Boxcar Willie, American singer-songwriter (born 1931)

Boxcar Willie

American singer (1931-1999)

Lecil Travis Martin, whose stage name was Boxcar Willie, was an American country music singer-songwriter, who sang in the "old-time hobo" music style, complete with overalls, and a floppy hat. "Boxcar Willie" was originally a character in a ballad he wrote, but he later adopted…