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Artist: Chuck Cowan Track: Obit. To A Bullhauler Album: Chuck Cowan's Generic Phonograph Record (Side One, Track 2) Label: Generic Phonograph Records (Oceanview, Kansas) Catalog Number: NR12966-1 Release Year: 1982 Genre: Acoustic Folk / Jug Band / Traditional Bluegrass Personnel: Chuck Cowan - Lead Vocals, Guitars, Flat Pick & Fangers Don Kile - Classical Guitar, Bass Guitar Kim Kirk - Percussion Ron Jackson - Harmonica Duane Procter - Classical Guitar The session hits a lively stride with "Obit. To A Bullhauler," a satirical heartland folk piece written by C.H. Cowan with music composed by Chuck. The track underscores the group's natural rhythm and seamless synchronicity, blending humorous regional storytelling with driving flat-picked guitar work and Ron Jackson's loose harmonica fills. Tracked across various custom spaces including Uncle Al's in Emporia and home basements in Topeka, this scarce private press artifact remains a holy grail for fans of unheralded independent Kansas songwriters. This audio is transferred from a rare original vinyl pressing in my personal collection of historical midcentury Midwestern records. All rights belong to the original artists and copyright holders.