| "The Frozen Logger" | |
|---|---|
| Song | |
| Written | 1928 |
| Published | 1949 |
| Genre | American folk |
| Songwriter(s) | James Stevens |
"The Frozen Logger" is an American folk song, written by James Stevens. It is a tall tale song which makes reference to a logger being identifiable by the habit of stirring coffee with his thumb.
Renditions
The song has been recorded and/or performed by several musicians:
- The Weavers 1951
- Odetta & Larry The Tin Angel 1954
- Cisco Houston Hard Travellin 1954
- Homer and Jethro "Barefoot Ballads" 1957
- Jimmy Rogers 1960
- Odetta At the Town Hall 1963
- Rolf Harris Man With The Microphone 1966
- Alex Campbell Way Out west 1967
- Johnny Cash "Country & Western Classics" 1982
- The Wakami Wailers River Through the Pines 1999
- Oscar Brand
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.
Cinema
An animated version is available as The Frozen Logger 1963 directed by Gene Deitch
Published
- Bunk Shanty Ballads and Tales, James Stevens, Oregon Historical Quarterly, volume 50, number 4. December 1949.
- Rise Up Singing 1988 page 137
Parody
The Frozen Jogger.
References
- "Time, December 31, 1951". 1951-12-31. Archived from the original (web review) on 2013-02-04. Retrieved 2008-01-26.
- "The Frozen Logger". USA Today (November 12). 2008. Retrieved 2008-11-24.
- Grateful Dead Family Discography
- Deadbase "DeadBase Home". Archived from the original on 2010-10-05. Retrieved 2010-10-25.retrieved 2010-10-26
- Hendrickson, Stewart. "James Stevens-Paul Bunyan and the Frozen Logger (Jogger)". Archived from the original on 2007-12-17. Retrieved 2008-01-11.
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