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Dave Van Ronk - He Was A Friend Of Mine
Song Name:
He Was A Friend Of Mine
By:
Dave Van Ronk
Country:
United States of America
Song Local Name:
Not available
Album:
Dave Van Ronk, Folksinger (1962)
Link to buy:
Prestige Records (iTunes)
Genre:
folk music of the United States
,
American folk music revival
Date Added:
25 Dec 2016
Discovered By:
ghostdog
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He Was A Friend Of Mine
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Dave Van Ronk
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"He Was a Friend of Mine" is a traditional folk song in which the singer laments the death of a friend. The earliest known version of the song is titled "Shorty George" and was first recorded by musicologist couple John A. and Ruby Terrill Lomax in 1939 at the Clemens State Farm in Brazoria County, Texas in a version performed by African-American inmate Smith Casey, who accompanied himself on guitar. Alan Lomax described the song as a "blues" that was "a dirge for a dead comrade."
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