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Lyr Req: The Red Dog Saloon

13 Mar 98 - 02:27 AM (#23679)
Subject: The Red Dog Saloon
From: Peter Stanley

Oscar Brand sang this song in concert 20 years or so ago. Does anyone know the words, story, or source?


13 Mar 98 - 11:46 AM (#23698)
Subject: RE: The Red Dog Saloon
From: Whippoorwill

Does the chorus start out, "She played tambourine with a silver jingle, and she must have known the words to at least a million tunes"? If so, the Oak Ridge Boys recorded it when they switched over from gospel to country.


13 Mar 98 - 01:55 PM (#23710)
Subject: RE: The Red Dog Saloon
From: Bruce O.

Do you possible mean "The Redlight Cafe"?


13 Mar 98 - 02:27 PM (#23712)
Subject: RE: The Red Dog Saloon
From: Bert

Peter,

We probably need a little more to go on.

There was a Red Dog Saloon in "Springtime in Alaska" sung by Johnnie Cash.


13 Mar 98 - 05:15 PM (#23720)
Subject: RE: The Red Dog Saloon
From: Humdinger Folksinger

Can't tell you anything about the song, but the Red Dog Saloon is in Juneau, Alaska, which is why you can't buy Red Dog Brew in Alaska. Name infringement, etc.


14 Mar 98 - 05:32 PM (#23786)
Subject: RE: The Red Dog Saloon
From: Bojangles

There is a reference to the song, " The Red Dog Saloon", in the book, "Alaska Sourdough Ballads and Folk Songs", by Alaskan collector Paul Roseland.

Has anyone heard anything about Oscar Brand in the last few years? A call to him, if I can find him, would solve this puzzle.


14 Mar 98 - 06:02 PM (#23788)
Subject: RE: The Red Dog Saloon
From: Alice

For some reason this thread is reminding me of the only eating establishment in McLeod, Montana. It's called The Road Kill Cafe. alice