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Mary Jane Harris was born on August 17, 1819 in Ste. Genevieve, Missouri to John Harris and Jane Harris. [1] John Harris knew Moses Austin in Missouri, who persuaded him to participate as a settler in his colonization scheme of Mexican Texas. John Harris first moved his family back to Cayuga, New York before his Texas venture. [2]
Mary Jane Prince Queen (February 20, 1914 – June 29, 2007) was an American ballad singer and banjo player. She was once called a "walking archive of mountain music" for her knowledge of the traditional music of Appalachia .
The ballad recounts Mary's thoughts about her life and her impending death in a first-person narrative. Versions of the ballad have been recorded by a number of artists, including Joan Baez , The Corries , and Angelo Branduardi .
Mary Bullman Sands (April 8, 1872 – April 2, 1949) was an American singer of old traditional ballads during the early part of the 20th century. [1] She was known locally as "Singing Mary" due to her singing talent and extensive knowledge of the words and melodies of many old-time traditional songs that had been passed down through previous generations. [2]
Mary Jane Adams (1840–1902), Irish-born American writer and philanthropist; Mary Jane Aldrich (1833–1909), American temperance reformer, lecturer, and essayist; Mary Jane Alvero (born 1970), Filipino engineer
The Kingston Trio met Jane Bowers while playing shows in Austin, Texas in the late 1950s. They went on to record several of her songs, including "Remember the Alamo". The song was released with slightly different lyrics on their 1959 album At Large, which subsequently reached No. 1 on the Billboard pop album charts in the United States.
In this, Jane Grey was reluctant to become queen, and believed that Mary would send a pardon just before her decapitation. Virgin and the Crab - Sketches, Fables and Mysteries from the Early Life of John Dee and Elizabeth Tudor , a novel by Robert Parry, 2009, places Jane as a significant character in many of the early chapters.
Santa Fe Opera's Crosby Theatre, rebuilt in 1998 (seen from the south) Below is a complete list of the operas performed by The Santa Fe Opera (Santa Fe, New Mexico) since its inception in 1957.