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"Glory, Glory" (also known as "When I Lay My Burden Down", "Since I Laid My Burden Down", "Glory, Glory, Hallelujah" and other titles) is an American spiritual song, which has been recorded by many artists in a variety of genres, including folk, country, blues, rock, and gospel.
Roy Claxton Acuff (September 15, 1903 – November 23, 1992) was an American country music singer, fiddler, and promoter. Known as the "King of Country Music", Acuff is often credited with moving the genre from its early string band and "hoedown" format to the singer-based format that helped make it internationally successful.
Curly Detwyler’s Hicks and Chicks, square dancers (1955) Little Jimmy Dickens (1957) Dottie Dillard; Rusty Draper (1956, 60) Jimmy Driftwood (1959, 60) Roy Drusky (1960) Arlie Duff (1954–55) Doug Dugger; The Duke of Paducah (1955, 57) Tommy Duncan (1956) "Little Johnny" Edwards (1955) Gary Ellison, caller (1956–60) Patsy Elshire (1955)
At first, only Roy Acuff and his Crazy Tennesseans recorded the song (Roy on October 21, 1936)., [4] and in 1938 by The Delmore Brothers. It was also recorded by Elvis Presley and Jerry Lee Lewis during the Million Dollar Quartet sessions at Sun Recording Studios. Amongst other recordings are those by Connee Boswell (1939), [5] and Dick Todd ...
The lyrics in the article are from Roy Acuff's 1936 version, and they may still be under copyright- I searched the internet for information on this, but I could not find any. Public domain lyrics are posted in many song articles; check out Texas, Our Texas, The Star Spangled Banner, The Eyes of Texas, etc. If Roy Acuff's lyrics are copyrighted ...
The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band included the song on their 1972 album Will the Circle be Unbroken; Roy Acuff took the lead vocal. Ricky Skaggs and The Whites recorded the song on their 2007 album Salt of the Earth, [8] and Merle Haggard and Chester Smith released a duet of the song on their country-gospel album California Blend. [9]
The album is composed of country classics and Gospel standards, several of them composed by Acuff, who was a profound musical influence on Jones. As Jones biographer Rich Kienzle observes, Acuff and his Smoky Mountain Boys "had an unforgettable dynamic: his fiddling and rough-edged, deeply emotional vocals were accompanied by a raw, traditional ...
The tenth track, "I Wonder If God Likes Country Music", featured a collaboration with Grand Ole Opry performer Roy Acuff. In the album's liner notes, Anderson thanked Acuff for joining him. "A special THANKS to Roy Acuff, who will always be the 'King of Country Music'", Anderson wrote. [2]