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Description	Lecil Travis Martin (September 1, 1931 – April 12, 1999), whose stage name was Boxcar Willie, was an American country music singer-songwriter, who sang in the "old-time hobo" music style, complete with dirty face, overalls, and a floppy hat. "Boxcar Willie" was originally a character in a ballad he wrote, but he later adopted it as his own stage name.
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Source (WP:NFCC#4)	Original publication: unknown Immediate source: https://www.tradebit.com/filedetail.php/198212922-boxcar-willie-just-train-songs-25-mp3
Use in article (WP:NFCC#7)	Boxcar Willie
Purpose of use in article (WP:NFCC#8)	for visual identification of the person in question, at the top of their biographical article
Not replaceable with free media because (WP:NFCC#1)	searching does not find a free alternative
Minimal use (WP:NFCC#3)	for visual ID of the person in question, on the page about this person
Respect for commercial opportunities (WP:NFCC#2)	lower resolution image; image can already be readily found on the internet
Other information	The subject of the photograph has been deceased since: 1999
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	Date/Time	Thumbnail	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	00:01, 30 January 2023		288 × 346 (82 KB)	DatBot (talk \| contribs)	Reduce size of non-free image (BOT - disable)
	00:00, 29 January 2023	No thumbnail	500 × 600 (73 KB)	Dmoore5556 (talk \| contribs)	Uploading a non-free historic portrait using File Upload Wizard

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