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Thread #121076 Message #4097596
Posted By: GUEST,#
14-Mar-21 - 11:06 AM
Thread Name: ADD: The Ballad of Perry Bell
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Ballad of Perry Bell
https://books.google.ca/books?id=cRMN264LscEC&pg=PA1860&lpg=PA1860&dq=killed+an+ozark+sheriff,+perry+bell&source=bl&ots=7O41Qi5f
Left-hand column:
Date County
W.E. McGowan, deputy sheriff killed by Perry N. Bell, alleged bootlegger May 13, 1924
Assuming it's the same Perry Bell, that will provide more info regarding the song.