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Thread #132385 Message #2994913
Posted By: Q (Frank Staplin)
27-Sep-10 - 10:24 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Wreck of the Royal Palm (train wreck song
Subject: RE: Lyrics or Title for old train wreck song
The Wreck of the Royal Palm is in the DT and there is more than one thread devoted to it.
Two Southern Railway trains collided December 23, 1926.
The song is a peculiar one, in that all of those killed were on board the Ponce de Leon, only slight injuries aboard the Royal Palm.
The best known version is the one sung by Al Craver (Vernon Dalhart).