re: Long haired hippie redneck freaks -- that is to say, Country-Rock

That photo is of them in front of the 1942 Wurlitzer that Goodman gave to John Prine for having co-written You Never Even Call Me by my Name. Prine had refused royalties because he thought the song was crap.

1942 Wurlitzer

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The jukebox, which is now on display in the museum’s galleries, was a gift to Prine from his friend and fellow singer-songwriter Steve Goodman, who wanted to thank him for co-writing Goodman’s first country hit, “You Never Even Called Me by My Name.” Prine refused to take credit or accept any royalties for the song.

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Something I was surprised to learn - Jimmy Buffet and Steve Goodman were friends, and Goodman wrote a few of the songs Buffet recorded. Buffet spent a good bit of time in Chicago and was a Cubs fan because of Goodman. When the Cubs made the playoffs Steve Goodman had died, so they asked Jimmy Buffet to sing the national anthem for game 1 of the 1984 NLCS.

RIP Steve Goodman, he was a great one.

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RIP Steve Goodman, he was a great one

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you got to admire a guy who learns he has leukemia, and immediately nicknames himself "Cool Hand Leuk"

Treat Oak

Doug Sahm with a black eye in Creem!

I remember Paper Steamboat doing a cover of that song in their shows at Slick's in St. Martinville.