Boxcar Willie

Lecil Travis Martin (September 1, 1931 – April 12, 1999), whose stage name was Boxcar Willie, was an American country music singer-songwriter and air force personnel sergeant, who sang in the old-time hobo music style, complete with dirty face, 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.

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