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Down in the Valley", also known as "Birmingham Jail", is a traditional American folk song. [1] It has been recorded by many artists and is included in the Songs of Expanding America recordings in Burl Ives ' six-album set Historical America in Song .
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 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 ...
"Down in the River to Pray" (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 song is ...
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)
"Follow On", also known in certain cases as "Down In The Valley With My Saviour I Would Go" [1] and "I Will Follow Jesus", is a Christian hymn written in 1878 by William Orcutt Cushing. [2] The music for it was composed in 1880 by both Robert Lowry and W. Howard Doane .
Liberty Hootenanny (Liberty L-5506, 1965); "Down in the Valley" and "Ah, Nora, War Is Over" Folksong Festival ( Capitol /EMI 57218, 1989); "Ballad of the Alamo", " Guantanamera ", and "Two Brothers" Folk Song America: A 20th Century Revival ( Smithsonian Collection/ Sony Music Special Products, 1991); "Delia's Gone"
"Down in the Valley" is a song by Squeeze, released as a single on Glenn Tilbrook's independent Quixotic Records in 1998. It was written and recorded for Charlton Athletic , and was not included on the band's album from the same year, Domino .