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| (T.J. \'Red\' Arnall) |
| (o): | W.A. Nichol's Western Aces (1947) | label: S&G |
| | With author Red Arnall. Lyrically based upon murder ballad Bad Lee Brown as recorded by Woody Guthrie ('44) and Riley Puckett's Chain Gang Blues ('34). |
| (c): | Billy Hughes (1947) , Roy Hogsed (1947) [for the Coast label and in '48 a hit on Capitol], Slim Dusty (1951) [as Whisky Blues], Hank Thompson (1957) , Johnny Cash (1960) [as Transfusion Blues; the word cocaine was apparantly out of the question at Columbia (at least before they signed Dylan)], Hylo Brown (1962) , Johnny Cash (1968) [At Folsom Prison], George Thorogood & The Destroyers (1978) , Uncle Tupelo (1989) , Hank Williams III (1999) , Merle Haggard (2011) , |
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| Not to be confused with Luke Jordan's Cocaine Blues ('27), Rev. Gary Davis's Cocaine Blues ('57) and see also Little Sadie. |
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