publication date: Thursday, September 21, 2017 (part of Fall 2017)

category: Music

clue: The classic American songbook is full of his work, from "Camptown Races" to "Oh! Susanna" to "Hard Times Come Again No More."

intended difficulty: easy

solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, Richard Slominsky, Justin Woods, Matthew Preston, Erik Bates, Aaron Shurtleff, and Elaine Beckland


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