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Re: (erielack) RAILROAD MAGAZINE HAYWIRE MAC
I'll correct myself in that after a search I found that Harry
Kirby McClintock ("H.K." instead of H.B") was a country singer born
in Tennessee and was the writer of "The Big Rock Candy Mountain"
song, and it appears that the "Haywire Mac" nick-name may have been
used by both he and Bedwell. Bedwell also used the name "Eddie Sands"
in some of his work.
Apologizing in advance for the off-topic posts.
Rich Onorevole
At 03:52 PM 8/28/2010, you wrote:
>At 11:45 AM 8/28/2010, you wrote:
>>This is not directly related to the EL but I had to bring it
>>up. L.L. Bean is running an ad with "The Big Rock Candy Mountain"
>>in it. I looked into it and found this is being sung by H.B.
>>McClintock or "Haywire Mac" who was a contributor to RAILROAD for
>>so many years. I believe he wrote a book on caboose life. Someone
>>else can fill in the details on this. Freeman Hubbard seemed to
>>always have something to say about Harry with his picture appearing
>>a lot. I wonder if the guys over at RAILROAD/RAILFAN are aware of
>>his song in the commercial?
>>
>>Ed Montgomery
>>
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>
> I recall that "Haywire Mac" was actually a man named Harry Bedwell
> who I believe was a dispatcher for the Southern Pacific. He did
> write railroad stories and Hubbard published several of them. The
> fact that the person you are referring to uses the initials "H.B."
> might be an indication that they are one in the same.
>
>Regards:
>
>Rich Onorevole
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