Midnight Special from the Poopshoe Perkins LIVE album

This is a song based on a legend. The legend was that if you were a prisoner in Sugarland Prison in Texas and if the train headlight shined through your prison cell window onto you, -that you would soon be released.

A lot of folks have done this song with Ledbelly doing an early version and CCR doing maybe the best known version on their 1969 Willy and The Poor Boys album.

So far as I know, I am the only one to record it on his 73rd birthday!

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Comment by Uncle John on March 3, 2023 at 1:24pm

HA!  Alan and Andries-- great cards.  Thank you!

Comment by AGP # on March 3, 2023 at 12:21pm

"Classic Performance" of a "Classic Old Tune"  by a "Classic Old Timer Performer", and "Happy Birthday", reaching 73 makes you older than me! (well for few weeks anyway) :-)

Comment by A.D.EKER on March 3, 2023 at 11:56am

Hi there Birthday Boy !! congrats on your 73 !! to open up whit a poopshoe  haze got my reservations but you must have your reasons for that, but ill put the spot on ,we aint gambeling ! and im gonna let the Midnight special shine a ever loving light on You !! Loud & Clear UJ ! if you realy like to make a album just put some of your stuff on a USB Stick and send of to a jong record& a Classic record label and see what they say !! maybee you get Lucky !  but keep in mind what the consequnses might bee!

have a great 73 !! UJ ! 

Comment by Uncle John on March 3, 2023 at 11:26am

Thank you, Tee!

Comment by t-belly johnson on March 3, 2023 at 10:19am

Another Nation first! Nice job UJ and a very happy birthday to you!

Comment by Uncle John on March 3, 2023 at 9:33am

Well, the Poopshoe Perkins Live album is a figment of my warped imagination.  

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