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Miles M. Smith
Feb 22, 1995, 5:21:57 PM2/22/95
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Does anyone know the history of the song 'Midnight Special' ?
I have heard John Fogerty, Merle Travis and some old blues singer do the tune.
Merle said that it's ' an old folk song done a million times, and here's mine'
I was wondering, who wrote it, when and all known performers of the song.
Is it a blues based song or what ?
It must be an old folk song, 'cuz everyone does it a little different and
sings the lyrics in a different order and with a few different words.
Just wondering; any info would be appreciated.
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Miles Smith
Systems Engineer
Majure Data
m...@mdi.gwinett.com
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I have heard John Fogerty, Merle Travis and some old blues singer do the tune.
Merle said that it's ' an old folk song done a million times, and here's mine'
I was wondering, who wrote it, when and all known performers of the song.
Is it a blues based song or what ?
It must be an old folk song, 'cuz everyone does it a little different and
sings the lyrics in a different order and with a few different words.
Just wondering; any info would be appreciated.
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Miles Smith
Systems Engineer
Majure Data
m...@mdi.gwinett.com
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Russell Kay
Feb 23, 1995, 8:08:28 AM2/23/95
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>Does anyone know the history of the song 'Midnight Special' ?
>I have heard John Fogerty, Merle Travis and some old blues singer do the
>tune.
>Merle said that it's ' an old folk song done a million times, and here's
>mine'
>I was wondering, who wrote it, when and all known performers of the song.
>Is it a blues based song or what ?
>It must be an old folk song, 'cuz everyone does it a little different and
>sings the lyrics in a different order and with a few different words.
>
Lots of folk will answer this, but Midnight Special was written (in the>I have heard John Fogerty, Merle Travis and some old blues singer do the
>tune.
>Merle said that it's ' an old folk song done a million times, and here's
>mine'
>I was wondering, who wrote it, when and all known performers of the song.
>Is it a blues based song or what ?
>It must be an old folk song, 'cuz everyone does it a little different and
>sings the lyrics in a different order and with a few different words.
>
1940s?) by the late, great Leadbelly (aka Hudie Ledbetter). And it's as
blues-based as a song can be, IMHO. Zillions of people have recorded it.
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Russell Kay, Technical Editor, BYTE Magazine
russ...@bix.com 603-924-2591
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