Beener, here's the intro from the Silver Tongued Devil album:

"Ah started writtin' this song about Chris Gantry...ended up writtin' about Dennis Hopper, 'n' Johnny Cash, 'n' Norman Norbert, Funky Donny Fritz, Dudley Swan, Bobby Neworth, Jerry Jeff Walker 'n' Paul Segal...Ramblin' Jack Elliot had a lot to do with it."