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Thread #37523   Message #2848450
Posted By: Joe Offer
24-Feb-10 - 04:06 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Req/Add: Spanish Johnny (Willa Cather or...)
Subject: RE: req/ADD: Spanish Johnny (Willa Cather)
OK, Jim, now my question is whether Willa Cather published the poem only in the magazine, or if it was from a larger work. I see that Willa Cather was an editor at McClure's, so maybe she did write it just for the magazine.

The Traditional Ballad Index doesn't have much:
Roud lists only the version in Lomax.

The Bromberg and Emmylou Harris recordings are both wonderful - can't decide which one I like better.

Here's my transcription of the tune from Lomax (Stewie posted the lyrics above) - does it have any tie to the Emmylou tune?

Click to play


-Joe-