Goebel Leon Reeves (October 9, 1899 – January 26, 1959) was an American folk singer. His most famous song is "Hobo's Lullaby", which has been covered by various singers, especially
Woody Guthrie
Woodrow Wilson Guthrie (; July 14, 1912 – October 3, 1967) was an American singer-songwriter, one of the most significant figures in American folk music. His work focused on themes of American socialism and anti-fascism. He has inspired ...
. Among other artists who later performed the song were Woody Guthrie's son
Arlo,
Emmylou Harris, and
Billy Bragg with Joe Henry.
A 2016 article in the ''
Los Angeles Times
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'' said the song is "one of the most disarmingly endearing train songs ever written", and is "inextricably linked with American folk music icon Woody Guthrie".
Early life
Born October 9, 1899, in
Sherman, Texas
Sherman is a U.S. city in and the county seat of Grayson County, Texas. The city's population in 2020 was 43,645. It is one of the two principal cities in the Sherman–Denison metropolitan statistical area, and it is part of the Texoma region ...
, Reeves grew up in
Austin.
Notes
External links
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Biographical sketch of Goebel Reevesfrom
AllMusic
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Somewhat longer biography of Reeves from ''The Encyclopedia of Popular Music'' by Colin LarkinSummary of CD ''Hobo's Lullaby'' with tracks listed and a brief biographical sketch of Reevesfrom County Sales vendor website
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1899 births
1959 deaths
People from Sherman, Texas
American folk singers
Industrial Workers of the World members
20th-century American singers
People from Bell Gardens, California