The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #15557 Message #834243
Posted By: Joe Offer
24-Nov-02 - 11:34 PM
Thread Name: Jokes turned into songs...
Subject: RE: Jokes turned into songs...
I had often wondered about the origin of JOHNNY BE FAIR. I e-mailed Buffy Sainte-Marie, and said she wrote the song after hearing the story as a joke.
The "$65 Sports Car" is called A TRUE STORY in the Digital Tradition, attributed to Kate Clinton, John McCutcheon, & Betsy Rose - but is that the first sung version?
-Joe Offer-