Both versions of the name derive from the old folk song, The Arkansas Traveler.
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:For other uses, see Arkansas Traveler.
In August of 1995 Bishop Owens was declared an Arkansas Traveler by Governor Jim Guy Tucker, and in August of 1996 was presented the key to the city of Birmingham, Alabama, by Councilman Aldrich Gunn.
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For example, Hornsby was the first recorded voice of the "Arkansas Traveler" and was the producer of the first recording of "You Are My Sunshine".