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Boxcar Willie

Person · male · United States · Branson · born 1931 · died 1999 · recording since 1976

American singer

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Also known as Box Car Willie · 博克斯卡·威利

Debut: 1976
Recording span: 23 years
Release groups: 42
Timeline events: 18
Wiki language versions: 8

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Timeline

18 events▣ Album 15◦ Birth 1★ Debut release 1† Death 1

1930s
1. 1 September 1931 · Birth
  Born 1931-09-01
  source: wikidata
1970s
1. 1976 · Debut release
  Debut release: Boxcar Willie
  First documented Album in the MusicBrainz discography.
  source: musicbrainz
2. 1976 · Album
  Album: Boxcar Willie
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
3. 1979 · Album
  Album: Boxcar Willie Sings Hank Williams & Jimmie Rodgers
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
1980s
1. 1980 · Album
  Album: Take Me Home
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
2. 1982 · Album
  Album: Last Train to Heaven
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
3. 1983 · Album
  Album: Not the Man I Used to Be
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
4. 1988 · Album
  Album: Best Loved Favorotes
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
1990s
1. 1991 · Album
  Album: Truck Driving Favorites
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
2. 1991 · Album
  Album: Six Days on the Road
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
3. 1991 · Album
  Album: Pure Country Magic
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
4. 1992 · Album
  Album: King of the Freight Train
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
5. 1993 · Album
  Album: Winds of Yesterday
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
6. 1994 · Album
  Album: Boxcar Blues
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
7. 1994 · Album
  Album: Christmas With Boxcar Willie
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
8. 12 September 1994 · Album
  Album: King of the Hoboes
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
9. 1995 · Album
  Album: Request Gold: Achy Breaky Heart
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
10. 12 April 1999 · Death
  Died 1999
  source: wikidata

Biography

English biography703 words · 4 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1376594599

Biography

Lecil Travis Martin (September 1, 1931 – April 12, 1999), whose stage name was Boxcar Willie, was an American country music singer-songwriter, who sang in the "old-time hobo" music style, complete with 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. His early musical career was parallel to service as an enlisted flight engineer in the United States Air Force.

Biography

According to his birth record, Martin was born in Ovilla, Texas, to Birdie and Edna Mae Martin. He joined the U.S. Air Force in May 1949, and served as a flight engineer on the B-29 Super Fortress during the Korean War in the early 1950s. In Lincoln, Nebraska, Martin was once sitting at a railroad crossing and a fellow who closely resembled his chief boom operator, Willie Wilson, passed by sitting in a boxcar. He said, "There goes Willie." He pulled over and wrote a song entitled "Boxcar Willie". It eventually stuck and became Martin's nickname. In 1962, Martin met his future wife, Lloene, in Boise, Idaho. They later had four children.
In San Jose, California, Martin attended a talent show as "Boxcar Willie" and performed under that nickname for the first time. He won first place and a $150 prize. That was his part-time vocation, however, as he was still in the Air Force and had been flying daily missions. In the early 1970s, while assigned to the 136th Air Refueling Wing of the Texas Air National Guard, Martin served as a flight engineer aboard the Boeing KC-97 Stratofreighter and participated in Operation Creek Party. This operation provided critical in-flight refueling services for fighter aircraft assigned to the United States Air Forces in Europe for 10 years.
In 1976, Martin retired from the Air Force and became a full-time performer. One of his first national appearances was a win on Chuck Barris' The Gong Show. In the late 1970s, Martin traveled to Grand Prairie, Texas, where he purchased hundreds of eight-track tapes of his music to sell later in various places. After he received a contract with other recording studios, he discontinued his dealings with Cleo McDonald.
Martin entered American mainstream pop-culture consciousness due to a series of television commercials for record compilations of artists who were obscure in the United States, yet had large international followings, such as Slim Whitman and Gheorghe Zamfir. Martin went on to become a star in country music. In 1981, Martin achieved a professional landmark by being inducted into the Grand Ole Opry. He also had success outside of the United States, with his 1980 album King of the RoadKing of the Road1980 · Album · CompilationSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 20 tracksA1King of the Road2:14A2Wabash Cannonball3:25A3You Are My Sunshine3:06A4Boxcar Blues3:23A5Don't Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes1:57A6Your Cheatin' Heart3:33A7I Saw the Light1:31A8Wreck of the Old '972:29A9Hank and the Hobo2:00A10Peace in the Valley2:50B1Mule Train3:43B2Hey Good Lookin'1:52B3Kaw-Liga3:29B4Move It on Over2:13B5London Leaves3:10B6Rolling in My Sweet Baby's Arms2:29B7Divorce Me C.O.D.2:00B8Red River Valley3:31B9Heaven2:17B10San Antonio Rose2:57 giving him his greatest chart success by reaching number five in the UK Albums Chart. Traveling around the world with Martin's band was his steel guitar-player Chubby Howard, a radio-show host and musician for many years.
In 1985, Martin moved to Branson, Missouri, and purchased a theater on Missouri Route 76, also known as 76 Country Boulevard. In addition to the Boxcar Willie Theater, he opened a museum and eventually had two motels, both bearing his name. Martin was one of the first big stars to open a show in Branson, paving the way for the other nationally known names who followed. He performed at his theater in Branson until his death.
On February 23, 1992, Martin was featured on the second-season premiere of Tracks Ahead on which he performed with his band at the Boxcar Willie Theater.

Death

Martin was diagnosed with leukemia in 1996, and died on April 12, 1999, in Branson at the age of 67. He was buried at Ozarks Memorial Park in Branson. Major League Baseball umpire "Cowboy" Joe West was among his pallbearers.

Legacy

After a major reconstruction project, the overpass carrying Farm to Market Road 664 (locally known as Ovilla Road) over Interstate 35E in Red Oak, Texas, was renamed the Boxcar Willie Memorial Overpass. A small park, two blocks from the National Mall, near the L'Enfant Plaza station in Washington, DC, was renamed Boxcar Willie Park. Martin is still recalled by his nickname, "America's Favorite Hobo". One of his sons, Larry Martin, has performed professionally under the stage name of Boxcar Willie Jr.

Discography & profile

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Normalised profile metrics with percentile rank
Metric	Value	Percentile
Wikipedia language versions	8	49.7th
Spotify monthly listeners	—	no data
Release groups in DB	42	93.1th
Studio albums	17	95.5th
Awards recorded	0	0th
Timeline events	18	93th
Recording span (years)	23	51.9th
Genres	1	56th

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Discography (42 release groups · 17 studio albums)

Albums · 17

Boxcar Willie
1976 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 24:33
A1This Is Texas Land3:01
A2I've Got A Bad Case Of Feelin' Sorry For Me2:31
A3I Came So Close To Callin' You Last Night2:20
A4The Fragrance Of Her Perfume2:06
A5Woman You're Just Like Water2:37
B1Blue, Blue Nights - Blue, Blue Day3:10
B2The Lord Made A Hobo Out Of Me2:24
B3Blue Eyed Girl Of Berlin2:03
B4The Bull Fighter2:11
B5Six Pound Fish2:10
Boxcar Willie Sings Hank Williams & Jimmie Rodgers
1979 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 27:10
A1Pan American2:39
A2Lonesome Whistle3:03
A3Ramblin' Man3:00
A4I Can't Help It (If I'm Still in Love With You)2:44
A5I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry3:14
B1T for Texas2:57
B2Waitin' for a Train2:10
B3Hobo's Meditation3:12
B4Hobo Bill's Last Ride2:05
B5T.B. Blues2:06
Take Me Home
1980 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 27:41
A1Take Me Home3:14
A2Cold Windy City of Chicago2:38
A3Lonesome Hobo1:50
A4Trouble3:27
A5Hank, You Still Make Me Cry2:06
B1Train Medley3:36
B2From a Rolls to the Rails2:56
B3From a Boxcar Door3:38
B4I Wake Up Every Morning With a Smile on My Face2:05
B5I Remember Roy Rogers2:11
Last Train to Heaven
1982 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks
A1Last Train to Heaven
A2Bummin' Around
A3Bad News
A4Keep on Rollin' Down the Line
A5Freight Train Blues
A6Lonesome Joe
B1We Made Memories
B2You Got the Kind of Love That Grabs a Hold
B3To My Baby I'm a Big Star All the Time
B4Don't Blame Me for What Happened Last Night
B5There's Nothing Like a Good Country Song
B6Lefty Left Us Lonely
Not the Man I Used to Be
1983 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 30:55
A1The Man I Used to Be3:15
A2Not on the Bottom Yet2:48
A3Watching a New Love Grow2:14
A4I Just Gotta Go3:08
A5Luther4:21
B1Whine Whistle Whine3:18
B2Daddy Played Over the Waves2:34
B3It Ain’t No Record1:49
B4Hobo’s Lament2:23
B5Mister Can You Spare a Dime2:42
B6No More Trains to Ride2:23
Best Loved Favorotes
1988 · studio album
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Tracklist · 22 tracks · 1:01:33
1Blue Moon of Kentucky2:11
2Crazy Arms2:54
3In the Jailhouse Now2:30
4I Won't Get Over You3:00
5Six Days on the Road2:38
6Wings of a Dove2:37
7Pistol Packin' Mama2:24
8Half as Much2:26
9Whistle Ain't Made of Gold2:45
10Almost Persuaded3:09
11Louisiana Saturday Night2:23
12This Ol' House2:16
13Goodnight Irene3:29
14Good Hearted Woman3:05
15Cold Cold Heart3:07
16Mom and Dad's Waltz3:23
17L. A. Lady3:09
18I'm Thinking Tonight of My Blue Eyes3:19
19Lovesick Blues2:38
20Fraulein2:40
21Don't Pretend2:43
22I'll Fly Away2:47
Truck Driving Favorites
1991 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 39:59
1Freightline Fever3:16
2Truckdrivin' Man2:52
3Phantom 3093:26
4Truck Drivin' Son-of-a-Gun2:38
5Six Days on the Road2:22
6Teddy Bear5:46
7Whiteline Fever3:19
8Girl on a Billboard3:21
9How Fast Them Trucks Will Go2:42
10Truckers Prayer2:42
11Forty Acres3:31
12Convoy4:04
Six Days on the Road
1991 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 40:00
1Freightline Fever3:17
2Truck Drivin' Man2:52
3Phantom 3093:26
4Truck Driving Son of a Gun2:37
5Six Days on the Road2:22
6Teddy Bear5:48
7White Line Fever3:19
8Girl on the Billboard3:20
9How Fast Them Trucks Could Go2:41
10A Trucker's Prayer2:42
11Give Me 40 Acres3:31
12Convoy4:05
Pure Country Magic
1991 · studio album
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Tracklist · 22 tracks · 1:00:42
1Honky Tonk Blues1:56
2Heartaches by the Number2:56
3Orange Blossom Special2:41
4Crying My Heart Out Over You2:52
5Smoke, Smoke, Smoke That Cigarette3:23
6T for Texas3:21
7Nobody's Darlin' but Mine2:34
8Waterloo3:00
9Alabam2:26
10Jesse James Robbed Trains2:11
11Why Don't You Love Me1:59
12See You Later Alligator2:50
13Walkin' Holes in My Shoes2:56
14Wild Side of Life3:02
15Walk on By2:27
16Cowboys and Horses, Hobos and Trains3:27
17Slow Poke2:55
18Bo Weevil2:38
19The Unclouded Day2:53
20Chattanooga Shoe Shine Boy2:14
21Hard Times Come Easy for Me3:10
22Keep on the Sunny Side2:51
King of the Freight Train
1992 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 30:07
1Big Freight Train Carry Me Home2:19
2Song of Songs4:08
3Honey I Love You3:10
4Boxcar’s My Home3:43
5My Heart’s Deep in the Heart of Texas3:17
6Ain’t Gonna Be Your Day3:12
7Hobo Heaven2:33
8Cheating Wife2:30
9Gypsy Lady and the Hobo1:59
10Dreary Day3:16
Winds of Yesterday
1993 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 27:23
1Winds of Yesterday4:19
2Rose3:06
3Hello Self2:08
4Lying Time Again2:06
5Honky Tonk Cowboy2:08
6Youth of Yesterday2:35
7I Can Handle It2:54
8Real True Lovin' Man1:57
9Who2:59
10Heartache Blues3:11
Boxcar Blues
1994 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 24:11
1Bad News2:55
2Boxcar Blues3:24
3Bummin' Around2:16
4Country Music Nightmare2:37
5Daddy Was a Railroad Man1:53
6Divorce Me C.O.D.2:00
7Don't Blame Me for What Happened Last Night2:40
8Don't Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes1:59
9Freight Train Blues2:28
10Hank and the Hobo1:59
Christmas With Boxcar Willie
1994 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 31:04
1Hee Haw Honey3:08
2Blue Christmas2:46
3Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer2:11
4White Christmas2:52
5Silent Night4:24
6Timothy the Tow Truck2:50
7Santa Fe Sam and Hobo Bill4:03
8Jingle Bells2:09
9Silver Bells3:14
10Don't It Make You Wanna Be a Kid Again3:27
King of the Hoboes
1994 · studio album
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Tracklist · 20 tracks · 56:05
Disc 110 tracks · 28:03
1Don't Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes1:59
2Kawliga3:30
3Hey Good Lookin'1:51
4I Can't Help It If I'm Still in Love With You2:43
5T for Texas2:55
6Peace in the Valley2:49
7Red River Valley3:32
8San Antonio Rose2:56
9King of the Road2:12
10Mule Train3:36
Disc 210 tracks · 28:02
1Lonesome Whistle3:00
2The Day Elvis Died2:25
3Wabash Cannonball3:27
4Wreck of the Old 972:29
5You Are My Sunshine3:06
6Your Cheatin' Heart3:32
7Boxcar Blues3:09
8Country Music Nightmare2:36
9Daddy Was a Railroad Man1:53
10Freight Train Blues2:25
Request Gold: Achy Breaky Heart
1995 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 31:04
1Rockin' Bones2:21
2Sally Let Your Bangs Hang Down2:20
3Train of Love2:37
4Mabelline2:45
5Thats All Right2:18
6Sixteen Chickens and a Tambourine2:41
7Mystery Train2:51
8Pipeliner Blues2:41
9No Help Wanted2:30
10Haunted House3:08
11Hank, You're Like Your Daddy2:05
12Achy Breaky Heart2:47
Just Train Songs, Volume 1
— · studio album
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Tracklist · 25 tracks · 1:05:38
1Train Medley3:39
2Lonesome Hobo1:52
3From a Rolls to the Rails2:57
4From a Boxcar Door3:37
5I Love the Sound of a Whistle2:56
6Golden Rocket2:10
7I’m Movin On’2:07
8Wreck of the Old ’972:29
9Pan American2:38
10Waitin’ for a Train2:09
11Hobo Bill’s Last Ride2:03
12Daddy Was a Railroad Man1:52
13Hank and the Hobo2:01
14Wabash Cannonball3:28
15Freight Train Blues2:27
16The Old Iron Rail2:37
17Bummin’ Around2:16
18Lonesome Joe2:44
19Ramblin’ Man2:59
20Rock Island Line2:23
21Last Train to Heaven2:27
22King of the Road2:13
23Lonesome Whistle3:01
24Walkin’ Holes in My Shoes3:12
25Boxcar Blues3:21
Memories
— · studio album
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Tracklist · 16 tracks · 46:54
1We Made Memories2:37
2Tomorrow the Sun's Gonna Shine2:31
3Blue, Blue Days3:15
4Booze, Broads and Bad Times2:50
5I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry4:30
6Your Tip's on the Table, Mabel2:19
7Tennessee Rain2:20
8Rebel Soldier3:35
9Depressin' Recession Blues2:53
10I Was Kind of in the Neighborhood2:34
11Streamline Cannonball2:46
12Everytime You Touch Me2:59
13Mansion on the Hill3:46
14The Old Iron Trail2:42
15Waltz Across Texas2:42
16Sucker2:35

Album · 25

Album release groups, by first release date
Year	Title	Notes	First release
1980	King of the RoadSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 20 tracks · 54:09 A1King of the Road2:14 A2Wabash Cannonball3:25 A3You Are My Sunshine3:06 A4Boxcar Blues3:23 A5Don't Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes1:57 A6Your Cheatin' Heart3:33 A7I Saw the Light1:31 A8Wreck of the Old '972:29 A9Hank and the Hobo2:00 A10Peace in the Valley2:50 B1Mule Train3:43 B2Hey Good Lookin'1:52 B3Kaw-Liga3:29 B4Move It on Over2:13 B5London Leaves3:10 B6Rolling in My Sweet Baby's Arms2:29 B7Divorce Me C.O.D.2:00 B8Red River Valley3:31 B9Heaven2:17 B10San Antonio Rose2:57	Compilation	1980
1982	The Best of Boxcar WillieSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 14 tracks · 37:06 A1Waiting for a Train2:10 A2From a Rolls to the Rails2:56 A3The Lord Made a Hobo Out of Me2:27 A4Take Me Home3:16 A5I Wake Up Every Morning2:07 A6I Came So Close to Callin You2:23 A7I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry3:14 B1Lonesome Whistle3:03 B2Daddy Was a Railroad Man1:53 B3Hot Box Blues2:38 B4I Can't Help It2:44 B5The Day Elvis Died2:26 B6Hank, You Still Make Me Cry2:08 B7Train (medley)3:41	Compilation	1982
1986	The Boxcar Willie CollectionSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 24 tracks · 1:07:30 1Lost Highway3:04 2We Made Memories2:37 3S.U.C.K.E.R.2:37 4Ain’t No Record1:52 5Tomorrow the Sun’s Gonna Shine2:31 6Sioux City Sue2:38 7Living It Up in Washington D.C.2:15 8Blue, Blue Days3:15 9Hee Haw Honey2:50 10Booze, Broads and Bad Times2:50 11I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry4:29 12Your Tip’s on the Table, Mable2:19 13Tennessee Rain2:19 14Atomic Bum2:26 15Rebel Soldier3:35 16Cattle Call2:21 17I’m Mad3:13 18Depressin’ Recession Blues2:52 19I Was Kind of in the Neighborhood2:34 20Streamline Cannonball2:46 21Everytime Your Love Touches Me2:59 22Mansion on the Hill3:45 23The Old Iron Trail2:42 24Waltz Across Texas2:41	Compilation	1986
1988	Best Loved FavoritesSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 22 tracks · 1:01:38 Disc 111 tracks · 29:01 A1Blue Moon of Kentucky2:11 A2Crazy Arms2:54 A3In the Jailhouse Now2:30 A4I Won't Get Over You3:00 A5Six Days on the Road2:38 A6Wings of a Dove2:38 B1Pistol Packin' Mama2:24 B2Half as Much2:26 B3Whistle Ain't Made of Gold2:45 B4Almost Persuaded3:09 B5Louisiana Saturday Night2:26 Disc 211 tracks · 32:37 C1This Ol' House2:16 C2Goodnight, Irene3:29 C3Good Hearted Woman3:05 C4Cold, Cold Heart3:07 C5Mom and Dad's Waltz3:23 C6L.A. Lady3:09 D1I'm Thinking Tonight of My Blue Eyes3:19 D2Lovesick Blues2:38 D3Fraulein2:40 D4Don't Pretend2:43 D5I'll Fly Away2:48	Compilation	1988
1988	Boxcar Willie & Friends Live at WembleySearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 15 tracks · 40:04 1T for Texas2:17 2Anytime / Just a Little Lovin'1:51 3Jambalaya2:15 4He'll Have to Go3:12 5San Antonio Rose3:48 6They All Go Native on Saturday1:49 7The Tennessee Waltz3:11 8If You've Got the Money Honey3:10 9You Are My Sunshine3:02 10Waltz Across Texas3:05 11Black Mountain Rag2:11 12Steel Guitar Rag1:56 13Watching a New Love Grow1:29 14Medley: Mountain Dew, She'll Be Comin' Round the Mountain, Ya'll Come2:49 15There'll Be Peace in the Valley for Me3:59	Live	1988
1991	... sings The Spirit of AmericaSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 12 tracks · 31:32 1Spirit of America2:50 2Old Kentucky Home3:33 3Dixie2:34 4Thank You Old Flag of Mine2:21 5America1:45 6North to Alaska2:53 7Play the Star Spangled Banner Over Me3:26 8Battle Hymn of the Republic1:50 9Star Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere2:48 10Yankee Doodle2:26 11America the Beautiful1:54 12Battle of New Orleans3:12	Compilation	1991
1993	The Best of Boxcar WillieSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 24 tracks · 1:11:11 1T for Texas2:58 2Winds of Yesterday4:15 3Lonesome Whistle3:02 4Wabash Cannonball3:29 5You Are My Sunshine3:06 6Thru a Boxcar Door3:40 7Youth of Yesterday2:32 8In the Pines2:54 9Boxcar Blues3:08 10Danny Boy4:23 11Daddy Was a Railroad Man1:52 12Spirit of America2:50 13Old Kentucky Home3:32 14America the Beautiful1:53 15Hobo Till I Die2:09 16Long Black Limousine2:52 17Caribbean2:59 18Polly Woly Doodle2:14 19Reflections of an Old Man2:50 20Jessie James Robbed Trains2:11 21Woman You're Just Like Water2:39 22White Line Fever3:21 23Six Days on the Road2:23 24How Great Thou Art3:59	Compilation	1993
1993	Heart Breakin' Hillbilly SongsSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 14 tracks A1Only In My Mind A2Lonesome Old Town A3Long Black Veil Around Her Heart A4Forty-Nine Nights A5Why Do You Want Me A6Long Black Limousine A7I Don't Feel Like Doing Anything B1Danny Boy B2Reflections Of An Old Man B3Cody, Wyoming B4Nothing Left But Memories B5Long, Long Train B6If I Didn't Love You B7Old King Cole	Compilation	1993
1994	Stars Sing Songs for Kids! Vol. 2Search Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 11 tracks 1Engine #97 2Elmo the Wiener Dog 3Stubby the Giraffe (Who Wouldn’t Take Chances) 4Timothy the Tow Truck 5Popsicle Man 6Whistlin’ Bill and Yodelin’ Sue 7Polly Wolly Doodle 8I Dreamed Last Night (The Dream Song) 9Little Red Truck 10There’s a Fly in My Soup (and It’s Bugging Me) 11Little Toot Toot	Compilation	1994
1994	King of the RailroadSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 21 tracks · 57:14 1King of the Road2:14 2Wabash Cannonball3:28 3Don't Let the Stars Get in You1:58 4Boxcar Blues3:23 5You Are My Sunshine3:07 6Your Cheatin' Heart3:33 7Wreck of the Ol' 972:29 8Hank and the Hobo1:59 9I Saw the Light1:31 10Peace in the Valley2:53 11Mule Train3:21 12Hey Good Lookin'1:52 13Kaw Liga3:27 14Move It on Over2:13 15London Leaves3:09 16Rolling in My Sweet Baby's Arm2:30 17Divorce Me C.O.D.2:00 18Red River Valley3:32 19Heaven2:18 20San Antonio Rose2:56 21Train Medley3:21	Compilation	24 September 1994
1996	How Great Thou ArtSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 10 tracks · 32:59 1Jesus I Need to Talk With You2:58 2Swing Low, Sweet Chariot2:24 3Jesus Makes House Calls2:47 4Closer Walk With Thee3:06 5Marching for Jesus2:57 6Somebody Touched Me2:35 7Life's Railway to Heaven3:40 8How Great Thou Art4:00 9How Beautiful Heaven Must Be3:13 10Precious Memories5:19	Compilation	1996
1998	The Best of Boxcar WillieSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 23 tracks · 1:09:43 1Freightline Fever3:15 2Truck Drivin' Man2:53 3Phantom 3093:27 4Truck Drivin' Son of a Gun2:38 5Six Days on the Road2:22 6Teddy Bear5:46 7White Line Fever3:20 8Girl on a Billboard3:21 9America1:46 10Trucker's Prayer2:41 11Forty Acres3:30 12Convoy4:04 13Spirit of America2:50 14Old Kentucky3:31 15Home Dixie2:34 16Thank You Old Flag of Mine2:21 17How Fast Them Trucks Will Go2:44 18North to Alaska2:49 19Play the Star Spangled Banner Over Me3:26 20Battle Hymn of the Republic1:50 21There's a Star Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere2:47 22Yankee Doodle2:25 23Battle of New Orleans3:23	Compilation	1998
1998	Truck Drivin' Son of a GunSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 16 tracks · 49:52 1Truck Driving Man2:50 2Freightline Fever3:16 3Phantom 3093:27 4White Line Fever3:19 5Convoy4:04 6How Fast Them Trucks Will Go2:41 7Truckers Prayer2:42 8Teddy Bear6:00 9Six Days on the Road2:22 10Truck Drivin' Son-Of-A-Gun2:38 11Girl on a Billboard3:22 12North to Alaska2:52 13Forty Acres3:31 14Dixie2:34 15Yankee Doodle2:25 16Battle Hymn of the Republic1:49	Compilation	1998
1998	Boxcar CountrySearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 10 tracks · 29:25 1King of the Road2:14 2Warbash Cannonball3:30 3You Are My Sunshine3:06 4Boxcar Blues3:25 5Your Cheatin’ Heart3:33 6I Saw the Light1:34 7Mule Train3:45 8Hey Good Lookin’1:53 9Kaw‐Liga3:29 10San Antonio Rose2:56	Compilation	1998
1999	Train MedleySearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 21 tracks · 58:16 1King of the Road2:14 2Wabash Cannonball3:30 3You Are My Sunshine3:06 4Boxcar Blues3:25 5Don't Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes1:59 6Your Cheatin' Heart3:33 7I Saw the Light1:31 8Wreck of the Old 972:30 9Hank and the Hobo2:03 10Peace in the Valley2:51 11Mule Train3:45 12Hey Good Lookin'1:53 13Kaw-Liga3:28 14Move It on Over2:14 15London Leaves3:14 16Rollin' in My Sweet Baby's Arms2:31 17Divorce Me C.O.D.2:00 18Red River Valley3:33 19Heaven2:19 20San Antonio Rose2:59 21Train Medley3:38	Compilation	2 December 1999
2001	Move It On OverSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 20 tracks · 53:44 1Hank and the Hobo2:00 2Your Cheatin’ Heart3:32 3Kaw-Liga3:26 4King of the Road2:12 5I Saw the Light1:30 6Wreck of Old 972:28 7Hey, Good Lookin’1:52 8Move It On Over2:13 9Heaven2:18 10Wabash Cannonball3:24 11You Are My Sunshine3:06 12Boxcar Blues3:24 13Peace in the Valley2:48 14San Antonio Rose2:55 15London Leaves3:07 16Don’t Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes1:58 17Red River Valley3:31 18Divorce Me C.O.D.2:00 19Rolling in My Sweet Baby’s Arms2:30 20Mule Train3:30	Compilation	11 September 2001
—	Country GreatsSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 23 tracks · 1:09:31 1Freightline Fever3:16 2Truck Driving Man2:53 3Phantom 3093:27 4Truck Drivin' Son-of-a-Gun2:38 5Six Days On The Road2:22 6Teddy Bear5:46 7White Line Fever3:20 8Girl On The Billboard3:20 9How Fast Them Truck Will Go2:43 10Trucker's Prayer2:41 11Give Me 40 Acres3:30 12Convoy4:04 13Spirit of America2:50 14Old Kentucky Home3:31 15Dixie2:34 16Thank You Old Flag of Mine2:20 17America1:44 18North To Alaska2:49 19Play The Star Spangled Banner Over Me3:26 20Battle Hymn of The Republic1:50 21There's A Star Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere2:47 22Yankee Doodle2:25 23Battle of New Orleans3:15	Compilation	—
—	King of the Hoboes, Vol. 2Search Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 10 tracks · 28:02 1Lonesome Whistle3:00 2The Day Elvis Died2:25 3Wabash Cannonball3:27 4Wreck of the Old 972:29 5You Are My Sunshine3:06 6Your Cheatin' Heart3:32 7Boxcar Blues3:09 8Country Music Nightmare2:36 9Daddy Was a Railroad Man1:53 10Freight Train Blues2:25	Compilation	—
—	King of the Hoboes, Vol. 1Search Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 10 tracks · 28:03 1Don't Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes1:59 2Kawliga3:30 3Hey Good Lookin1:51 4I Can't Help It If I'm Still in Love With You2:43 5T for Texas2:55 6Peace in the Valley2:49 7Red River Valley3:32 8San Antonio Rose2:56 9King of the Road2:12 10Mule Train3:36	Compilation	—
—	Live in ConcertSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 13 tracks A1The Wreck of the Old '97 A2Bad News A3Freight Train Blues A4Bumming Around A5There's Nothing Like a Good Ol' Country Song A6Heaven A7He Stopped Loving Her Today A8I Love the Sound of a Whistle A9Mule Train B1Cold Cold Heart / Takes These Chains From My Heart / Half as Much / I Can't Help It / Your Cheatin' Heart / You Win Again / Wedding Bells / Lovesick Blues / Move It on Over B2Wabash Cannonball B3Fireball Mail / Everybody; S Baby but Mine / Hand Me Down My Walking Cane / Movin' On / I Saw the Light B4The Lord Made a Hobo Out of Me / Folsom Prison Blues / Orange Blossom Special / Night Train to Memphis	Live	—
—	The Magic CollectionSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 24 tracks · 1:11:24 1Spirit of America2:50 2Old Kentucky Home3:33 3Dixie2:34 4Thank You Old Flag of Mine2:21 5America1:45 6North to Alaska2:53 7Play the Star Spangled Banner Over Me3:26 8Battle the Hymn of the Republic1:48 9Star Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere2:45 10Yankee Doodle2:21 11America the Beautiful1:45 12Battle of New Orleans3:10 13Freightline Fever3:17 14Truck Drivin' Man2:52 15Phantom 3093:27 16Truck Drivin' Son of a Gun2:39 17Six Days on the Road2:22 18Teddy Bear5:48 19Whiteline Fever3:21 20Girl on a Billboard3:23 21How Fast Them Trucks Will Go2:44 22Trucker's Prayer2:43 23Forty Acres3:31 24Convoy4:06	Compilation	—
—	20 Greatest HitsSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 20 tracks · 55:29 1Last Train to Heaven2:27 2From a Boxcar Door3:31 3"T" for Texas2:54 4Hobo's Lament2:25 5Freight Train Blues2:28 6Not on the Bottom2:51 7Bummin' Around2:16 8Train (medley)3:20 9Country Music Nightmare2:57 10Take Me Home3:44 11We Made Memories2:34 12Lonesome Joe2:50 13Hank, You Still Make Me Cry2:04 14Blue Blue Days, Blue Blue Nights3:14 15To My Baby I'm a Big Star All the Time2:25 16No More Trains to Ride2:21 17I Love the Sound of a Whistle2:51 18Whine, Whistle, Whine3:13 19Lefty Left Us Lonely2:55 20Keep on Rollin' Down the Line2:09	Compilation	—
—	Two Sides of BoxcarSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 24 tracks · 1:11:48 1Freightline Fever3:17 2Truck Drivin’ Man2:52 3Phantom 3093:28 4Truck Drivin’ Son of a Gun2:39 5Six Days on the Road2:23 6Teddy Bear5:48 7Whiteline Fever3:22 8Girl on a Billboard3:22 9How Fast Them Trucks Will Go2:44 10Truckers’ Prayer2:43 11Forty Acres3:32 12Convoy4:06 13Spirit of America2:50 14Old Kentucky Home3:33 15Dixie2:34 16Thank You Old Flag of Mine2:21 17America1:45 18North to Alaska2:53 19Play the Star Spangled Banner Over Me3:27 20Battle Hymn of the Republic1:49 21Star Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere2:48 22Yankee Doodle2:26 23America the Beautiful1:54 24Battle of New Orleans3:12	Compilation	—
—	Boxcar's BestSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 9 tracks · 27:27 1This Ole House2:18 2Cold, Cold Heart3:08 3Goodnight Irene3:32 4Good Hearted Woman3:06 5Mom and Dad’s Waltz3:22 6L. A. Lady3:11 7I’m Thinking Tonight of My Blue Eyes3:19 8I’ll Fly Away2:50 9Don’t Pretend2:41	Compilation	—
—	Super HitsSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 10 tracks · 28:31 1From a Boxcar Door3:32 2T for Texas2:54 3Country Music Nightmare2:55 4Hobo's Lament2:25 5Freight Train Blues2:27 6Take Me Home3:45 7Mister, Can You Spare a Dime2:43 8Last Train to Heaven2:27 9Hank, You Make Me Cry2:05 10Train (medley)3:18	Compilation	—

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Metric	Value	Percentile
Wikipedia language versions	8	49.7th
Spotify monthly listeners	—	no data
Release groups in DB	42	93.1th
Studio albums	17	95.5th
Awards recorded	0	0th
Timeline events	18	93th
Recording span (years)	23	51.9th
Genres	1	56th

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country music

1 shared genre tag · debut 1973, 3 years apart · from United States

41 wikis

Timeline

1930s

Born 1931-09-01

1970s

Debut release: Boxcar Willie

Album: Boxcar Willie

Album: Boxcar Willie Sings Hank Williams & Jimmie Rodgers

1980s

Album: Take Me Home

Album: Last Train to Heaven

Album: Not the Man I Used to Be

Album: Best Loved Favorotes

1990s

Album: Truck Driving Favorites

Album: Six Days on the Road

Album: Pure Country Magic

Album: King of the Freight Train

Album: Winds of Yesterday

Album: Boxcar Blues

Album: Christmas With Boxcar Willie

Album: King of the Hoboes

Album: Request Gold: Achy Breaky Heart

Died 1999

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Discography (42 release groups · 17 studio albums)

Albums · 17

Album · 25

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