Ray, All the threads at Mudcat are, in a sense, active. Some may lie dormant for many years only to be added to by someone who came across it in a search. That is one of the things that makes Mudcat such a compelling resource.

I'm guessing the Byrds version had it's origins in Merle Travis' version perhaps filtered through bluegrass influences. I don't know that, just a guess.

      - Mark