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The Ballad of Ira Hayes (Original Post)
Uncle Joe
Jun 2015
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Most famously sung by both Dylan and Johnny Cash. Dylan didn't write it, however.
maddiemom
Jun 2015
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Thinkingabout
(30,058 posts)1. Thanks for sharing.
russspeakeasy
(6,539 posts)2. Thanks for posting this.
AikenYankee
(135 posts)3. K&R ...
written by Bob Dylan!
maddiemom
(5,106 posts)5. Most famously sung by both Dylan and Johnny Cash. Dylan didn't write it, however.
The writer was a man named LaForge (or LaFarge--have to look it up).
AikenYankee
(135 posts)6. My mistake ....
thanks for the correction!
maddiemom
(5,106 posts)7. Oh, I always thought Dylan wrote it too.
A local musician and Dylan fanatic "back in the day," set everyone he knew straight about the misconception--no reflection on Dylan.
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