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Like many folk songs, "The House of the Rising Sun" is of uncertain authorship. Musicologists say that it is based on the tradition of broadside ballads, and thematically it has some resemblance to the 16th-century ballad "The Unfortunate Rake" (also cited as source material for "St. James Infirmary Blues"), yet there is no evidence suggesting that there is any direct relation. [4]
Arthel Lane "Doc" Watson (March 3, 1923 – May 29, 2012) was an American guitarist, songwriter, and singer of bluegrass, folk, country, blues, and gospel music. [1]
"House of the Rising Sun" (Holmes, Ray) – 3:19 "Gypsy Davey" (Ken Darby) – 4:34 ... Doc Watson – guitar, harmonica, vocals; Richard Watson – guitar;
Odetta Holmes (December 31, 1930 – December 2, 2008), [1] [2] known as Odetta, was an American singer, often referred to as "The Voice of the Civil Rights Movement". [3] Her musical repertoire consisted largely of American folk music, blues, jazz, and spirituals.
Trouble in Mind: The Doc Watson Country Blues Collection (or simply Trouble in Mind) is the title of a recording by American folk music and country blues artist Doc Watson, released in 2003. It contains recordings by Watson in the country blues style.
Writing for Allmusic, music critic Ronnie D. Lankford Jr. wrote of the album "Perhaps the greatest treat, though, is the guitar playing.On a number of cuts—including "Freight Train Blues," "Hobo Bill's Last Ride," and "Mississippi Heavy Water Blues"—Merle Watson plays slide, while Doc Watson brings his distinct fingerpicking style to each cut.
Doc Watson & Son is the self-titled début album by Doc Watson and Merle Watson, released in 1965. ... "Rising Sun Blues" (Clarence Ashley) – 4:19 "Mama Blues" (Doc ...
"A House In New Orleans" by Ed Bruce "The House of the Rising Sun," American folk song, made popular by The Animals, 1964, (#1 on Billboard Hot 100) "Houston" by Mary Chapin Carpenter "Hurricane" by Levon Helm