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Jane Bowers (1921-2000) was a Texas folksinger and songwriter best known for her songs recorded by The Kingston Trio:
- San Miguel
- Remember The Alamo
- Coast of California
- El Matador
- Speckled Roan
- To Be Redeemed
(and written with Dave Guard):
- Senora
- When I Was Young
"Speckled Roan"'s melody may be based on an old Irish aire
The melody of "Coast of California" is lifted from an anthem of the leftist Republican faction in the Spanish Civil War of the 1930s called "Si Me Quieres Escribir".
Performances, lyrics, and translation of the original song are here at Comparative Video 101.
http://compvid101.blogspot.com/2010/03/si-me-quieres-escribircoast-of.html
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