Al Craver ‎– The Rovin' Gambler The Wreck of the 1256 (On the Main Line C&O

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Al Craver ‎– The Rovin' Gambler / The Wreck of the 1256 (On the Main Line of the C. & O.)

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Al Craver ‎– The Rovin' Gambler / The Wreck of the 1256 (On the Main Line of the C. & O.)

Label: Columbia ‎– 15034-D,

Record Company – Columbia Phonograph Company, Inc. ,

Format: Shellac, 10", 78 RPM ,

Released: 1925 ,

Genre: Folk, World, & Country ,

Style: Country ,

A: The Rovin' Gambler

B:  The Wreck of the 1256 (On the Main Line of the C. & O.)

Written-By – Carlos McAfee (Carson J. Robison)

Al Craver is a pseudonym for Vernon Dalhart

HISTORICAL REFERENCES:
Jan 3, 1925 - On a cold night, the 1256 hits a rockslide and is pitched into the James River. Engineer Harry Lyle is killed; crewman Sydney Dillard is saved by hoboes