Artist: Brinsley Schwarz
Author: Jim Ford
Label: UA
Year: 1972
On LP Silver Pistol.
Covers:
Dave Edmunds [crediting Redbone's Lolly Vegas as coauthor; Jim Ford recorded his first album with Lolly]
Johnnie Allan [cajun version]
Liberty label boss Si Waronker linked songwriter Jim Ford with the Brinsley's for what had to become Jim's second LP. Nothing came out apart from this song. Author Jim Ford also wrote Niki Hoeky (P.J. Proby, Elvis Presley, Redbone) and was close with Bobbie Gentry when she wrote Ode To Billie Joe.
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