The Frozen Logger

"The Frozen Logger"
Song
Written 1928
Published 1949
Writer(s) James Stevens
Language English

The Frozen Logger is an American folk song, written by James Stevens.[1] It is a tall tale song which makes reference to a logger being identifiable by the habit of stirring coffee with his thumb.[2]

Discography

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The first verse or the first two verses were sometimes played as a snippet during instrument tuning breaks by the Grateful Dead in concert mainly in 1970. It was usually sung by Bob Weir and Phil Lesh.[4]

Cinema

An animated version is available as The Frozen Logger 1963.

Published

Parody

The Frozen Jogger.[5]

References

  1. "Time, December 31, 1951" (web review). 1951-12-31. Retrieved 2008-01-26.
  2. "The Frozen Logger". USA Today (November 12). 2008. Retrieved 2008-11-24.
  3. Grateful Dead Family Discography
  4. Deadbase http://www.deadbase.com retrieved 2010-10-26
  5. Hendrickson, Stewart. "James Stevens-Paul Bunyan and the Frozen Logger (Jogger)". Retrieved 2008-01-11.


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