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Another version of the song, "All My Sorrows", was made popular by the Kingston Trio, who recorded it in 1959, followed by The Shadows in 1961 and The Searchers in 1963 on Sugar and Spice; The melody and chord changes were used as the basis of the Brandywine Singers' "Summer's Come and Gone" (Billboard No. 129, 1963). [citation needed]
Bob Dylan sang the song in concert at the Pine Knob Music Theatre in Clarkston, Michigan on June 30, 1986. [11] [12] Christine Andreas released a version of the song in 1998 on her album Love Is Good. [13] In 2013 Canadian singer Martha Brooks issued a jazz CD featuring 11 Cahn tunes titled All My Tomorrows: The Music of Sammy Cahn. [14]
The song was first published in 1913 with the title "Farewell Song" in a six-song songbook by Dick Burnett, titled Songs Sung by R. D. Burnett—The Blind Man—Monticello, Kentucky. [2] There exists some uncertainty as to whether Dick Burnett is the original writer. In an interview he gave toward the end of his life, he was asked about the song:
The song quickly began to trend on YouTube, reaching number one in the United States. [9] The band even released a promotional video with YouTube Music. [10] The song reached number one on the Billboard Rock charts. This is the band's second song to enter Billboard Hot 100 chart, debuting at number 77. [11]
"Reflections of My Life" US Sheet Music Cover 1970. The guitar solo in "Reflections of My Life", often referred to as "reverse" guitar solo, was a sixteen bar (measure) sequence featured in the recording by Junior Campbell, the band's lead guitarist. The song is in the key of G major and the solo was recorded thus:
A slightly shortened version of the song appears on Pink Floyd's greatest hits collection, Echoes: The Best of Pink Floyd, [7] which is edited so that the song "Sheep" (also edited) segues into "Sorrow". David Gilmour played the song at the Strat Pack guitar concert, an event which commemorated the 50th anniversary of the Fender Stratocaster.
Sorrow songs expressed the suffering and unjust treatment of enslaved African Americans during the period of slavery in the United States (1619–1865). The melodies and the lyrics conveyed sadness, and the words were "stunningly direct" about what it is to be enslaved. W. E. B. Du Bois coined the name. [1]
"Trading My Sorrows" (Evans) - from Freedom "Down at Your Feet" (Evans) - from All I Want Is You "Your Love Is Extravagant" (Evans) - from Freedom "Whom Shall I Fear" (Evans) - from You Are I AM "I Am Yours" (Evans) - from You Are I AM "Lay My Life Down (live)" (Evans) - from All I Want Is You