Stewie,

Thanks for the info--

Kendall.

I had heard that the Prisoner Song was the first "Hillbilly" record to sell a million, but there had been many million sellers before--Arthur Collins' "The Preacher and the Bear" from 1905 sold 2 million copies, as did Billy Murray's "Casey Jones" in 1910-- Paul Whiteman sold 2 million with "Whispering" ushering in the Jazz age,in 1920, and 3 million with :Three O'Clock in the Morning" in 1922.

I would have loved to have written in those days--unless I a much mistaken, the songwriter royalties were about a nickel a record, although the artists were only played a flat recording fee--and no income taz!!