I'm looking for accurate info on the Strawberry Roan. Wilf recorded it for Decca in the '50s, but I've got a friend who's an old timer who swears that he once had a recording of it on 78 that was made in the 30s. All indications are that Wilf wrote The Fate of the Strawberry Roan and He Rode The Strawberry Roan but this friend claims that Carter wrote the original song, and that the Roan was a Canadian horse from Alberta. Can anyone tell me if he is right or wrong?

thanks

Sugarcamp