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"John Barleycorn" is an English and Scottish folk song. [1] The song's protagonist is John Barleycorn, a personification of barley and of the alcoholic beverages made from it: beer and whisky . In the song, he suffers indignities, attacks, and death that correspond to the various stages of barley cultivation, such as reaping and malting .
John Barleycorn is an autobiographical novel by Jack London dealing with his enjoyment of drinking and struggles with alcoholism. It was published in 1913. It was published in 1913. The title is taken from the British folksong " John Barleycorn ".
John Barleycorn is a 1914 silent film drama produced and directed by Hobart Bosworth. It was distributed through State Rights and W. W. Hodkinson . Some of the film was shot on location in Oakland and San Francisco , California.
John Barleycorn Must Die is the fourth studio album by English rock band Traffic, released in 1970 as Island ILPS 9116 in the United Kingdom, United Artists UAS 5504 in the United States, and as Polydor 2334 013 in Canada.
Barleycorn may refer to: A grain of barley; Barleycorn (unit) a unit of length, equal to one-third of an inch; Barleycorn (surname) The Barleycorn, an Irish traditional music band "John Barleycorn", a traditional British folk-song; John Barleycorn, by Jack London
John Barleycorn, fictional humorous personification of alcohol, first appearing about 1620. John Barleycorn was a figure in British and American folklore. British sources often refer to the character as Sir John Barleycorn, as in a 17th-century pamphlet, The Arraigning and Indicting of Sir John Barleycorn, Knight, and in a ballad found in The ...
John Barleycorn Must Die: 1972 "Rock and Roll Stew (Part 1)" — — — 93 72 The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys: 1974 "Walking in the Wind" — — — — —
Traffic is the second studio album by the English rock band of the same name, released in 1968 on Island Records in the United Kingdom as ILPS 9081T (stereo), and United Artists in the United States, as UAS 6676 (stereo).