BS: 100 yrs. ago today: KC Jones

Subject: KC Jones: 100 yrs ago today
From: Sourdough
Date: 30 Apr 00 - 11:23 AM

For those of you who like to keep track of these things, today is the 100th anniversary of KC Jones' wreck. Play a few versions of it in tribute today.

SOurdough

Subject: RE: BS: 100 yrs. ago today: KC Jones
From: catspaw49
Date: 30 Apr 00 - 12:32 PM

Thank ya' 'Dough.......We've had a couple of good threads on the song and the history, and the mythology too.

Spaw

Subject: RE: BS: 100 yrs. ago today: KC Jones
From: Nathan in Texas
Date: 30 Apr 00 - 10:03 PM

There was a nice feature on Casey Jones on NPR's Weekend Edition Sunday this morning. Included clips from several versions of the song. I recognized Mississippi John Hurt and Jerry Garcia. You can listen to the feature at NPR's website: http://search.npr.org/cf/cmn/cmnpd01fm.cfm?PrgDate=04/30/2000&PrgID=10 (Sorry, I don't know how to blue clicky.) There's a museum at Jones's home in Jackson, Tennessee. One bit of trivia I learned there that wasn't mentioned on NPR was that Casey's widow never remarried and didn't appreciate the line in the song about "You'll get another papa on the C&O[?] line"

Subject: RE: BS: 100 yrs. ago today: KC Jones
From: Billy the Bus
Date: 01 May 00 - 07:12 AM

Sourdough,

Did you sing KC on HearMe today when I was out?

Thanks for the Link Nathan, I'm listening now!

Sam

Subject: RE: BS: 100 yrs. ago today: KC Jones
From: Jacob B
Date: 01 May 00 - 09:53 AM

As I recall, the story said that his real name was John Luther Jones, and Casey was a nickname.