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"Poor Boy Blues", or "Poor Boy, Long Ways From Home", is a traditional blues song that has been cited as one of the oldest in the genre. [1] [2] As with most traditional blues songs, there is great variation in the melody and lyrical content as performed by different artists. However, there is often a core verse containing some variation of the ...
Goodbye Johnny / The Faithful Sailor Boy (1958) I Found You Out/ It's A Sin To Tell A Lie (December 1958) If I Were a Blackbird / The Moon Behind the Hill (1959) Moonlight in Mayo / In The Heart of Donegal (1959) I Left Ireland and My Mother Because we were Poor / Star of Donegal (1959) Noreen Bawn / Moonlight on the River Shannon (1959)
"Walk on Boy" (Mel Tillis, Wayne Walker) 2:44 "Poor Boy Blues" (arranged and adapted by Doc Watson and Merle Watson) 2:18 "I'm Going Fishing" (arranged and adapted by Doc Watson) 2:40 "Kinfolks in Carolina" (Merle Travis) 2:28 "Lonesome Moan" (Traditional; arranged and adapted by Doc Watson) 2:51
Berry wrote the song while in prison, and borrowed an atlas from the prison library to plot the itinerary. In the lyrics, the singer (who refers to himself as "the poor boy") tells of his journey from Norfolk, Virginia, to the "Promised Land", Los Angeles, California, mentioning various cities in Southern states that he passes through on his journey.
"Poor Boy" reached no. 35 on the U.S. Billboard pop singles chart in December 1956, in an 11-week chart run. [1]Instead of a full long-playing album soundtrack, for Love Me Tender the four songs appearing in the film were released as an extended-play, seven-inch 45 RPM record on RCA Records, Love Me Tender, catalog EPA 4006, during November 1956.
The mom who lives in the $2 million house, the mom who is raising her kids in poverty — and the women in socioeconomic classes in between — all agree on what a healthy diet for their children ...
A holiday card prank sparked online debate after influencer Amanda Cooper and her siblings discreetly flipped off the camera during a family photoshoot. Taking to her Instagram page last Friday ...
Willie "Poor Boy" Lofton (January 1897 - 1956 or c. 1962) [2] was an American Delta blues singer-guitarist. He recorded eight sides for Decca Records and Bluebird Records , adopting a style strikingly similar to Tommy Johnson 's.