (2025)
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Hart Pease Danks (6 April 1834 – 20 November 1903) was an American musician who specialized in composing, singing and leading choral groups.
Then and Now
Today we note with dubious thanks
The natal day of Hart Pease Danks,
Who found his fame in days of old
With "Silver Threads Among the Gold,"
A song when sung in yesteryear
Would conjure up a gentle tear.
But now when e'er a silver thread
Appears, unwelcome, on our head,
We're more inclined to keep it quiet
And ask our hair salon to dye it.
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