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30 Apr 00 - 11:23 AM (#220369) Subject: KC Jones: 100 yrs ago today From: Sourdough 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 |
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30 Apr 00 - 12:32 PM (#220401) Subject: RE: BS: 100 yrs. ago today: KC Jones From: catspaw49 Thank ya' 'Dough.......We've had a couple of good threads on the song and the history, and the mythology too. Spaw |
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30 Apr 00 - 10:03 PM (#220556) Subject: RE: BS: 100 yrs. ago today: KC Jones From: Nathan in Texas 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" |
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01 May 00 - 07:12 AM (#220691) Subject: RE: BS: 100 yrs. ago today: KC Jones From: Billy the Bus Sourdough, Did you sing KC on HearMe today when I was out? Thanks for the Link Nathan, I'm listening now! Sam |
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01 May 00 - 09:53 AM (#220734) Subject: RE: BS: 100 yrs. ago today: KC Jones From: Jacob B As I recall, the story said that his real name was John Luther Jones, and Casey was a nickname. |