| Goebel Reeves | |
| Birth Name: | Goebel Leon Reeves |
| Birth Place: | Sherman, Texas, United States |
| Birth Date: | October 9 1899 |
| Death Date: | January 26 1959 (aged 59) |
| Occupation: | Singer |
Goebel Leon Reeves (October 9, 1899 – January 26, 1959) was an American folk singer, born in Sherman, Texas, and raised in Austin.
Reeves' most famous song is "Hobo's Lullaby", covered by various singers, as in . Woody Guthrie's son Arlo also sang it, on Hobo's Lullaby. Others include Emmylou Harris, David Carradine,[1] Pete Seeger and Billy Bragg.[2] A 2016 article in the Los Angeles Times called it "one of the most disarmingly endearing train songs ever written" and "inextricably linked with American folk music icon Woody Guthrie".[2]
Reeves appeared in the 1937 Western film The Silver Trail, playing a singer named Hank in an uncredited role.[3] He died of a heart attack on January 26, 1959, in the VA Long Beach Healthcare System of Long Beach, California.[4]