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Thread #33126 Message #3852914
Posted By: Joe Offer
28-Apr-17 - 02:55 PM
Thread Name: Origins: Fishermen Three/Wynken, Blynken, and Nod
Subject: RE: Origins: Fishermen Three/Wynken, Blynken, and Nod
Yes, indeedy, Eugene Field wrote "The Gingham Dog and the Calico Cat," formally known as The Duel. Wikipedia says it inspired the 1993 album and its title track, The Gingham Dog and the Calico Cat, by Chet Atkins and Amy Grant. I wasn't able to find the Grant/Atkins track on Youtube. From the listing at Amazon, it appears it may be a reading of the poem by Grant, with Atkins playing in the background.
YouTube (click) has lots of recordings of "The Duel" - but the ones I found were mostly recitations backed by instruments. Here's one that is more-or-less a recitative