On the road

[Mark Kohut]

Lit scholar Shelley Brivic says that the earliest use of the phrase 'on the 
road' referring
to the practice of rambling without a definite goal is in "Kassie Jones part 2" 
(1928) sung
by Furry Lewis, bluesman, most famous mayhaps for "Stick with me Baby, I'll turn 
your money green"
[a song I've loved since i was poor].....and who was--should have been?--- known 
to Pynchon's circle of musician friends....