“Grace Brown and Chester Gillette”

Description

Gillette is awaiting execution for drowning his sweetheart on a boating excursion. The singer mentions the grief of the mothers

Notes

This murder also provided the model for Theodore Dreiser's "An American Tragedy" - RBW

Historical references

• July 11, 1906 - Murder of Grace Brown

References

1. Laws F7, "Grace Brown and Chester Gillette"
2. Burt, pp. 32-34, "The Murder of Grace Brown" (1 text, 1 tune)
3. DT 809, GRACBRWN
4. Roud #2256
5. BI, LF07