Title: Who was Daddy Claxton? - Google Groups
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Who was Daddy Claxton?
Content: 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. Since Roy died, I've been singing the last verse: Here's to Mr. Acuff,
may his name forever stand. I highly encourage others to follow suit. Joe in Charlotte
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