![]() ![]() To struggle in his musical career until the mid-'70s. Martin Sings Country Music and Stuff Like That, around 1958, but it wasĪ song called "Boxcar Willie," based on a hobo he saw on a train. Martin continued Martin, while working blue-collar jobs during the day. Marty In the late '50s, he began performing as Marty After he left the service, he continued to sing in clubs and radio shows. In his early twenties, he served in the Airįorce. Willie would perform under his given name, eventually becoming a regular on He also loved country music, particularly the However, Willie loved the railroads and kept running away to ride Torch for traditional country, because he kept the stereotypes alive.īorn Lecil Travis Martin, Boxcar Willie never worked on the railroads - hisįather did. Success in the early '80s, where he ironically was perceived as carrying the Personified Americana. Willie's English success carried him over to American Music, it makes sense that he was massively successful in England, where he Since his popularity had more to do with his image than his Stereotype of the lovable, good-natured hobo who spent his life riding the railsĪnd singing songs. ![]() With his kitschy persona and stage act - highlighted by hisĪmazingly accurate impersonation of a train whistle - Willie played into the Willie was perhaps the most successful invented character in the history ofĬountry music. Boxcar, par ses chansons, est représentatif de son riche univers musical et les années quatre-vingts n'oublieront pas ce personnage attachant et talentueux qui est à la fois la mémoire du passé et le garant du futur. Boxcar Willie a débuté au milieu des années soixante sur le label Roto Records, puis il devient Disc-Jockey dans le Nebraska. ![]()
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