Here goes nothin’:
Are you L. David Sloane from the song of the same name by Michelle Lee?
Damn, thought I had it, with the sheriff from the Bob Marley/Eric Clapton song; but that’s not a surname.
I am not.
That was Sheriff John Brown, and not an S.
'Twas a long shot.
I’ve got nothin’.
I thought I had it - Sportin’ Life, from Porgy and Bess. But he’s from a musical, and - I believe - not unseen.
I have no idea.
You’re right. I had forgotten the song gives his name.
I didn’t play in this round, but I also have no idea who this might be.
You are correct; I am not Sportin’ Life.
No clue but I’ll go with Mr Sandman in the hope that that gets him out of my head.
I am not Mr. Sandman. Here’s an earworm for the rest of you: Mr. Sandman - The Chordettes - YouTube
Also Porgy in Bess came out significantly before 1950.
I know that now. But I got bupkis.
You were on the right track talking about a sheriff, because it’s
Sheriff John Stone
from the Beach Boys’ 1966 hit “Sloop John B,” originally a Bahamian folk song: Sloop John B - Wikipedia
The first mate, he got drunk
And broke in the captain’s trunk
The constable had to come and take him away
Sheriff John Stone
Why don’t you leave me alone?..
Earlier versions of the song don’t refer to him, from what I could find.
As it happens, there apparently have never been sheriffs in the Bahamas: Royal Bahamas Police Force - Wikipedia
Oh, yeah, I know that song.
Good one, EH.
Clever choice, EH!
Never would have gotten that, because I’ve always understood it as “Sheriff Johnstone”. Just checked Gallienne’s book (cited in the Wiki article) on Project Gutenberg, and he spelt it that way, too.