Charles Guiteau (song)

Charles Guiteau (song)
"Charles Guiteau"
Published 1922
Written 1882
Language English
Original artist Kelly Harrell
Recorded by Bascom Lamar Lunsford, Norman Blake 1992

"Charles Guiteau" (LAWS E11) Roud 444 is a traditional song about the assassination of US President James A. Garfield by Charles J. Guiteau. It is based on another old ballad, "James A. Rogers".[1][2]

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