Jake Xerxes Fussell - "Push Boat" (Official Audio)

[@Endresgarden1]

Heard Jake for the first time last night, (was great - he has a new fan.) I was intrigued by this song, referencing the Big Sandy, "Cattleburg" and "Pike," which he noted he learned from some one in California. Lead me on a search for more information, because my paternal family is from that part of Kentucky, dating back to the late 1700s. Consider this a post for the song trivia fans. The song appears to have first been documented in "Treasury of Mississippi Folklore" (Botkin). As I suspected, the lyrics, as originally published, do appear to refer to the Big Sandy River in Kentucky. The original lyrics say 'Catlettsburg', a town located where the Big Sandy runs into the Ohio, and where the borders of West Virginia, Kentucky and Ohio converge. Pikeville, Ky, is near head of the Levisa Fork of the Big Sandy in Kentucky, in Pike Co., Ky. and was navigable by steam and push boats 6-7 months a year to Pikeville. Water levels were too low for steamboats in summer, though push boats could probably travel it close to year round. Kentucky is the largest producer of sweet sorghum in the country.

[@derbs42]

Heard this on the radio and I’m dancing around my kitchen. Love it!

[@giuseppeienopoli8110]

... hey hey hehe ... fluidità totale!