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Abandoned as a small child, Jack was adopted by a roving pack of stray dogs who protected and took care of him. Jack and his adopted "family" soon took residence in an unused rusted-out boxcar. Together they dined on fish from the river, rat meat, and the occasional rabbit. After a while, Jack befriended an old railroad brakeman called "Stewbone." Stewbone taught Jack the rhythmic style of guitar that he'd developed as a young man listening to the clickety-clack of the trains rolling to the next stop. One day, Stewbone told Jack, "Boy, I done taught ya everythang... the rest is in ya. Go on an' find it!" Stewbone disappeared soon after this, but suddenly Jack was writing these incredible songs. Now folks come from far and wide to hear Jack play his songs, or to talk about life, or just to taste the "best damn rat burgers west of the Mississippi"! And now, for the first time, we're proud to present a newly discovered 1932 recording of the legendary Stewbone! Oh, you wanted the truth? |
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