Sep. 21—James Varsos, better known as Hobo Jim, wrote in a Facebook post Saturday he has end-stage cancer. The singer-songwriter most famous for the "Iditarod Trail Song" is known to generations of ...

Alaska is not exactly the ideal place from which to launch a recording career, but that’s exactly what singer/songwriter Hobo Jim has done. The far northern wilderness has been a valuable creative ...

KENAI — James Varsos, better known to Alaskans as singer-songwriter Hobo Jim, announced over the weekend that he has been given less than a year to live after being diagnosed with end-stage cancer.

James Varsos, a man who was more commonly known as Hobo Jim, passed away Oct. 5 after being diagnosed with end-stage cancer. Hobo Jim was named Alaska’s official balladeer in 1994 and was best known ...