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Old 08-21-1999, 04:17 PM
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Does anyone know who performed this song? I heard it on KJOI in Los Angeles, abotut this time in 1986...
"The honeywind blows and the warm days dwindle
The butterfly spins a silk cocoon on a silvery spindle..."
There's an excellent oldies store in Downey, CA, Wenazel's Music Town; before I go there to look for "The Honeywind Blows" I'd like to identify the artist.
Anyone have any idea? Thanks.
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Old 08-21-1999, 06:53 PM
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Glen Yarbrough.
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Old 08-22-1999, 03:26 AM
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And the album is on RCA Victor
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Old 08-23-1999, 02:28 PM
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Thanks, guys.
The very first time I heard this on the radio, something apropos happed. The song opened:
"The honeywind blows.." and I farted!
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Old 07-10-2000, 05:46 PM
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It ain't Glen Yarborough!

I have been to a well-known record shop--Wenzel's Music Town in Downey, CA. According to an old catalog, Yarborough's song has Honey and Wine in the title. The proprietor said I should look for "The Honeywind Blows" under the Brothers Four, or Harry Belafonte, or one other artist...
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Old 02-25-2003, 07:45 AM
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I was wrong!

Yes, it [i]is/i] Glen Yarborough. I got a catalog of country-western music and it included a Glen Yarborough CD. I ordered it and got it; and "The Honey Wind Blows" is indeed on this CD.
I stand corrected.
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