Mudcat Café message #147198

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Thread #16043 Message #147198
Posted By: Mark Clark
09-Dec-99 - 03:03 PM
Thread Name: BS: what does BS stand for?
Subject: RE: what does BS stand for?

I seem to remember Doc Watson and probably Merle Travis saying BS meant "blue smoke," another euphamism for the meadow material. Merle wrote a hot guitar instrumental with the title "Blue Smoke" that, I believe, alludes to that very same stuff.
- Mark