McKinley's Gone (White House Blues)

Lew Dite with his Weapon of Mass
A song the New Lost City ramblers taught me to love.
On Sept 6, 1901 Leon Czolgosz (an anarchist) shot the 25th U.S. president, William McKinley, in Buffalo at point blank range. McKinley was 58 years old.
For further documentation see my McKinley playlist.

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[ebikepower]

If Bush and Company were President 150 years ago, they wold have been tared and feathered

[lewdite]

You betcha!

[MyMoppet52]

I love your version. I love the tempo, your pickin' , vocals, and I can understand the words. Great song. Thanks! p.s. I learned this from the No Name Band at MerleFest. They did a great version, but very fast.

[raymondcrooke]

Why do Americans keep shooting their presidents?

(If they were all like the current one I could understand it.)

[troyota1955]

Very sad song, very well done....I really do worry about something like this happening again....

[OldenVictor]

nice,great and beautiful

[UncleVRoy]

I know this as a Bluegrass song I like it this way!

5*'s

[brokenbirch]

Sweet, Lew.......very historic.

[ORBSTEWBALL]

Hello

Lew...

Many thanks for sharing this thought provoking story song with us. You have shared with us a piece of US history...by way of this vintage ditty.

Peace,

Stewball