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Down in the Valley", also known as "Birmingham Jail", is a traditional American folk song. [1] ... The ballad is played in the 3 4 time signature. Lyrics vary, as ...
Down in the Valley is a folk-opera in one act by composer Kurt Weill and librettist Arnold Sundgaard, initially composed and conceived for the radio in 1945 then rewritten and produced in 1948. It uses famous American tunes to carry the story (including " Down in the Valley ", "The Lonesome Dove", and "Hop Up, My Ladies") and connected by ...
The song was later covered by Otis Redding on his 1965 album Otis Blue, and was featured in the 1996 film 2 Days in the Valley, [8] and generated income for Cassandra Berns, who inherited the publishing rights from her father, Bert Berns, [9] who was credited as co-writer, [10] along with "Babe" Chivian, and Joseph C. Martin.
"Down in the Willow Garden" (Roud 446), also known as "Rose Connelly", [1] [2] is a traditional Appalachian murder ballad.It is written from the perspective of a man facing the gallows for the murder of his lover, to whom he gave poisoned wine, then stabbed, and threw in a river.
This is a list of songs by their Roud Folk Song Index number; the full catalogue can also be found on the Vaughan Williams Memorial Library website. Some publishers have added Roud numbers to books and liner notes, as has also been done with Child Ballad numbers and Laws numbers.
Down in the Valley, film directed by David Jacobson (2005) Down in the Valley, Kurt Weill opera (1948) "Down in the Valley" (Solomon Burke song), rhythm and blues song (1962) "Down in the Valley" (Squeeze song), rock single (1998) Down in the Valley: Barn Aid Benefit Concert, live album (2001) Down in the Valley, album by The Handsome Family
"Down in the River to Pray" (also known as "Down to the River to Pray," "Down in the Valley to Pray," "The Good Old Way," and "Come, Let Us All Go Down") is a traditional American song variously described as a Christian folk hymn, an African-American spiritual, an Appalachian song, and a Southern gospel song. The exact origin of the song is ...
Historical America in Song, released in 1950 by Encyclopædia Britannica Films, is an album set by folk singer Burl Ives.Each of the six albums consists of five 12-inch vinylite records, for a total of thirty 78 rpm records. [1]