The Cremation of Sam McGee

An interesting article from The Vancouver Sun about phonograph records recovered from a ship that sank almost 110 years ago—Phonograph records recovered from Gold Rush wreck. So what song did Gold Rushers listen to as to as they cruised up the Yukon River? Seems like "Ma Onliest One", "The Harp that Once thro' Tara's Halls" and "Rendez Vous Waltz".

The ship was actually found at the bottom of Lake Laberge—the setting of Robert W. Service's grisly poem "The Cremation of Sam McGee". So after you read the article, you can listen to Johnny Cash's reading of Service's poem below.