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

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. Among other artists who later performed the song were Woody Guthrie's son

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, and Billy Bragg with Joe Henry. A 2016 article in the ''

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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 o ...

, Reeves grew up in

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Notes

External links

* Biographical sketch of Goebel Reevesfrom

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Somewhat longer biography of Reeves from ''The Encyclopedia of Popular Music'' by Colin Larkin

Summary of CD ''Hobo's Lullaby'' with tracks listed and a brief biographical sketch of Reeves
from County Sales vendor website {{DEFAULTSORT:Reeves, Goebel 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