I recall very well the recording of Country Boy while I was in San Diego in the early 60s, probably 63. The artist did have a Brook Benton type of voice, but one thing that was distinctive was his pronunciation of the word turn in the second verse. It had an eastern US inflection to it and almost sounded like "toin". I do have a copy of the Geo. McCurn album, but it doesn't sound quite the same. I wonder if different versions were used for the single and the album? All in all, the Don Williams version is my next favorite. FYI, Fred Hellerman, aka Fred Brooks was one of the founders of the Weavers folk group, and came under a lot of investigation by the Macarthy Commitee in the 50s, which may have prompted him to use a pseudonym when registering copyrights,etc. Lou VanK.