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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 Andrews Sisters recorded it in 1944 and their version briefly reached the Billboard charts. [5] They had featured the song in the film Moonlight and Cactus (1944). Patti Page - a single release in 1951. [6] Cisco Houston included his version of the songs in two of his albums. Bing Crosby included the song in a medley on his album 101 Gang ...
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 River to Pray" (Roud 4928, 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 ...
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 may refer to: "Down in the Valley" (folk song) ("Birmingham Jail"), American folk song; 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)
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Since it is a folk song, it has been transmitted over generations orally and aurally so many versions coexist and it may be impossible and even nonsensical to seek a single authoritative version of the song's lyrics. The earliest version appears to be "March to the Battlefield" in "Riley's Flute Melodies" published by Edward Riley (1769 - 1829 ...