Hello.
The phrase is credited to famous boxer Joe Louis.
On June 19, 1946, a reporter asked Louis about his upcoming match with
Billy Conn, Louis responded, "He can run, but he can't hide."
The phrase caught on and other variations (such as the "you" version)
emerged. In 1957, Louis turned his famous phrase into a song with the
title, "You Can Run, But You Can't Hide."
sources:
"AUTHOR: Joe Louis (1914?81)
QUOTATION: He can run. But he can?t hide.
ATTRIBUTION: JOE LOUIS, remark to a reporter prior to the Joe
Louis?Billy Conn boxing match, June 19, 1946.?Louis, My Life Story, p.
176 (1947)."
source: Bartleby.com
http://www.bartleby.com/73/1651.html
" Joe Louis' laconic style hid his wit. Before his 1946 rematch with
Billy Conn, when reporters asked him how he would deal with that
fighter's agility and quickness, Joe Louis coined his most famous
remark: "He can run but he can't hide."
source: Detroit News
http://info.detnews.com/history/story/index.cfm?id=52&category=sports
'Last week, I was reminded of a comment made by arguably the greatest
heavyweight boxer of all time, Joe Louis, while talking about an
up-coming bout. "He can run, but he can't hide," the Brown Bomber
responded to a question about his opponent's agility in the ring.'
http://www.computerbits.com/archive/2002/0300/schwarzbaum0302.html
"It was the great Joe Louis, one of the best heavyweight boxing
champions in history who said, You can run, but you can?t hide."
http://www.redhotsales.com/content.asp?ID=183
"Joe Louis, one of the greatest heavyweight champion fighters in
history, coined the phrase, "You can run, but you can't hide.""
http://www.s-t.com/daily/12-01/12-20-01/a16op059.htm
Interestingly, in 1957, Joe Louis even co-authored a song, "You Can
Run (But You Can't Hide)," which was recorded by Solomon Burke.
"Solomon Burke... recorded for the New York-based label from
1955-1958, and scored a minor hit with "You Can Run (But You Can't
Hide)," a song whose authorship was co-credited to Burke and boxer Joe
Louis."
source:
http://www.rockabilly.nl/references/messages/solomon_burke.htm
'January 4
1957 ... Tonight on The Steve Allen Show, boxer Joe Louis introduces
soul singer Solomon Burke, who performs one of Louis' own compositions
"You Can Run, But You Can't Hide."'
source: VH-1
http://www.vh1.com/news/rockclock/rc.1_4.jhtml
The Smithsonian has an image presumably of the cover of the sheet music here:
http://americanhistory.si.edu/archives/images/d5300mh8.jpg
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