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Thread #166435 Message #4001649
Posted By: Lighter
22-Jul-19 - 09:43 PM
Thread Name: Origins: Leaving Home (Charlie Poole)
Subject: RE: Origins: Charlie Poole's 'Leaving Home' ???????
If memory serves, Poole's song is based on the Leighton Bros.' vaudeville hit, "Frankie and Johnny (or You'll Miss Me in the Days to Come)," written in 1912. Poole's text drew heavily from "traditional" versions.