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Origins: Railroad Bill

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RAILROAD BILL
RAILROAD BILL AND THE KITTEN


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GUEST,wcb 13 Feb 21 - 07:41 PM
GUEST,# 14 Feb 21 - 04:54 PM
GUEST,# 14 Feb 21 - 05:24 PM
GUEST 22 Jul 25 - 03:29 PM
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Subject: RE: Origins: Railroad Bill
From: GUEST,wcb
Date: 13 Feb 21 - 07:41 PM

bill was known to stay in a run down shack near montgomery al. at time's he was said to have no family the song has been recorded by many artist i remember ol'timer's singing that song the part i liked as a boy was,, i got a 38 special on a forty forty frame how can i miss him when i have dead aim now,i'm gonna ride ride ride my railroad train


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Subject: RE: Origins: Railroad Bill
From: GUEST,#
Date: 14 Feb 21 - 04:54 PM

https://balladofamerica.org/railroad-bill/

Good site about the song and its history AND the man the song's about.


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Subject: RE: Origins: Railroad Bill
From: GUEST,#
Date: 14 Feb 21 - 05:24 PM

Excellent biography begins at p.11

http://www.escohis.org/2016_04_echoes.pdf


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Subject: RE: Origins: Railroad Bill
From: GUEST
Date: 22 Jul 25 - 03:29 PM

The story of the song is told on another song, Stagolee, who was a friend of Billy Lyens, who might have met billy barker. It is a shame on story tellers, like me, no who railroad bill was all about. Looking at the recordings of railroad bill, I heard that Roba Stanley sang this song. As Andrew Hickey sees, I think there is a mistake on what the song she recorded. In Roba stanley song, I think you were meening stag and the booly a song set to the same tune as railroad bill and tells the same story lines. Thank you folks from what you have said. From joe.


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