"Alex Allan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>>Thanks to a tip from Russ Lipetzky, I've discovered that the song we know as "He Was A Friend Of Mine" is in fact "Just A Hand To Hold" by Mark Spoelstra.<<<
Nah, it's a traditional song. It was recorded as "He Was a Friend of Mine" by both Eric Von Schmidt in 1961 and Dave Van Ronk in 1963. And by Bob Dylan in 1961, though not released until later. Although there is apparently a theory that Dylan and Van Ronk actually wrote it. http://www.mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=51570 Maybe Spoelstra added some more words to get a writing credit. -Jeff Lester __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
