Talk:Boxcar Willie

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According to Boxcar Willie's official site, the song "Boxcar Willie" was inspired by someone who looked like Willie Wilson, a boom operator for the railroad, and not Willie Nelson as stated in the article. Whether this is a spin meant to isolate Boxcar's fame from Nelson's is beyond my research capabilities. -Misha.grey@gmail.com 22:12, 7 April 2006 (UTC)

TV commerical

Some mention should be made about the late night commericals for his album that made him a household name in the late 70's or early 80's. RoyBatty42 09:58, 6 March 2007 (UTC)

I added that information. Consuelo D'Guiche (talk) 19:27, 2 July 2008 (UTC)

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BetacommandBot (talk) 06:58, 1 January 2008 (UTC)

100 Million Records sold

I have removed the unsourced claim Boxcar Willie sold 100 million records. While he had a great career, he hardly rivaled any of the mainstream successes of Garth Brooks and Kenny Rogers. CliffordJones (talk) 03:55, 9 February 2016 (UTC)

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Branson Street Name

I notice there is a street named for Boxcar Willie in Branson, Missouri. The road is in the downtown Branson City Park. I expected to find reference to this in the article.

Gcarney11015 (talk) 02:05, 18 May 2023 (UTC)