Emry Arthur - Man of Constant Sorrow

Emry Arthur
Song Name: Man of Constant Sorrow
By: Emry Arthur
Song Local Name: Not available
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Genre: folk music of the United States , traditional American folk song , American folk music
Date Added: 30 Aug 2017
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Man of Constant Sorrow (aka "I Am a Man of Constant Sorrow") is a traditional American folk song first published by Dick Burnett, a partially blind fiddler from Kentucky. The song was originally titled "Farewell Song" in a songbook by Burnett dated to around 1913. An early version was recorded by Emry Arthur in 1928, which gave the song its current titles. Emry Paul Arthur (1902–1967) was an American Old-time musician.

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