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Thread #10318   Message #71993
Posted By: tomtom
19-Apr-99 - 11:30 AM
Thread Name: Memphis Jug Bands
Subject: RE: Memphis Jug Bands
The phrase "KC Moan" should probably be "Casey Moan." Casey Jones, the ill-fated engineer of folk legend (and real life), was said to blow his train whistle in a distinctive style, so that people who lived along the track knew when Casey was passing by. His distinctive style of whistle-blowing was known as the "Casey Moan."

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