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The song was recorded by many artists through the years. The first known recording is from 1923 by Henry Whitter, an Appalachian singer, [2] [3] as "Lonesome Road Blues". The earliest versions of the lyrics are from the perspective of an inmate in prison with the refrain, "I'm down in that jail on my knees" and a reference to eating "corn bread and beans."
Lyrics appeared in 1927 in The American Songbag by Carl Sandburg, [12] having come through Gilbert Raynolds Combs. [ 12 ] [ 13 ] Those lyrics are used by Bill Keith and Jim Rooney , [ citation needed ] by James Taylor on his 1972 album One Man Dog , and by The Country Gentlemen on their eponymous 1973 album .
Rodgers could only remember some of the words to the song. Since he was only able to play only a few chords on the guitar, he could not use the original tune. [8] He and producer Ralph Peer rewrote the lyrics to the song to fit Rodgers' guitar skills. The composition was at the time in the public domain, but with the changes in the lyrics and ...
In a 1977 interview, Phillips recalled that the group initially only paid 15 shillings and someone returned a few days later with the remaining amount and to buy the record. [ 1 ] The only earlier recording of the Quarrymen is a reel-to-reel tape-recording made by an audience member on July 6, 1957, during the Quarrymen's last set for the 1957 ...
Like its predecessor, In Search of the Lost Chord features a conceptual theme. The songs of In Search of the Lost Chord form a loose concept around a theme of quest and discovery, including both world exploration and inner self-realization. Mike Pinder explained, "The Moodies were really the first rock band to do conceptual albums and to work ...
The song was written by Jon Anderson, Chris Squire, Bill Bruford, and Steve Howe, all of whom were members of Yes at the time.Bruford said his writing contribution to the song consisted of "a handful of chords and a sliver of melody at 3.45 repeated at 5.06 and again at 8.11".
The song was immediately successful [2] and became particularly associated with American contralto Antoinette Sterling, with Sullivan's close friend and mistress, Fanny Ronalds, and with British contralto Clara Butt. Sullivan was proud of the song and later noted: "I have composed much music since then, but have never written a second Lost Chord."
The song's arrangement provides a sharp contrast to its lyrics. For ironic effect Ochs wanted an upbeat arrangement. [4] Producer Larry Marks and pianist Lincoln Mayorga produced an arrangement that is almost as memorable as the lyrics of the song. A decade after the song was recorded, Marks said: The arrangement added to the irony of the whole ...