Black Ivory King

[4] His best known song was "The Flying Crow", and it included a poetic version of the train timetable between Port Arthur, Texas, and Kansas City, Missouri.

[5] "The Flying Crow" became a requested tune for Shreveport area musicians to play,[2] with evidence that Black Ivory King wrote and recorded the definitive version.

[2] One of those sides was "Working for The PWA", an updated version of the earlier track, "Red Cross Store Blues".

[3] Black Ivory King must have been aware of part of Blind Lemon Jefferson's work, as his recording of "Match Box Blues" included some of the latter musician's verses.

[2] Black Ivory King died on November 17, 1947, due to pulmonary disease, indicating he had suffered from tuberculosis.