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When I did the "Ballad of Peter Lemongello" episode a few years ago, it was really supposed to be a split episode between Lemongello and Boxcar Willie. As we all know, that didn't happen. So, let's finally give Boxcar his half-an-episode...and, while we're at it, let's take a little look back at the career of the man that inadvertently (thanks to TV Record Offers) set the stage for ol' Box.

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Oddity Archive: Episode 280 – TV Record Offer Greats (Slim Whitman & Boxcar Willie)

The episode where cardboard boxes and BoxCars collide…at last! Visit our website at http://www.oddityarchive.com Social Media: Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/oddityarchive Twitter/X: @oddityarchive Help out the Archive by making a monthly donation to our ongoing Patreon campaign. Visit the campaign at http://www.patreon.com/oddityarchive

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Mark Hesse

Great episode Ben! Brought back memories of seeing those TV ads back in the 80s. And while I definitely felt those two were laughable back in the day, there's no denying their musical talent, which as you demonstrate here, they basically shunned to focus more on a persona. If you feel the need to research and present more episodes in this vein another artist who comes to mind is George Hamilton IV who had some success in the 1960s and IIRC had even more success in Europe and similarly to "Slim" & "The Box" did TV ads in the 80s for LP compilations. Pairing this with something on Jerry Clower seems apropos, although he may need a standalone episode. Anyway, thanks for this one today.😀