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A Walkin’ Chunk a Mean-Mad: Pretty Boy Floyd & Robin Hood

Sing Out! Posted on May 18, 2015 by Steven L. JonesJun 3, 2015

I love a good man outside the law
 just as much as I hate a bad man inside the law. — Woody Guthrie (1940) Legend On October 22, 1934, Charles Arthur “Pretty Boy” Floyd – a bank robber suspected by … Continue reading →

Posted in Murder Ballad Monday | Tagged Bonnie and Clyde, Child Ballads, Crime, Dust Bowl, Dust Bowl Ballads, Grandmaster Flash, Great Depression, Hip-hop, J Edgar Hoover, John Steinbeck, Pretty Boy Floyd, Punk, Reggae, Robin Hood, Sweetheart of the Rodeo, The Byrds, The Clash, The Grapes of Wrath, The Mekons, Woody Guthrie

Jon Langford interview, Part Three

Sing Out! Posted on Jul 19, 2013 by Alison CuddyJan 7, 2015

Lofty Deeds, Jon Langford This is the final installment of our interview with Chicago musician and artist Jon Langford. After recording three albums of murder ballads, he seemed like the ideal candidate for a Murder Ballad Monday sit-down. You can … Continue reading →

Posted in Murder Ballad Monday | Tagged Alison Cuddy, Johnny Cash, Jon Langford, Led Zeppelin, Murder Ballad, The Mekons, The Waco Brothers

Musician Jon Langford on the appeal of the murder ballad

Sing Out! Posted on Jul 15, 2013 by Alison CuddyJan 7, 2015

Without A Doubt, Jon Langford (2007) Introduction When I was just a baby, my Mama told me, “Son Always be a good boy, don’t ever play with guns,” But I shot a man in Reno, just to watch him die. … Continue reading →

Posted in Murder Ballad Monday | Tagged Death Penalty, Folsom Prison Blues, Johnny Cash, Jon Langford, Murder Ballad, The Mekons, The Waco Brothers, Tom Jones

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