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Thread #105231   Message #2201540
Posted By: open mike
24-Nov-07 - 05:16 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Add: Ballad of John Silver, A (John Masefield)
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Ballad of John Silver, A (Masefield)
There is, on the other hand, a character named Silver John, or John the Balladeer who comes from the Appalachian writings of Manly Wade Wellman
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver_John. We produced a play featuring these stories a couple of decades ago. A hillbliiy musical.