Philadelphia Lawyer (song)

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"Philadelphia Lawyer" Reno Blues
Written by	Woody Guthrie
Written	1937
Language	English
Original artist	Woody Guthrie
Recorded by	Woody Guthrie, Rosalie Sorrels, Merle Haggard, Ramblin' Jack Elliot

Philadelphia Lawyer is a Woody Guthrie song about a divorce lawyer from Philadelphia who is shot by a jealous husband. It is a folksong version of a lawyer joke. It is also known by the title Reno Blues.

[edit] Recordings

• Ramblin' Jack Elliot on Hard Travellin' 1989
• Flatt and Scruggs, "1959-1963" (5-vol. CD Set, Bear Family)
• Merle Haggard as Reno Blues on Like Never Before 2003
• (various artists): "Hillbilly Honeymoon" (Maddox Brothers and Rose) (Acrobat Music, 2004)
• Maddox Brothers and Rose "America's Most Colorful Hillbilly Band, v.1" (Arhoolie Records, 1976/1993)
• Bonnie Owens on "Hi-Fi to Cry By" (Capitol Records, 1969)
• Rosalie Sorrels on Songs of Idaho and Utah Folkways Records 1961

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