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  2. The House of the Rising Sun - Wikipedia

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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]

  3. Frijid Pink - Wikipedia

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    Frijid Pink is an American rock band, formed in Detroit in 1967, best known for their 1969 rendition of "House of the Rising Sun". [3]The initial line-up of the band included drummer Richard Stevers, guitarist Gary Ray Thompson, bassist Tom Harris, lead singer Tom Beaudry (aka Kelly Green), and later added Larry Zelanka as off-staff keyboardist.

  4. Alan Price - Wikipedia

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    Alan Price (born 19 April 1942) is an English musician who first found prominence as the original keyboardist of the English rock band the Animals.He left the band in 1965 to form the Alan Price Set; his hit singles with and without the group include "Simon Smith and the Amazing Dancing Bear", "The House That Jack Built", "Rosetta" (with Georgie Fame) and "Jarrow Song".

  5. Nina Simone Sings the Blues - Wikipedia

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    The lyrics were written by her friend and poet Langston Hughes. "I Want a Little Sugar in My Bowl," based on a song by Simone's great example, Bessie Smith, but with somewhat different lyrics. "The House of the Rising Sun" was previously recorded live by Simone in 1962 on Nina at the Village Gate.

  6. The Animals - Wikipedia

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    In June 1964, the transatlantic number-one hit "The House of the Rising Sun" was released. Burdon's vocals and the particular arrangement, featuring Price's haunting organ riffs, created perhaps the first folk-rock hit. [10] [11] In October 1964, the Animals visited New York for concert dates and an appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show.

  7. Georgia Turner - Wikipedia

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    She is credited with an early recording of "Rising Sun Blues", produced by Alan Lomax in 1937, in Middlesboro, Kentucky. [2] Her adaptation of this American folk classic, better known as " House Of The Rising Sun ," has become the standard, the ancestor of covers by hundreds of later performers, including Dave Van Ronk , Bob Dylan , The Animals ...

  8. Lauren O'Connell - Wikipedia

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    Lauren O'Connell (born December 10, 1988) is an American singer/songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer from Rochester, New York.They [a] have independently released six solo albums, and two EPs as a duo with Nataly Dawn under the group name My Terrible Friend.

  9. The House of the Rising Sun (disambiguation) - Wikipedia

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    The House of the Rising Sun" is an American folk song. House of the Rising Sun may also refer to: House of the Rising Sun (Jody Miller album), a 1974 album by American singer Jody Miller; House of the Rising Sun (Idris Muhammad album), a 1976 album by American jazz drummer Idris Muhammad "House of the Rising Sun" , a 2004 episode of the ...