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Art Chapman, “I Sang Dixie”

It’s not just Art Chapman‘s mustache, hat, and facial features that remind us of Marty Robbins, but also his easy, warm voice and the gently rolling, late-summer country flavor of his song “I Sang Dixie.”

Chapman is a country music vet who’s been active in bands all over the country since the 1960s, including playing in house bands in El Paso (at a club owned by Freddy Fender) and Branson, Missouri, as well as on Austin City Limits. Chapman’s “I Sang Dixie” is a melancholy ballad that sheds real tears for our world’s forgotten souls.