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It inspires ALF to jump a freight train himself. Willie jumps on after him and meets a hobo named Gravel Gus, who tells him of his friends Cesspool Steve, Litchfield, and Flatcar. Gravel Gus jumps off the train when he sees ALF, thinking that he is a loose kangaroo. "Boxcar Willie" was also the stage name of the coutnry music star Lecil Travis Martin.

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  • Boxcar Willie
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  • It inspires ALF to jump a freight train himself. Willie jumps on after him and meets a hobo named Gravel Gus, who tells him of his friends Cesspool Steve, Litchfield, and Flatcar. Gravel Gus jumps off the train when he sees ALF, thinking that he is a loose kangaroo. "Boxcar Willie" was also the stage name of the coutnry music star Lecil Travis Martin.
  • Boxcar Willie, born as Lecil Travis Martin (September 1, 1931 – April 12, 1999) was an American country music singer, 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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Birth Date
  • 1931-09-01(xsd:date)
death place
  • Branson, Missouri, U.S.
Name
  • Boxcar Willie
Genre
  • Country, gospel, trucker, hobo
Caption
  • Boxcar Willie on the cover of Best Loved Favorites
Instrument
  • Vocals, guitar, train whistle
Alias
  • Boxcar Willie
Birth Place
  • Ellis County, Texas, U.S.
death date
  • 1999-04-12(xsd:date)
Occupation
  • Singer-songwriter,
Background
  • solo_singer
Website
Birth name
  • Lecil Travis Martin
abstract
  • It inspires ALF to jump a freight train himself. Willie jumps on after him and meets a hobo named Gravel Gus, who tells him of his friends Cesspool Steve, Litchfield, and Flatcar. Gravel Gus jumps off the train when he sees ALF, thinking that he is a loose kangaroo. "Boxcar Willie" was also the stage name of the coutnry music star Lecil Travis Martin.
  • Boxcar Willie, born as Lecil Travis Martin (September 1, 1931 – April 12, 1999) was an American country music singer, 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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