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Boxcar Willie song lyrics

84 songs

• Achy Breaky Heart
• A Good Old Country Song
• Almost Persuaded
• America
• America The Beautiful
• Bad News
• Battle Hymn of the Republic
• The Battle of New Orleans
• Big Freight Train Carry Me Home
• Blue Christmas
• Blue Moon Of Kentucky
• Boxcar Blues
• Boxcar's My Home
• Cheating Wife Again
• Cold, Cold Heart
• Cold Windy City Of Chicago
• Convoy
• Cowboys And Horses Hobos And Trains
• Crying My Heart Out Over You
• Danny Boy
• The Day Elvis Died
• Divorce Me C O D
• Dixie
• Don't Blame Me For What Happened Last Night
• Don't Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes
• Drivin' Nails in My Coffin
• Forty Acres
• Fraulein
• Freightliner Fever
• From a Boxcar Door
• Girl On A Billboard
• Good Hearted Woman
• Gypsy Lady And The Hobo
• Half as Much
• Hank And The Hobo
• Hank You Still Make Me Cry
• Heaven
• Hey, Good Lookin'
• Hobo Heaven
• I Can't Help It (If I'm Still in Love With You)
• I Love The Sound Of a Whistle
• I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry
• In The Pines
• I Saw The Light
• Jambalaya
• King of the Road
• Last Train To Heaven
• London Leaves
• Lonesome Whistle
• The Lord Made a Hobo Out Of Me
• Louisiana Saturday
• Louisiana Saturday Night
• Lovesick Blues
• Luther
• Memphis
• Move It on Over
• Mule Train
• Nobody's Darlin' But Mine
• North to Alaska
• Old Kentucky Home
• Orange Blossom Special
• Peace in the Valley
• Phantom 309
• Play The Star Spangled Banner Over Me
• Rebel Soldier
• Red River Valley
• Rollin' in My Sweet Baby's Arms
• Sally Let Your Bangs Hang Down
• San Antonio Rose
• Smoke Smoke Smoke That Cigarette
• Song Of Songs
• Spirit Of America
• Teddy Bear
• Thank You Old Flag Of Mine
• There's A Star Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere
• Truck Drivin' Man
• Trucker's Prayer
• Wabash Cannonball
• Watching a New Love Grow
• White Line Fever
• Wreck of Old 97
• Wreck of the Old '97
• You Are My Sunshine
• Your Cheatin' Heart

HOMETOWN

Sterret, TX

BORN

September 1, 1931

About Boxcar Willie

Boxcar Willie was perhaps the most successful invented character in the history of country music. With his kitschy persona and stage act -- highlighted by his amazingly accurate impersonation of a train whistle -- Willie played into the stereotype of the lovable, good-natured hobo who spent his life riding the rails and singing songs. Since his popularity had more to do with his image than his music, it makes sense that he was massively successful in England, where he personified Americana. Willie's English success carried him over to American success in the early '80s, where he ironically was perceived as carrying the torch for traditional country, because he kept the stereotypes alive.nnBorn Lecil Travis Martin, Boxcar Willie never worked on the railroads -- his father did. However, Willie loved the railroads and kept running away to ride the trains when he was a child. He also loved country music, particularly the songs of Jimmie Rodgers, Roy Acuff, and Ernest Tubb. As a teenager, Boxcar Willie would perform under his given name, eventually becoming a regular on the Big D Jamboree in Dallas, TX. In his early twenties, he served in the Air Force. After he left the service, he continued to sing in clubs and radio shows. In the late '50s, he began performing as Marty Martin, while working blue-collar jobs during the day. Marty Martin released an album, Marty Martin Sings Country Music and Stuff Like That, around 1958, but it was ignored.nnIn the mid-'60s, Martin wrote a song called "Boxcar Willie," based on a hobo he saw on a train. Martin continued to struggle in his musical career until the mid-'70s. By that time, he had become a DJ in Corpus Christi, TX. In 1975, he decided to risk everything he had on one final chance at stardom. He moved to Nashville and developed the Boxcar Willie character, using his song as the foundation.nn Initially, Boxcar Willie wasn't very successful, but he had a lucky break in 1976 when he was called in to replace a sick George Jones at a Nashville club. During that performance, he was spotted by Drew Taylor, a Scottish booking agent. Taylor brought Boxcar Willie over to England for a tour, where he was enthusiastically received. Later that year, he released his first album, which was a moderate success in the U.K. Through the rest of the '70s, Willie toured Britain and every tour was more successful, culminating in a performance at the International Country Music Festival at Wembley in 1979. After his Wembley show was finished, he received a standing ovation -- the performance established Boxcar Willie as a star. His next album, King of the Road, became a huge success in England, reaching number five on the album charts; the record was helped immeasurably by its accompanying television advertisements, which sold the record through the mail.nnBy the end of 1980, Willie had become the most successful country artist in England, and his American success had just begun. King of the Road was available through an American television advertisement. "Train Medley" was a minor hit on the country charts, and he was becoming a popular attraction on U.S. concert circuits. In 1981, he received a spot on the Country Music Hall of Fame's Walkway of the Stars and became a member of the Grand Ole Opry.nnBoxcar Willie enjoyed his time in the spotlight, becoming a regular on the television show Hee Haw in 1982 and turning out albums as fast as he could make them. "Bad News" became his only American country Top 40 hit in 1982. In 1985, he played a hobo in Sweet Dreams, a film about Patsy Cline. By the mid-'80s, his star had faded, but he remained a popular concert attraction, particularly in England, into the '90s. Boxcar Willie died in Branson, MO, on April 12, 1999, after a three-year battle with leukemia. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

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Boxcar Willie discography

38 discs

Boxcar Willie Forever

2017

Boxcar Willie: The Collection

2016

20 Miles of Track (Re-Mastered)

2015

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