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... "Was a flat-top Martin Guitar !!!!.... Owning a few Martins, I fully understand !!!!

I have a recording of Vernon Dalhart (Marion Try Slaughter) singing this in the 1920s. He called it "The Freight Train Wreck At Altoona".

I've seen pictures of the wreck of the 1262. There was nothing left. The boxcars were made of wood and there were none left which measured more than six feet in length.

The best version yet. It includes all the original words. Jeff Calhoun (aka Vernon Dalhart) did a great job. He was also the first million selling country singer in 1924 for recording "The Prisoner's Song" on the "B" side of "The Wreck of the Old 97". Marion Try Slaughter (his real name) recorded...

I do both of these songs in my show... I had never thought of combining the two !!!!

Good job.. I'll need to go see these guys the next time I'm in San Antonio.

My father was a member of the Stamps Quartet and he used to sing this to me when I was a child. When I heard this version, I broke into tears. Charlie will be missed.

In my extensive library, The Country Gentlemen are the only group who uses the phrase "Like a Fox" four times. All others use it only three... Am I wrong ????

@theJaydog While living in Houston, Mr. Lomax allowed me to listen to the original of this song. Somewhat different from what we know now. His father, John, was also on the scene of the recording.

Opake, country, folk, and R&R all have their roots in Gospel Music. The opera singer, Vernon Dalhart, knew that he could take the early Gospel type songs and make sellable records by singing them in a 'hillbilly' voice. That's why he is called 'The Grandfather of Country Music'. Same way with Jim...