Dodgers Legend Maury Wills Performs "Wayfaring Stranger" | 1963

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Channel: Historic Films Stock Footage Archive · 2013 · Music

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Baseball star Maury Wills makes a rare musical appearance on The Edie Adams Show, performing the traditional folk song "Wayfaring Stranger" with a college folk  string band during the height of the 1960s folk music revival.

Known for his legendary career with the Los Angeles Dodgers, Wills steps away from the baseball field to join one of America's most popular musical movements of the era. 

A piece of television history for fans of baseball, folk music, and classic TV.

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