Legendary singer/songwriter Jim Post will present his original "Mark Twain and the Laughing River" concert on Thursday, October 21, at 7 pm at Unity Temple, 875 Lake Street. This special performance is free and open to the public as part "Celebrating Twain: One Author, Three Communities."
According to the Chicago Reader, Jim Post "matches Twain's anecdotes about growing up in Missouri with original songs extolling the mystique of the Mississippi River. A thoroughly engaging look at the life of America's poet laureate of childhood."
After Jim Post performed "Mark Twain and the Laughing River" at the Smithsonian Institution, the Washington Post noted the event was "part musical, part drama and thoroughly entertaining."
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As a folk singer, Jim Post performed at the Earl of Old Town, the Old Town School of Folk Music, and many other Midwest venues in the 1970s. In 1971, he produced and played on an album of Chicago folk musicians titled "Gathering at the Earl of Old Town," which included the first recording of Steve Goodman's "City of New Orleans." Earlier, in 1968, Post had composed "Reach Out of the Darkness," which made the Billboard Hot 100 charts for 14 weeks.
More recently Post has performed one-man shows in the character of Mark Twain around the country and regularly in Galena, Illinois, where he now lives.
