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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]
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.
After the band's first album, singer Jimmy Goings was brought in to replace Leroy Gomez. In late 1977, Santa Esmeralda scored a top 20 disco hit with a dance version of another song made famous by the Animals, "The House of the Rising Sun". In 1978, they recorded the song "Sevilla Nights" for the Thank God It's Friday soundtrack.
"The House of the Rising Sun," a traditional American southern folk song, "Chicken in the bread pan peckin' out dough," which was famously used in Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys' song "Ida Red," [7] and "Granny Will Your Dog Bite." [8] Realizing he has been defeated, the Devil lays his golden fiddle at Johnny's feet.
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 ...
He works as the head of security for "The House of the Rising Sun", a strip club that secretly houses an illegal gambling den. During a night on the job, a masked gang hold him at gunpoint to rob the club of $300,000, ending with the club owner's son, Peter, getting killed in a shootout. When the police arrive, they suspect Ray acted as the ...
Georgia Turner (1921–1969) (born Georgia Bell Turner), [1] was an American folk singer.She is credited with an early recording of "Rising Sun Blues", produced by Alan Lomax in 1937, in Middlesboro, Kentucky. [2]
House of the Rising Sun (1976) Turn This Mutha Out (1977) Professional ratings; Review scores; Source Rating; Allmusic [2] House of the Rising Sun is a 1976 album by ...