Mark Twain - guitarist and author?

Does anybody know if there are any recordings of the famous Mark Twain playing his guitar?





Mark Twain, guitarist, singer, and literary legend, was first exposed to music by his sister Pamilla. She supplemented the family income by teaching guitar and piano. He obtained his guitar used in 1861 (in 1835 it was $10 new) and kept it in close company until shortly before his death in 1910.





He sang and played for newspaper men of the Nevada Territories, miners from California's Gold Rush days and for passengers aboard Ajax, a clipper ship bound for the Hawaiian Islands. But mostly he played for the willing women of the West. In December 1866, Mark Twain brought his Martin 2 陆-17 guitar aboard the steamer America and sailed from San Francisco to New York City, where he would seek his fortune.
Mark Twain - guitarist and author?
That is very interesting reading. I had no idea Mark Twain did any of that. I thought he just wrote stories. Thanks for the history lesson. You have broadened my horizon for today.
Mark Twain - guitarist and author?
That's a nice cut and paste job you did there.





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It doesn't surprise me that Mark Twain owned a guitar. When he wasn't writing, he was touring the country, giving lectures and making speeches. If any of his music was recorded, it would have been on one of Edison's old phonographs. Even then, a copy of that music would probably be in a museum today. Have you been to the Mark Twain Museum in Hannibal, Missouri? Check it out.





http://www.marktwainmuseum.org/