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A #13 hit in 1961 for The Highwaymen, "Cotton Fields" served as an album track for a number of C&W and folk-rock acts including Ferlin Husky (The Heart and Soul of Ferlin Husky 1963), The Delltones (Come A Little Bit Closer 1963), Buck Owens (On the Bandstand 1963), the New Christy Minstrels (Chim-Chim-Cheree 1965) and the Seekers (Roving With ...
Huddie William Ledbetter (/ ˈ h j uː d i / HYOO-dee; January 1888 [1] [2] or 1889 [3] – December 6, 1949), [1] better known by the stage name Lead Belly, was an American folk and blues singer notable for his strong vocals, virtuosity on the twelve-string guitar, and the folk standards he introduced, including his renditions of "In the Pines" (also known as "Where Did You Sleep Last Night ...
"Cotton Fields" Huddie Ledbetter † Willy and the Poor Boys: 1969 [7] "Cross-Tie Walker" John Fogerty Green River: 1969 [2] "Don't Look Now (It Ain't You or Me)" John Fogerty Willy and the Poor Boys: 1969 [7] "Door to Door" Stu Cook † Mardi Gras: 1972 [8] "Down on the Corner" John Fogerty Willy and the Poor Boys: 1969 [7] "Effigy" John Fogerty
The album features the songs "Down on the Corner", from which the album got its name, and "Fortunate Son", which is a well-known protest song. [7]Creedence also released its own version of "Cotton Fields" on this album, which reached the No. 1 position in Mexico.
It was released by Fantasy Records in October 1981 (see 1981 in music) with the purpose of infiltrating the country market. [1] There was one single released from Creedence Country, "Cotton Fields" b/w "Lodi", in November. [3] The single charted in Billboard magazine's Hot Country Singles chart, while the album did not chart.
The quintet's version of "Michael, Row the Boat Ashore", a 19th Century African-American work song, released in 1959 under the title "Michael," was a Billboard #1 hit in September 1961. The group scored another Top 20 hit in 1962 with a version of Lead Belly's "Cotton Fields". "Michael" sold over one million copies, achieving gold record status ...
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The former was the band's first attempt at revisiting the surf sound they had abandoned since All Summer Long, topping UK and Australian charts, and the latter contained the B-side "Never Learn Not to Love", based on a song by Charles Manson. The other singles were "I Can Hear Music" and a rerecorded version of "Cotton Fields".