THE DEATH OF JAYNE MANSFIELD
Jayne Mansfield Jayne Mansfield died way too young on June 29, 1967 at the age of 34 in a gruesome car wreck, She was killed instantly but contrary to urban legend she was not decapitated. Jayne was called the poor man's Marilyn Monroe. She had enjoyed about a four year stint of popularity on Broadway and in Hollywood from 1954 until 1958. Her career was in decline in the late 50's and early 60's but she was still popular in Europe and on the nightclub circuit. She took her last name from her high school sweetheart Paul Mansfield when she married him at the age of seventeen. Her second husband was a former Mr. Universe named Mickey Hargitay who was from Norway. The third and last husband was Matt Cimber. Mansfield was highly educated, attending Southern Methodist University, the University of Texas and U.C.L.A. She supposedly had an IQ of 163 and was called the smartest dumb blonde ever. Of course she couldn't be too smart. In 1966, a year before her death, while...
Great rendition of this classic ballad! Written by Arlo Guthrie while he was actually riding on "The City of New Orleans" train. It is a pensive and beautiful tribute to passenger rail. Arlo was actually witnessing the passing scenes as he transformed them into lyrics. As the son of a railroad conductor in Illinois, we took the train out of Chicago many times as a child. I remember "pulling out of Kankakee", and "passing graveyards of the rusted automobile. I still feel "the rhythm of the rails" every time I hear a distant train. This song goes deep into my soul. Thanks for keeping it alive!
ReplyDeleteYour welcome. I love singing this song.
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