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Origins: Railroad Bill DigiTrad: RAILROAD BILL RAILROAD BILL AND THE KITTEN Related threads: Lyr Req: Railroad Bill (22) Lyr Add: Propane Bill (a bad weather incident) (21) Chords Req: Railroad Bill (Etta Baker) (9)
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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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