Hard Times Come Again No More

In March, 2004 Mavis Staples came to Nashville to record Hard Times Come Again No More for our first release, Beautiful Dreamer: The Songs of Stephen Foster. The day was magical. We spent the afternoon as guests of historic Sound Emporium studio who graciously donated one of their rooms for the recording session. Buddy Miller, Steve Fishell and Matt Rollings backed Mavis up while our favorite sound engineer Dave Sinko recorded the incredible performance. Mavis nailed the track on the first run-through, but we persuaded her to sing the song a few times for our own pleasure and to the delight of our special in-studio guests Emmylou Harris and Julie Miller.
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[loftusboy9]

unbelievable version of a brilliant song.....always amazes me how truly talented people seem so unassuming...& my God...this lady is a genius..

[alanthedrum]

I've researched many interpretations of this with a view to performing it. This is the best. Pianist ans singer feeding each other.

[rockandroll4evermore]

Wonderful. Mavis Staples. Thank you. 

[rockandroll4evermore]

Stephen Foster was really someone special. A great version here.

[garhead52]

Mavis, see you in Portland, Oregon for the 2013 Blues Fest. You move me, girl. Roll on, Sister.

[Gary Rector]

Thanks be to Mavis Staples; Mssrs. Miller, Fishell, and Rollings (the amazingly talented musicians who accompanied her), and Mr. Sinko, the sound engineer for bringing us this best-of-all renditions of an old-time favorite! I must be getting old, because it touches my heart and brings a tear to my eye every time I hear it.

[ZenobiaPalmyrene]

This is one of the best interpretations of this song on YT!

Thank you for uploading this video. :)

[Maxime Escande]

Très émouvant!



[Shelly Blanchard]

I found it in an old old book.It didn;t know the tune. It really touched. Stephen Foster wrote it.

[soul31059]

STUNNING....

[ccgsevers]

OMG What a wonderful version of the beautiful song.. Thank you for sharing.



[kcat200]

Wow