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"The Arkansas Traveler" (also known as "The Arkansaw Traveler") is an American folk song first published by Mose Case, a humorist and guitarist from New York, in 1863. The song was based on the composition "The Arkansas Traveller" by Sandford C. Faulkner and is the Arkansas official historic song .
The Arkansas Traveller on his weary way (an advertisement from 1900 for ham) U. S. Air Force's Lockheed P-38 (October 1944) named the 'Arkansas Traveler' at Clastres Airfield, France . The Arkansas Traveler, or Arkansas Traveller, is a figure of American folklore and popular culture from the first half of the 19th-century.
Arkansas Traveler (Michelle Shocked album), album; Arkansas Traveler (Breetles album) (1987), by the Breetles; Original Arkansas Traveler Part 1 and Part 2, by Dan Hornsby, 1928 "The Arkansas Traveler" (song), a mid-19th century fiddle tune by Mose Case "Arkansaw Traveler", a 1922 song by Eck Robertson and Henry C. Gilliland
The Arkansas Travelers, also known informally as The Travs, are a Minor League Baseball team based in North Little Rock, Arkansas. The Travelers are the Double-A affiliate of the Seattle Mariners , and are members of the Texas League .
The Arkansas Traveler is a 1938 American comedy film directed by Alfred Santell and written by Viola Brothers Shore and George Sessions Perry. The film stars Bob Burns, Fay Bainter, John Beal, Jean Parker, Lyle Talbot and Irvin S. Cobb. [1] [2] The film was released on October 14, 1938, by Paramount Pictures.
Sandford C. Faulkner was born in Georgetown, Kentucky, on March 3, 1803 to Nicholas and Sally (née Fletcher) Faulkner. [1] He was responsible in large part for the story forming the basis of the "Arkansas Traveler," [2] [3] which was the official song of Arkansas from 1949 to 1963, and the official state historic song of Arkansas since 1987. [4]
Burns became known as The Arkansas Traveler and The Arkansas Philosopher. His stage persona was a self-effacing, rustic bumpkin with amusing stories about "the kinfolks" back home in Van Buren. His character was patterned after Sandford C. Faulkner (1803–1874), composer of the popular fiddle tune, "The Arkansas Traveler". [2]
The Arkansas Traveler (sometimes abbreviated to just The Traveler) is the student newspaper of the University of Arkansas. It is printed once a month and has an online edition that is updated daily. The Traveler is distributed free on campus and around the city of Fayetteville, Arkansas, and usually contains a mix of campus and local news coverage.