The Butcher's Boy (The Railroad Boy) - Buell Kazee
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The Butcher's Boy played by Buell Kazee
Recording date: January 16, 1928
Recording place: New York City
Duration: 3:04
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Source
From archive.org (http://www.archive.org/audio/audio-details-db.php?collection=opensource_audio&collectionid=Butcher)
- Recorded on January 16, 1928 in New York City. This is another mountain ballad that appears to be the product of British ballads that were combined after they reached America. A variation on the "murdered girlfriend" theme in that here the girlfriend takes her own life. Kazee was a baptist minister who sang with a "recital" voice, rather than the raw singing style that is more prevalent in recordings of this type.
