The Woodie Garrett Band - 1983 ish - A song written by Timothy White from Rolling Stone magazine about Jack Henry Abbott who was an American criminal and author. With a long history of criminal convictions, Abbott's writing concerning his life and experiences was lauded by a number of well-known literary critics, including author Norman Mailer With Woodie Garrett on vocals, Ray Longchamp on guitar, Roy Shearer on lead guitar Bob Hammerstein Drums Russell Warmholts on Bass guitar Produced by Adrian Barber Bruce Tergeson engineered at the Hit Factory NYC