If I were in that theater I'd be the only one standing up clappin' my hands to the beat, amongst all them old folks. You'd think they were already dead!
@littleleon i have to agree with you littletone nobody and i mean nobody can do the whistle like good old boxcar you ll be missed boxcar r.i.p mr hobo
20 years ago I was a kid spending all his spare times with his daddy in the truck, listening all these ol' country songs (Boxcar, Merle, Charlie...)
Now I'm 38 and that's probably the best times I ever had with my father. He was a man of few words, worked hard all his damn life but he was always there when we needed him. He liked Boxcar's songs a lot and that's why today, feeling a li'l nostalgic, I decided to go back into memories and found this clip on YT. Dad you're my hero...
Boxcar Willie was a Living LEGEND in HIS own time, while he was alive. More importantly, Willie is Still a Legend, even in death. I remember my brother, when he was alive, playing his Dobrough guitar and singing the "Walbash Cannonball". This is what great memories are made of. However, there are those that do not have the depth of understanding, to listen, and hear that Willie's songs told of his life, as a hobo, while traveling on boxcars' throughout his life.
Now... this is really music from the heart..... good ol tyme music that does not have a social message that people are suppose to subscribe to... thanks to YouTube these tunes are available around the world...... Bravo YouTube
My mom remembers him hanging around downtown Red Oak, Texas when she was a girl. He used to give her a hard time. He was from Ovilla, Texas which about 4 miles west of Red Oak. The railroad ran through Red Oak and Sterrett. He would catch the train in Sterrett and ride into Red Oak.
I remember going to his shows a lot as a child towards the later years of his career in Branson Missouri. He always put on an amazing show and he was one of the nicest people you could ever speak with. He was truly one of America's greatest entertainers.
I used to drive the skinny dog for a job in oz for 7 years and i had a great collection of C&W songs but i have to tell you all the passengers loved BOXCAR WILLIE and so many people were converted to his music.
this... THIS is true ARTIST.. song is art not just some kind of sounds, yapping, and rubbish scrapped together!! RIP Boxcar Willie your song stay alive and inspire us all!
I can't believe it, I just bought Boxcar's Gibson J-45 that he used on stage and TV and also the Grand Ole Opry. I also got 2 of his hats complete with all the pins in them. Also his guitar case with all the railroad stickers, One of his railroad costumes that he used on TV and stage. I got it from his son Larry. I can't tell ya how thrilled I am.My 12 year old son is also thrilled, knowing that someday it will be his, as well it should, he plays way better than I do!!LOL
I remember my parents going to see him when i was kid, and although I love all Bluegrass music, my favorite of all of them was the Orange Blossom Special played by the guy on the Harmonica...Anyone know if there is a video of him playing?
Hi,they definitely threw away the mould of ole Boxcar,his like will never be heard again in Country Music,didn't appreciate him until I heard Winds Of Yesterday.
Seen him on Country's Family Reunion on tv live many times,also a lovely person.
I just love the tone of his voice,exceptional singer,fabulous musicians.
Thankful we have youtube to see and hear him still.
A wonderful trip back to my youth. No diesel trains they were all steam. Being a child of the thirties I would love to hear him sing "The Freight Train Blues." It was a big Acuff number but I can just imagine Willie doing it. Thanks for the remarkable video.
Country Music sure lost a legend when ole Box left us. Country Music has been replaced by country metal for the most part and I sure do miss turning on the radio and hearing a new, "True", country song with standard chord arrangements in it. R.I.P. BOX, C.W.
@harleyhawgn This IS country METAL! Don't you hear the steel in that Guitar, and that Train Whistle is BAD ASS! I want that on an MP3 hooked into A PA under the hood on my truck! I Think it might command A little bit of respect. People would be looking around wondering if they're about to get the cow catcher!
Nothing compares to that train "whistle"...add the fiddle work, and who can't like it!!! Wish we had some new artists that could perform at the same level as some of the old! He is right he will be remembered for that "whistle", the one that can put goose bumps on your skin!
Nothing compares to that train "whistle"...add the fiddle work, and who can't like it!!! Wish we had some new artists that could perform at the same level as some of the old!
when i hear this song,i imagine being out in the country living in a house with 1 of those porches that went around the whole house,and its always summer,is in the night,you got fried chicken cooking in 1 of those black skillets,mashed pototes,brown gravey,fried green tomatoes,a big mason jar of sweet iced tea,and with about 30 or more kinfolks,you live right by the railroad tracks here comes the train screamming down the tracks,with black smoke just flying out of her.
@Burnwash no i did not.but the reason this is posted,is so people can comment how a song makes them feel,just because you may not feel a certain way about a song dont mean i should not,that is what music is all about,it makes diffrent people feel diffrent ways,and 2 be truthful with you,when i feel low it helps 2 listen 2 songs that i heard as a child,and when i made the comment,i was feeling low because next mouth will be 9 years since my 12 year old daughter died,she died on thansgiving day
@Burnwash and i heard this song and it made things a little better 4 me,now i dont give a fat rats ass if you understand that or not,and another thing unless i missed it,the only comment i see here from you,is the1 you have up bashing my comment,why dont you comment the song,and the singer?
@skyangel1100 well unless you time travel back to the 50s to virginia i hate to say its hard to do that sadly all we see now is the boxcars with cabs and motors known as a diesel there are some locomotives runnning like southern pacific lines 4449 pere marquette 1225 "the polar express" and nikel plate road 765 and some other random ones but not that much are running :(
We saw Boxcare Willie at Branson shortly before he passed away. One of the best shows we have seen over the years. Even the teen age girls we had along like it!
Its sad that so many young people are getting mixed into rap and garbage music. Rap is ok to a degree but I hate most of it. Im 19 years old and this is true music to me. Music made by a real artist not some idiot that yells how mad he is. This is class and I love good old country music. Plus some rock music on the side is ok.
@penprop01 Well I am impressed by your comment. if you were my son I would be a very proud parent. I find that a lot of Teenagers do not really know what true music is and also the meaning of the words too.
lol i was so amazed he does that with his voice, so i practiced and made just about any sound you can think of and finally got it. my uncle does impressions and makes funny noises but he cant make the train noise haha so i got one up on him..
I was just in Branson this week and it just wasn't the same without him :(..... Although I met this guy @ RFD Theatre who does Boxcar's train whistle! At first I thought I heard a ghost LOL......
Stayed at the hotel bearing his name and they really do try to keep it the way he wanted.
A side-note a nice carved statue of him can be found at the Plantation restaurant, just inside the door! Must see... He used to ride The Branson Scenic Railroad once in a while and sing for them!! RIP my hero!
Im a rock pig. Not a country fan at all really (tho im not saying I dont like it) but I was in ireland a few years ago out in the country. This old fella had Boxcar willy on the wireless and I loved every minute of it. He was Mr entertainment!!!
What a hoot..not sure why I always thought he was borne (e for emphases) a Canadian or Brit but after just a short search am reaffirmed born a Texacan as John Wayne (born Marion Robert Morrison) would say! What a great showman!
ive always loved Lecil Travis Martin,, from 78 when i heard him 1st,, i was 4 years old and i fell in love with that whistle,, oh by the way u guys mite know him better as the LEGEND that is BOXCAR WILLIE
My dad and I seen him in the early 80s at a Chili cookoff. We didn't know he was there until we heard the whistle. We looked at each other and both scratching our heads wondering where there would be a train. My dad got an excited look on his face and exclaimed "That's Boxcar Willie!" So off we went looking for the bandstand.
Lucky you! I grew up in the Maritimes (New Brunswick Canada) listening to your grandpa! He was just a great performer and one of the most underated country music signer and performer.
Greetings from Ireland. A great performance by a fine singer and excellent musicians,especially those fiddle players. Very infectious. These songs remind me of my late mother, she was a great person.
@nanamagoo you all have some of the prettiest music ever made. Its also in my opinion some of the hardest to play. Im in a bluegrass band in missouri, we play, The irish wash woman, its by far the hardest song on the whole set list, but anyway greetings from mt.vernon missouri!
I'm not a huge country music fan, but there is something glorious about this rendition of Boxcar Willie's songs that makes me feel relaxed at the end of a tough day, and puts a smile back on my face.
Alway's liked Box Car,,even back then!Then I re-introduced him to the Old man again and then, he said Box Car Willie was the only artist ever that did ol' Hank Williams(Sr) justice !!! I think he was right !
Willie was the greatest! I had the opertunity to meet him at Branson a week before he past. My wife and I will remember his great music and humor. He told us about his cancer treatments. I sure hate that he is gone.
The late great BOXCAR WILLIE he was a great country music singer, train whistle blower, and a great yoldeler. Wished someone could find more music of good ole BOXCAR WILLIE YOLDELING..
Boxcar was an Engineneer on one o fthe B-29 flying fortress during the war.. He always had good shows and let me say they were pretty much sold out every time and Boxcar Willie was the first member of the Grand O Opry to set up a show in Branson..I believe it was Boxcar that ushered in the big named acts in Branson which started the boom. Hotel after hotel sprung up in Branson because of Boxcar Willie!!!
@ELVISFREE1977,, you really know ur stuff,, he actually trained on a B-36 in 1949,, he got re-assigned 3 years later to a B-29 "SUPER" fortress.. Did u know him before he became BOXCAR????
the only country folk singer i could ever stand to listen to. i think he was from canada? would love to have heard him live! BET HE'S SELLING OUT VENUES IN HEAVEN WITH ROY,JOHNNY,TAMMY,PATSY,BUDDY AND ALL THE OTHER
Thank you for posting this. When i was kid my grandparents would take my brother and I out west to the Badlands of South Dakota, Black Hills, Cody Wyoming, Yellowstone, and Montana. We traveled in a 34' Class A Bounder Motor Home with a chevy 454 V-8. My grandfather had that RV packed with house speakers and they only played one artist....Boxcar Willie. Now 24 yrs old I am going out west again, this time to hike up into the Rocky Mountains and scatter their ashes. This song ulocks many memories.
Wow, that's awesome how he makes that noise! Very talented, but it seems as though he's not as recognized as he probably should be or should've been. But what do I know? Here's one thing I know, I believe I read somewhere that he is a relative to actor Tommy Lee Jones. A cousin, I think.....
a friend of mine had tickets to see this guy back in the early 80s, that evening just as they were going to leave the clagary police came and arested him, all he did was scream I have tickets to see willie, god man give me a break, I will come to the station in the morning, just let me go see willie, well he never did see him,, but like myselfhe is still a huge fan, this man rocks, god rest his soul, we are so blessed to have his music on youtube!!
Thanks for uploading this video. Boxcar Willie has such a distinctive, amazing singing voice but the whistle sound he makes is beyond compare. It is surreal. I can only imagine listening to this sound on a cold frosty night years ago in someplace like Texas. Boxcar has created this image for me and thank god all your contributors are very positive in their comments
U went to school here,how neat. Yes, then it was called The Unversity Of Mo. They have named it again in the past year . It is called MS&T MO. Unversity of Science and Technology. Yes, he did have his own THEATRE.
This man has always been a favorite of mine. I doubt if we'll ever see this level of country entertainment emerging again, thanks to this new age of record execs.
if 'WOW' doesnt fill your heart and mind, you are not human
fbodkin1 1 month ago
My girlfriend Erica,...aka E*Rox,..LOVES this guy
deanzz9 1 month ago
This man is what made Branson Missouri.
lilltlekaysdaddy123 2 months ago
omg did nt know that the train man had passed on si R.I.P BOXCAR
birds85us00000000000 2 months ago
i seen him many times in Branson we miss you box
orangeangel 2 months ago
If I were in that theater I'd be the only one standing up clappin' my hands to the beat, amongst all them old folks. You'd think they were already dead!
fadmacat 3 months ago
Had alot of fun on his mid-night show, once with Tony Orlando and once with the Kendalls. Boxcar Willie was a Real nice guy.
31fiddleman 3 months ago
No one but no one can do a train whistle like box. You're missed sir. Thank you for posting this.
littleleon 4 months ago
@littleleon i have to agree with you littletone nobody and i mean nobody can do the whistle like good old boxcar you ll be missed boxcar r.i.p mr hobo
birds85us00000000000 2 months ago
Willie; How about making me your friend on You Tube. God Bless M.S.C.1
mrstratochief1 6 months ago
AMERICA'S FAVORITE HOBO AND AN ALL TIME MUSIC LEGEND
WyoCowboy2011 6 months ago
Boxcar Willie ROCKS!!!!
HoboGus 7 months ago
Wonderfull
Freddysteel 7 months ago
20 years ago I was a kid spending all his spare times with his daddy in the truck, listening all these ol' country songs (Boxcar, Merle, Charlie...)
Now I'm 38 and that's probably the best times I ever had with my father. He was a man of few words, worked hard all his damn life but he was always there when we needed him. He liked Boxcar's songs a lot and that's why today, feeling a li'l nostalgic, I decided to go back into memories and found this clip on YT. Dad you're my hero...
patentagosse 7 months ago
Incredible voice!
LosInvasoreSconLalo 7 months ago
Oh my gosh, is HE making those train noises?? WOW!
DeafTuber 8 months ago
@DeafTuber Yes he is, an amazing entertainer indeed.
DammitDrag 8 months ago
@DammitDrag Thats why he got his nickname Boxcar Willie for. Because he spent to much times around trains lol
Patrioticman 8 months ago
@Patrioticman Absolutely, Boxcar used to hobo quite a bit.
DammitDrag 8 months ago
@DeafTuber yes he is making all those train noises
WyoCowboy2011 6 months ago
HARLAND!! good to see you again old friend, hope you are behaving up there, will be seeing you again some day, god bless you
fruityloopsguy 8 months ago
Boxcar Willie was a Living LEGEND in HIS own time, while he was alive. More importantly, Willie is Still a Legend, even in death. I remember my brother, when he was alive, playing his Dobrough guitar and singing the "Walbash Cannonball". This is what great memories are made of. However, there are those that do not have the depth of understanding, to listen, and hear that Willie's songs told of his life, as a hobo, while traveling on boxcars' throughout his life.
pinkie1939 9 months ago 2
Now... this is really music from the heart..... good ol tyme music that does not have a social message that people are suppose to subscribe to... thanks to YouTube these tunes are available around the world...... Bravo YouTube
echovarde 9 months ago
My mom remembers him hanging around downtown Red Oak, Texas when she was a girl. He used to give her a hard time. He was from Ovilla, Texas which about 4 miles west of Red Oak. The railroad ran through Red Oak and Sterrett. He would catch the train in Sterrett and ride into Red Oak.
hotburrito1 9 months ago
WHERE THE HELL IS BRANSUME MONTANA?
jehovahuponyou 9 months ago
He used to be a hobo for a train. Thats how he got famouse.
SuperBubby4 10 months ago
This was one of the best shows in Branson. It's good to see Harland Powell playing steel again. It's been a long time.
jimkeith50 10 months ago
Great there will never be another like him (GREAT)
sweet2200 10 months ago
I remember going to his shows a lot as a child towards the later years of his career in Branson Missouri. He always put on an amazing show and he was one of the nicest people you could ever speak with. He was truly one of America's greatest entertainers.
echoside190 11 months ago
just got my 1st Boxcar CD love it
MsJohnny58 11 months ago
Still a awesome spirit!
pyedpiper015 11 months ago
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waterfordjim 1 year ago
He was one of my favorite C&W stars. I remember when I saw him on German TV in the 70s. Thank you for the music hobo.
ulrichpetzinna 1 year ago
I used to drive the skinny dog for a job in oz for 7 years and i had a great collection of C&W songs but i have to tell you all the passengers loved BOXCAR WILLIE and so many people were converted to his music.
"WHEELBARROW "AUSTRALIA
ryszardczek 1 year ago
i have been a big fan of Boxcar Willie my whole life. thanks for this great video. what a talent he was. he will be missed. RIP dear friend
bigworm6917 1 year ago
i never Knew This Awesome Guy Till You Sent Him My Way My Cowboy, This Is True True Country Love This Guy...Thanks My Dear & Wonderful Friend..))
glamorgangirl 1 year ago
dajjals work at its best. u all love it dont u
djrizzla 1 year ago
this... THIS is true ARTIST.. song is art not just some kind of sounds, yapping, and rubbish scrapped together!! RIP Boxcar Willie your song stay alive and inspire us all!
tazeris 1 year ago
I can't believe it, I just bought Boxcar's Gibson J-45 that he used on stage and TV and also the Grand Ole Opry. I also got 2 of his hats complete with all the pins in them. Also his guitar case with all the railroad stickers, One of his railroad costumes that he used on TV and stage. I got it from his son Larry. I can't tell ya how thrilled I am.My 12 year old son is also thrilled, knowing that someday it will be his, as well it should, he plays way better than I do!!LOL
briangg57 1 year ago
i never knew how GOOD this guy was till i saw this!!!
tonybenn1000 1 year ago 2
Man what a hell of a singer! That voice can send chills down your spine!
hellhound13131 1 year ago
Does anyone know who the back-up singer was?
starts60 1 year ago
Who was the girl back up singer?
starts60 1 year ago
God bless Boxcar willie I will allway's rember the good time's from when i was a kid
Dufey19731 1 year ago
I remember my parents going to see him when i was kid, and although I love all Bluegrass music, my favorite of all of them was the Orange Blossom Special played by the guy on the Harmonica...Anyone know if there is a video of him playing?
Rikuno23 1 year ago
Thankyou for sending me Boxcar's song Marc (oldtexasmusic). I never tire of listening to his songs.
Georgia
geena6 1 year ago
Hi,they definitely threw away the mould of ole Boxcar,his like will never be heard again in Country Music,didn't appreciate him until I heard Winds Of Yesterday.
Seen him on Country's Family Reunion on tv live many times,also a lovely person.
I just love the tone of his voice,exceptional singer,fabulous musicians.
Thankful we have youtube to see and hear him still.
Thank you Marcus.
BABSINUK 1 year ago
A wonderful trip back to my youth. No diesel trains they were all steam. Being a child of the thirties I would love to hear him sing "The Freight Train Blues." It was a big Acuff number but I can just imagine Willie doing it. Thanks for the remarkable video.
navydoctrinidad 1 year ago
One of the best of all time!!!!
Thank you Marcus for sending.
jtls8 1 year ago
Country Music sure lost a legend when ole Box left us. Country Music has been replaced by country metal for the most part and I sure do miss turning on the radio and hearing a new, "True", country song with standard chord arrangements in it. R.I.P. BOX, C.W.
harleyhawgn 1 year ago
@harleyhawgn This IS country METAL! Don't you hear the steel in that Guitar, and that Train Whistle is BAD ASS! I want that on an MP3 hooked into A PA under the hood on my truck! I Think it might command A little bit of respect. People would be looking around wondering if they're about to get the cow catcher!
bigfootskitty 1 year ago 2
I LOVE ALL THE SONG THAT BOX CAR WILLIE DOES HE IS MY FAVORITE
juniebarton 1 year ago
he's actually a reptilian shapeshifter humanoid! alex jones told me this!
sam1610 1 year ago
God Bless Boxcar Willie
ScotWalt858 1 year ago
Nothing compares to that train "whistle"...add the fiddle work, and who can't like it!!! Wish we had some new artists that could perform at the same level as some of the old! He is right he will be remembered for that "whistle", the one that can put goose bumps on your skin!
br213 1 year ago
Nothing compares to that train "whistle"...add the fiddle work, and who can't like it!!! Wish we had some new artists that could perform at the same level as some of the old!
br213 1 year ago
Wonderful thanks for posting. Old Box was very very popular in England in the 70's and 80's probably bigger over here than in the U.S
lazynlovinit 1 year ago
it appears that he really enjoyed performing , looks like he is with his friends.
10tapper 1 year ago
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skyangel1100 1 year ago
genuine country ¡¡¡¡
tramuntanals 1 year ago
when i hear this song,i imagine being out in the country living in a house with 1 of those porches that went around the whole house,and its always summer,is in the night,you got fried chicken cooking in 1 of those black skillets,mashed pototes,brown gravey,fried green tomatoes,a big mason jar of sweet iced tea,and with about 30 or more kinfolks,you live right by the railroad tracks here comes the train screamming down the tracks,with black smoke just flying out of her.
skyangel1100 1 year ago 2
@skyangel1100 Did you do a lot of acid when you were younger?
Burnwash 1 year ago
@Burnwash no i did not.but the reason this is posted,is so people can comment how a song makes them feel,just because you may not feel a certain way about a song dont mean i should not,that is what music is all about,it makes diffrent people feel diffrent ways,and 2 be truthful with you,when i feel low it helps 2 listen 2 songs that i heard as a child,and when i made the comment,i was feeling low because next mouth will be 9 years since my 12 year old daughter died,she died on thansgiving day
skyangel1100 1 year ago
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skyangel1100 1 year ago
@Burnwash and i heard this song and it made things a little better 4 me,now i dont give a fat rats ass if you understand that or not,and another thing unless i missed it,the only comment i see here from you,is the1 you have up bashing my comment,why dont you comment the song,and the singer?
skyangel1100 1 year ago
@skyangel1100 well unless you time travel back to the 50s to virginia i hate to say its hard to do that sadly all we see now is the boxcars with cabs and motors known as a diesel there are some locomotives runnning like southern pacific lines 4449 pere marquette 1225 "the polar express" and nikel plate road 765 and some other random ones but not that much are running :(
southern4501isawesom 11 months ago
Love ole boxcar! He always will be in my heart,one of the best-RIP~!
littlesquarepond 1 year ago
We saw Boxcare Willie at Branson shortly before he passed away. One of the best shows we have seen over the years. Even the teen age girls we had along like it!
dipsie123 1 year ago
non-commercial --- just plain good music.....he will always be missed.
ctmale1956 1 year ago
Its sad that so many young people are getting mixed into rap and garbage music. Rap is ok to a degree but I hate most of it. Im 19 years old and this is true music to me. Music made by a real artist not some idiot that yells how mad he is. This is class and I love good old country music. Plus some rock music on the side is ok.
penprop01 1 year ago 9
@penprop01 you're reading my mind. i'm 14 :P
deimantukas333 1 month ago
My new account and i still feel the same way :]
samman190 3 weeks ago
@penprop01 Its music that dares you not to be happy hearing it.No violence,sexism,drugs,whores or pimps.
RasMajnouni 2 weeks ago
@penprop01 Well I am impressed by your comment. if you were my son I would be a very proud parent. I find that a lot of Teenagers do not really know what true music is and also the meaning of the words too.
Good for you Son,
Art
fragglerock5000 1 day ago
Once I heard a song of Boxcar Willie.If I'm not going wrong it was called Caribean.I wish to hear it again pls.It was very nice.
parma091
parma091 1 year ago
This song makes me proud to be an American.....
Bonneville462 1 year ago 2
"Poetry in motion " is this guy .Unforgetable steam trains lover .
vamplover111 1 year ago 4
lol i was so amazed he does that with his voice, so i practiced and made just about any sound you can think of and finally got it. my uncle does impressions and makes funny noises but he cant make the train noise haha so i got one up on him..
dce040186 1 year ago 2
my grandpa and my dad loves this song
sunshine13537 1 year ago 2
love it ...brilliant....thanks my cowboy c.w.
glamorgangirl 1 year ago
what a legend!,helllo from Ireland
dannymcmince 1 year ago
God Bless America go Willie
sunrecords56 1 year ago
I was just in Branson this week and it just wasn't the same without him :(..... Although I met this guy @ RFD Theatre who does Boxcar's train whistle! At first I thought I heard a ghost LOL......
Stayed at the hotel bearing his name and they really do try to keep it the way he wanted.
A side-note a nice carved statue of him can be found at the Plantation restaurant, just inside the door! Must see... He used to ride The Branson Scenic Railroad once in a while and sing for them!! RIP my hero!
lilprincessred 1 year ago 8
never got to see him...Man I missed out on a great man
skippypb05 2 months ago
He was one of the great old country artists this video is a gem.
unclejoel1961 1 year ago
that's real good
jws54 1 year ago
Im a rock pig. Not a country fan at all really (tho im not saying I dont like it) but I was in ireland a few years ago out in the country. This old fella had Boxcar willy on the wireless and I loved every minute of it. He was Mr entertainment!!!
dave1234u 1 year ago 2
What a hoot..not sure why I always thought he was borne (e for emphases) a Canadian or Brit but after just a short search am reaffirmed born a Texacan as John Wayne (born Marion Robert Morrison) would say! What a great showman!
CntryInVa 1 year ago
Just love his voice...
yersinia2p 1 year ago 2
really like boxcar so does lexy connolly
outlaws66 1 year ago 2
THIS is country music, if the "modern" country stars would or COULD emulate this entertainer then our music wouldn't sound like rock music.
Watch these musicians, They are enjoying making the music that America loves.
DammitDrag 1 year ago 4
Kee-haw! Quick, get me my dancing clogs.
guinnesstrail 1 year ago
ive always loved Lecil Travis Martin,, from 78 when i heard him 1st,, i was 4 years old and i fell in love with that whistle,, oh by the way u guys mite know him better as the LEGEND that is BOXCAR WILLIE
magpie2974 1 year ago 2
declan from ireland, my late father was a big fan and got me liking this. Hadn't heard boxcar willie's music for a long time.
decdel77 2 years ago
I keep coming back to this video, cant get enough of it.
Boxcar Willie was awesome and will never be forgotten.
No matter how down and low you get, Boxcar can pick up your spirits.
Heaven just gotten one of the greatest gifts with him entering.
God bless ya Boxcar Willie, R.I.P.!!!
CyclesOvHate 2 years ago 2
My dad and I seen him in the early 80s at a Chili cookoff. We didn't know he was there until we heard the whistle. We looked at each other and both scratching our heads wondering where there would be a train. My dad got an excited look on his face and exclaimed "That's Boxcar Willie!" So off we went looking for the bandstand.
RIP Talk about a unique signature sound!
terrypen 2 years ago 7
Excellent job by Boxcar. What a treat and a blessing! We miss you, Boxcar. You were a treasure. RIP
zinnia413 2 years ago 6
only two words to describe boxcar willie....genius and legend!
shadoosky 2 years ago 8
Boxcar Willie, I love you...
What a great artist and show.
I think Boxcar Willie was a fantastic singer..
Thank you Boxcar.
Allan from Copenhagen, Denmark.
Mralmope 2 years ago 7
Yes he was one of the best
pcanard55 2 years ago 3
man......i wish i could have saw one of his shows :(......R.I.P. Boxcar
45x45bw 2 years ago 8
I gtot to see his shiws several ntimes in Branson and he sung a good two hours
pcanard55 2 years ago 3
a great singer and entertainer,he is surely loved and missed by all.
jlnfos 2 years ago 12
Been listenin' to Country Music long
about 60 years now and never heard
anybody who could make a train whistle
like "Box"!
4freespeech 2 years ago 9
I'm a rock fan but love those fiddles
brucey39 2 years ago 8
i love from s a box car door
kjm1268 2 years ago 11
I use to tend bar at the Nugget in Sparks Nv. Boxcar would come for two weeks three times a year and
I got to watch the show up close everynight, it was great
MikeAragonJr 2 years ago 13
Country! =)
natixd1 2 years ago 12
love it! that's my grandpa!
clayLavl 2 years ago 9
Lucky you! I grew up in the Maritimes (New Brunswick Canada) listening to your grandpa! He was just a great performer and one of the most underated country music signer and performer.
vendanges3 2 years ago 13
is boxcar willie really your grandfather?
RonPaulOrDie 2 years ago 12
yup... u aLready KN0w... my Dad t00K me & my sista ta C him!!!!! G0D BLess ya Pop!
cpoolio 2 years ago 8
God bless you Boxcar Willie.
One of the few out there who made any sense, and just wanted to give people an honest smile on their face.
I won't deny it, a better man then me by far. God bless him. Heaven must be having a great time right now.
CyclesOvHate 2 years ago 28
Greetings from Ireland. A great performance by a fine singer and excellent musicians,especially those fiddle players. Very infectious. These songs remind me of my late mother, she was a great person.
nanamagoo 2 years ago 44
@nanamagoo you all have some of the prettiest music ever made. Its also in my opinion some of the hardest to play. Im in a bluegrass band in missouri, we play, The irish wash woman, its by far the hardest song on the whole set list, but anyway greetings from mt.vernon missouri!
alan young
alanyoung2 1 year ago
I'm not a huge country music fan, but there is something glorious about this rendition of Boxcar Willie's songs that makes me feel relaxed at the end of a tough day, and puts a smile back on my face.
JamesGU4 2 years ago 21
Two of the best sounds of country music, twin fiddles and a steel guitar. God Bless Boxcar Willie!
teletekman 2 years ago 21
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Thats why we can call him "Boxcar Willie"
malemanh 2 years ago
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How did he die ?
CMob09 2 years ago
God Bless you BoxCar!
brandonhornsby 2 years ago 8
just fantastic..
what a great break and diversion from the troubles of life..
49indians 2 years ago 45
Country music "stars" today sure could do themselves a favor, and study this video.
michiskin 2 years ago 27
Thank you for this video! I watch it whenever I'm feeling down, and it just blows away the blues!
09findhorn 2 years ago 23
Alway's liked Box Car,,even back then!Then I re-introduced him to the Old man again and then, he said Box Car Willie was the only artist ever that did ol' Hank Williams(Sr) justice !!! I think he was right !
Steacy783 2 years ago 22
a rare talent.
lorimcwill 2 years ago 23
Willie was the greatest! I had the opertunity to meet him at Branson a week before he past. My wife and I will remember his great music and humor. He told us about his cancer treatments. I sure hate that he is gone.
*****
Thank's!
Curt
buster541 2 years ago 19
The late great BOXCAR WILLIE he was a great country music singer, train whistle blower, and a great yoldeler. Wished someone could find more music of good ole BOXCAR WILLIE YOLDELING..
poorman1946 2 years ago 16
I love Boxcar Willies songs. I am a huge railfan and love train music.
Kleman09 2 years ago 21
Boxcar always put on a good show, you always got your moneys worth. He left us to soon.
Neverdie242 2 years ago 13
wow!!! i never knew how great this guy was til now thanks for posting...
454chieftain 2 years ago 8
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ben j'ai appri le son du whistle sur cette video
mleblanc35 2 years ago
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lorimcwill 2 years ago
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What makes him a patriot?
lpercenter 2 years ago
willie was one of the great ones 5*****
eggtick 2 years ago 3
Excellent production. Great quality. Most of all, Fun!
johng562 2 years ago 7
I love the way Willie smiles when he sings, like this is so damn fun!
IDIDieselJohn 3 years ago 9
l'homme au sourire éternel :D :D je l'adore!!!
missatikamekw 3 years ago
Boxcar was an Engineneer on one o fthe B-29 flying fortress during the war.. He always had good shows and let me say they were pretty much sold out every time and Boxcar Willie was the first member of the Grand O Opry to set up a show in Branson..I believe it was Boxcar that ushered in the big named acts in Branson which started the boom. Hotel after hotel sprung up in Branson because of Boxcar Willie!!!
ELVISFREE1977 3 years ago 10
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jikoenen 2 years ago
No Willie Wilson not Nelson!
highwayman012 2 years ago 3
@ELVISFREE1977,, you really know ur stuff,, he actually trained on a B-36 in 1949,, he got re-assigned 3 years later to a B-29 "SUPER" fortress.. Did u know him before he became BOXCAR????
magpie2974 1 year ago
I miss the GREAT Boxcar Willie, I used to see his shows in person in the 80's.
There will never be another Boxcar Willie.
Thans for posting this fine video.
Bill
old64goat 3 years ago 9
I used to listen to one of his tapes all the time, but I have no tape players anymore!
segerduder 3 years ago
Great artist saw him at ponderosa park in Ohio
when i was 15 love those old train songs
dufey1969 3 years ago 6
What a guy, thats entertianment. Just love the C & W music, He's in with the best, gives me goose bumps when ever I hear him..and I'm 69 this year.
centank 3 years ago 6
the only country folk singer i could ever stand to listen to. i think he was from canada? would love to have heard him live! BET HE'S SELLING OUT VENUES IN HEAVEN WITH ROY,JOHNNY,TAMMY,PATSY,BUDDY AND ALL THE OTHER
joeocho88 3 years ago
I saw Boxcar at a bar near Case University in Cleveland in the late 70's. I thought the kids would tear him up but they LOVED him! RIP Boxcar!
jtg2507 3 years ago 4
Boxcar Willie was a great singer and this video shows this !!!
Thanks for this great post!
TheDonMon17 3 years ago
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no taste in music fagot
danielersrail 3 years ago
Thank you for posting this. When i was kid my grandparents would take my brother and I out west to the Badlands of South Dakota, Black Hills, Cody Wyoming, Yellowstone, and Montana. We traveled in a 34' Class A Bounder Motor Home with a chevy 454 V-8. My grandfather had that RV packed with house speakers and they only played one artist....Boxcar Willie. Now 24 yrs old I am going out west again, this time to hike up into the Rocky Mountains and scatter their ashes. This song ulocks many memories.
ductapensuperglu 3 years ago 2
As a kid, I use to run around the house and dance to listening to Boxcar Willie. Thank you for posting this.
zzRider 3 years ago
really enjoy this ,,,down to the basic,,good country,,,a++++++
guild52 3 years ago 5
Wow, that's awesome how he makes that noise! Very talented, but it seems as though he's not as recognized as he probably should be or should've been. But what do I know? Here's one thing I know, I believe I read somewhere that he is a relative to actor Tommy Lee Jones. A cousin, I think.....
yearling4 3 years ago
I lived in Branson and used to go see Boxcar. What a great talent. Great guy as well.
dannyd1572 3 years ago
a friend of mine had tickets to see this guy back in the early 80s, that evening just as they were going to leave the clagary police came and arested him, all he did was scream I have tickets to see willie, god man give me a break, I will come to the station in the morning, just let me go see willie, well he never did see him,, but like myselfhe is still a huge fan, this man rocks, god rest his soul, we are so blessed to have his music on youtube!!
PS: maybe you will see him in heaven dave
islandguy911 3 years ago
Thanks for uploading this video. Boxcar Willie has such a distinctive, amazing singing voice but the whistle sound he makes is beyond compare. It is surreal. I can only imagine listening to this sound on a cold frosty night years ago in someplace like Texas. Boxcar has created this image for me and thank god all your contributors are very positive in their comments
Ruthybobz19 3 years ago
i work on the katy rr old line now owned by uprr, great song. great singer great exhibitionist
tlcarroll 3 years ago
"Real" Music for "Real" people by a "real Singer! Awesome!
gjenkins8095 3 years ago
Thanks for posting. I never hardly get to Branson so I can listen to some music from there on here.
There is some very good musicans in this band. I have enjoyed this very much.
May God Bless You.
I just live about 2 hours from Branson here in the Missouri area in the towe of Rolla.
deskyles 3 years ago
Wow. I have not heard anything about Rolla since I went to college there in the late 1950s. I think it was called Missouri Schools of Mines then.
I see this was recorded at the Grand Palace in Branson. Didn't Boxcar Willie have his own theater in Branson at one time.
BOBFORDD 3 years ago
U went to school here,how neat. Yes, then it was called The Unversity Of Mo. They have named it again in the past year . It is called MS&T MO. Unversity of Science and Technology. Yes, he did have his own THEATRE.
Darlene
deskyles 3 years ago
In the days of steam engines, one could identify the engineer by the way he blew the whistle.
Boxcar Willie definitely has an unmistakable whistle. Thanks for letting us hear it.
kirkifer 3 years ago 7
A great entertainer and a true American hero. R.I.P. Boxcar
JTerrell72 3 years ago 11
Thank you boxcar one of the best r i p box god bless
renultdriver 4 years ago 6
Sweet
rouletteamp 4 years ago 2
brilliant,boxcar at his best.thanx 4 posting.keep 'em coming
ant67hony 4 years ago 6
a true talent and a great vetern
boats752 4 years ago 3
Good old boxcar willie like to here sound off that old train bull
allanthain 4 years ago 4
This man has always been a favorite of mine. I doubt if we'll ever see this level of country entertainment emerging again, thanks to this new age of record execs.
harleyhawgn 4 years ago 7