From: folkslinger@gmail.com   
      
   On Saturday, January 5, 2019 at 1:29:00 PM UTC-5, Michael Black wrote:   
   > On Sat, 5 Jan 2019, Arlo Guthrie wrote:   
   >   
   > > On Saturday, January 5, 2019 at 1:15:32 PM UTC-5, Arlo Guthrie wrote:   
   > >> On Friday, January 4, 2019 at 11:11:27 AM UTC-5, tart...@gmail.com wrote:   
   > >>> It was the Highwaymen, on the b side was cotton fields.   
   > >>   
   > >> And the Chad Mitchel Trio recorded it also. I remember hearing it on the   
   radio, but don't recall who was singing it.   
   > >   
   > > But, The original Highwaymen had the top 40 hit. That's probably what I am   
   remembering.   
   > >   
   > It made me think of "Gypsy Davy", and going up the thread at google, I see   
   > that someone back in 1993 pointed that out, it's kind of a song with   
   > various titles and similar lyrics.  The version I know best is off "Last   
   > of the Brooklyn Cowboys".  But I thought I heard another version along the   
   > way, so maybe Woody's.   
   >   
   > Wikipedia has a decent entry on the song, and all the recorded versions.   
   >   
   > I kind of wonder if "Boots of Spanish Leather" is a nod to "buckskin   
   > gloves made of Spanish leather".   
   >   
   > You used to always sign your posts with "ADG", making me wonder if you   
   > were named after the song.   
   >   
   > Michael   
      
   No I wasn't. The  D was for Davy Crockett. Another good D word.   
      
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