Artist: W.A. Nichol's Western Aces
Author: T.J. 'Red' Arnall
Label: S&G
Year: 1947
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).
Covers:
Roy Hogsed [for the Coast label and in '48 a hit on Capitol]
Slim Dusty [as Whisky Blues]
Johnny Cash [as Transfusion Blues; the word cocaine was apparantly out of the question at Columbia (at least before they signed Dylan)]
Johnny Cash [At Folsom Prison]
Not to be confused with Luke Jordan's Cocaine Blues ('27), Rev. Gary Davis's Cocaine Blues ('57) and see also Little Sadie.
If you noticed blunt omissions, mis-interpretations or even out-and-out errors,
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Arnold Rypens
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