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Craft in America
Tony Ellis plays "Becky Thatcher Waltz"
Tony Ellis plays "Becky Thatcher Waltz" (with Geoff Stelling on bass, William L. Ellis on guitar, and Louise Adkins on pump organ) and tells a story about the Becky Thatcher riverboat. Bonus video from the MUSIC episode. PBS premiere November 20, 2015. Archival Courtesy of Tony Ellis and Flickr/Mike.
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