"The Frozen Logger" is an American folk song, written by James Stevens.[1] It is a tall tale song which makes reference to a logger being identifiable by the habit of stirring coffee with his thumb.[2]

"The Frozen Logger"
Song
Written1928
Published1949
GenreAmerican folk
Songwriter(s)James Stevens

Renditions

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The song has been recorded and/or performed by several musicians:[3]

The first verse or the first two verses were sometimes played as a snippet during instrument tuning breaks by the Grateful Dead in concert, mainly in 1970. It was usually sung by Bob Weir and Phil Lesh.[4]

Cinema

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An animated version is available as The Frozen Logger 1963 directed by Gene Deitch

Published

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  • Bunk Shanty Ballads and Tales, James Stevens, Oregon Historical Quarterly, volume 50, number 4. December 1949.
  • Rise Up Singing 1988 page 137

Parody

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The Frozen Jogger.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Time, December 31, 1951". 1951-12-31. Archived from the original (web review) on 2013-02-04. Retrieved 2008-01-26.
  2. ^ "The Frozen Logger". USA Today (November 12). 2008. Retrieved 2008-11-24. [dead link]
  3. ^ Grateful Dead Family Discography
  4. ^ Deadbase "DeadBase Home". Archived from the original on 2010-10-05. Retrieved 2010-10-25.retrieved 2010-10-26
  5. ^ Hendrickson, Stewart. "James Stevens-Paul Bunyan and the Frozen Logger (Jogger)". Archived from the original on 2007-12-17. Retrieved 2008-01-11.