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"Down by the Riverside" (also known as "Ain't Gonna Study War No More" and "Gonna lay down my burden") is an African-American spiritual.Its roots date back to before the American Civil War, [1] though it was first published in 1918 in Plantation Melodies: A Collection of Modern, Popular and Old-time Negro-Songs of the Southland, Chicago, the Rodeheaver Company. [2]
When it was first published in 1938, Uncle Tom's Children included only four novellas: "Big Boy Leaves Home," "Down by the Riverside," "Long Black Song," and "Fire and Cloud." "The Ethics of Living Jim Crow" and "Bright and Morning Star," which are now the first and final pieces, respectively, were added when the book was republished in 1940. [ 1 ]
"Travelling Riverside Blues" is a blues song written by the bluesman Robert Johnson. He recorded it on June 20, 1937, in Dallas, Texas, during his last recording session. The song was unreleased until its inclusion on the 1961 Johnson compilation album King of the Delta Blues Singers.
"Go Down Moses" - 3:37 "Rock My Soul" - 3:12 "Ezekiel Saw the Wheel" - 2:43 "On My Way" - 3:05 "Down by the Riverside" - 3:13 "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" - 3:10 "Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child" - 3:31 "Jonah and the Whale" - 2:50 "Didn't It Rain" - 2:52 "This Train" - 2:31; Extra tracks on CD reissue
The Good News: By reading God's word and praying to him, you can lighten the stress weighing down your heart and mind. Woman's Day/Getty Images 2 Thessalonians 3:16
Spanish bandleader Xavier Cugat recorded a version of "Mary Ann" in the late 1940s. During the 1956–57 American calypso craze, the Easy Riders, Burl Ives, and other interpreters of folk music further popularized the song, generally under the title "Marianne". [2]
The actual origin of "Down by the Bay" is uncertain as it shares the melody with other songs. One of these is a Greek folk song called "Γιαλό, γιαλό" ("γιαλό" meaning "bay" or "seaside") exists with this same melody. [1] It is an Ionian Cantada, a style of folk music that originated in the late 19th century. [1]
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