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Boxcar Willie

American singer · United States · On the map · Musicians · Lived 1931 to 1999 · aged 67

Lecil Travis Martin, whose stage name was Boxcar Willie, was an American country music singer-songwriter, who sang in the "old-time hobo" music style, complete with overalls and a floppy hat. "Boxcar Willie" was originally a character in a ballad he wrote, but he later adopted it as his own stage name.

Boxcar Willie is read about 122 times a day, in 7 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 5 November 2026

The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 106 days, one point a day.

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His early musical career was parallel to service as an enlisted flight engineer in the United States Air Force.

Country
United States
Category
Musicians
Type
Singer / Musician
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1931 to 1999 · aged 67

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