> "Roger Kirk" wrote > > Was he the author of Mr. Bojangles? > > >Yes, they were the ones. IIRC United Artists shipped the song > >to radio on a BIG 10" 78 rpm record as a novelty. A broadcast > >turntable that played 78's was about as common in 1970/71 as Cart > >Machines are today! We still have 'em at WMBR, and I know that some other non-commercial stations still do. Eli