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"Man of Constant Sorrow" (also known as "I Am a Man of Constant Sorrow") is a traditional American folk song first published by Dick Burnett, a partially blind fiddler from Kentucky. It was titled "Farewell Song" in a songbook by Burnett dated to around 1913. A version recorded by Emry Arthur in 1928 gave the song its current titles.
Burnett has been described as "one of the great natural songsters, a man who collected, codified, and transmitted some of our best traditional songs. Dick was also a skilful composer and folk poet of considerable skill; his "Man of Constant Sorrow" remains one of the most evocative country songs." [1]
The band was first signed to Eleven Seven Music in 2009. After signing with them, the Eleven Seven Music chairman (and Mötley Crüe bassist) Nikki Sixx, suggested the band's current name Charm City Devils. Their debut album Let's Rock-N-Roll was released in 2009. The band released the single from their debut album: "Let's Rock n' Roll (Endless ...
One of Emry's solos was the first recording of "I Am A Man Of Constant Sorrow," which was released on 78-rpm record in 1928. Vocalion was impressed by good sales, particularly of the religious sides, and by the fact that Emry was Southern singer living conveniently in the North, so he was invited back to record frequently through 1928 and 1929.
The Pizza Tapes is an album by Jerry Garcia (acoustic guitar, vocals), David Grisman (), and Tony Rice (acoustic guitar). It was recorded at Grisman's studio on two evenings in 1993, and features unrehearsed performances of folk and bluegrass songs.
Rod Stewart – vocals, guitars on "Man of Constant Sorrow" Ronnie Wood – guitars (including bottleneck slide), bass, harmonica on "Dirty Old Town" Martin Pugh – guitars; Martin Quittenton – acoustic guitar; Ian McLagan – piano, organ; Micky Waller – drums; Mike d'Abo – piano on "Handbags and Gladrags"
The title song is a variant of "Man of Constant Sorrow". The selections range from the Scottish anthem "Wild Mountain Thyme" to the Irish standards " Bold Fenian Men " and " The Prickilie Bush ". The album also includes more obscure numbers, such as "Tim Evans", "Wars of Germany" and "John Riley".
The index is a database of nearly 200,000 references to nearly 25,000 songs that have been collected from oral tradition in the English language from all over the world.