TL;DR -- Willie and Anna hope to wed. Parents say no. Sorrow ensues. Performers partnership endures despite little recorded evidence. Burnett never records his most famous composition.
Really interesting back story here, I'll have to check out the other entries in this series.
Have to say, the line "In a way no tongue could tell" is brilliant. Not only does it inject a little bit of mystery into the song, but it absolves the writer from having to explain how she died. Imo it's better to leave it up to the imagination. You've got me interested in Burnett & Rutherford, I'm going to have to look these guys up.
Really interesting back story here, I'll have to check out the other entries in this series.
Have to say, the line "In a way no tongue could tell" is brilliant. Not only does it inject a little bit of mystery into the song, but it absolves the writer from having to explain how she died. Imo it's better to leave it up to the imagination. You've got me interested in Burnett & Rutherford, I'm going to have to look these guys up.