Title: Who was Daddy Claxton? - Google Groups
Headings: Who was Daddy Claxton?
Who was Daddy Claxton?
Content: The Delmore's sang 'Claxton', but maybe only after they were
acquainted with Roy Acuff, IDK. OTM, it's enigma wrapped in mystery, but at least you can dance to it. Al
Who was Daddy Claxton? Mr Steamy
5/13/99 12:00 AM
Sorry folks, for Al please read Hugh! Alec
Hugh Barnett wrote in message < 373B0DC6...@coastalnet.com >...
>Al Christians wrote: Who was Daddy Claxton? Joe Cline
5/13/99 12:00 AM
On Thu, 13 May 1999 14:13:51 -0700, Al Christians
< ach...@easystreet.com > wrote: >_The_Long_Steel_Rail_ says that the Claxton of the song is not known to
>correspond to any actual person, and furthermore that the Carter's sang
>'Cleaton'. The Delmore's sang 'Claxton', but maybe only after they were
>acquainted with Roy Acuff, IDK. A.P. received a number of copyrights of songs that he "collected"
either on his jaunts selling fruit trees, from old songbooks, from his
own family heritage (including songs Sara or Maybelle brought to the
group) or from other sources, including Leslie Riddle.