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The verses mentioning "Birmingham Jail" refer to the Birmingham, Alabama, City Jail which was well-known in the mid-1920s, although the reference was often omitted in later versions. Guitarist Jimmie Tarlton claimed to have written the lyrics in 1925 while he was jailed in Birmingham for moonshining.
This is a list of songs written about the city of Birmingham, Alabama: "Birmingham, Alabama" by Harry Belafonte and R. B. Greaves "Birmingham Bertha" by Ethel Waters (1929) (from On with the Show!
Two songs were cut on April 5, 1927, and the recording sold well enough to allow a second recording session. On November 10, 1927, they recorded four songs, among them "Birmingham Jail" and "Columbus Stockade Blues". [3] The two songs, coupled on one record, became the duo's biggest hits selling more than 200,000 copies.
"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)
Hank Williams. One of the most famous incarcerations in country music history occurred on August 17, 1952. Hank Williams was arrested for public drunkenness and disorderly conduct in Alexander ...
In 1963, while jailed in Birmingham, Alabama, during anti-segregation protests, King penned the famous words, “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.”
"Birmingham Breakdown" by Duke Ellington "Birmingham Bounce" by Hardrock Gunter, Amos Milburn, "Birmingham Daddy" by Gene Autry "Birmingham Jail" by Huddie Ledbetter aka Lead Belly, Roy Acuff, Michael Martin Murphey, Johnny Bond, Roy Drusky, "Birmingham Lucy" by Bobby Goldsboro "Birmingham Mama" by Tony Conn "Birmingham Shadows" by Bruce Cockburn
Berry wrote the song while in prison, and borrowed an atlas from the prison library to plot the itinerary. In the lyrics, the singer (who refers to himself as "the poor boy") tells of his journey from Norfolk, Virginia, to the "Promised Land", Los Angeles, California, mentioning various cities in Southern states that he passes through on his journey.