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From '' I Ain't Givin' Up Nothin' ''
Label: Foot Tapping Records – FT 009
Format: CD, Album
Country: UK
Released: 2003
Tracklist
01. Great Shakin' Fever
02. If I Really Bug Yo
03. I Ain't Givin' Up Nothin'
04. Warm Love
05. Take And Give
06. Cry Me A River
07. Cold Cold Woman
08. Long Black Veil
09. Stop The World
10. Crash The Party
11. Skeleton Fight
12. Pop Let Me Borrow The Car
13. Black Smoke Blue Tears
14. Wolfbait
15. Way Down On My Knees
Guitar – Darrel Higham
🎵 [SONG INFO]
"Long Black Veil" is a 1959 country ballad, written by Danny Dill and Marijohn Wilkin and originally recorded by Lefty Frizzell.
In 2019, Frizzell's version of "Long Black Veil" was selected by the Library of Congress for preservation in the National Recording Registry for being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".
Background
The writers later stated that they drew on three sources for their inspiration: Red Foley's recording of "God Walks these Hills with Me", a contemporary newspaper report about the unsolved murder of a priest, and the legend of a mysterious veiled woman who regularly visited Rudolph Valentino's grave. Dill himself called it an "instant folksong".
Wilkin played piano on the original recording by Frizzell. The song was a departure from Frizzell's previous honky tonk style and was a deliberate move toward the then-current popularity of folk-styled material and the burgeoning Nashville sound.
Success
Recorded in Nashville in 1959 by Lefty Frizzell and produced by Don Law, the single reached no.6 on Billboard Hot C&W Sides chart. In the process, the song became Frizzell's best-performing single in five years.
Cover versions
The highest charting cover version was a no.26 country hit by Sammi Smith in 1974.
Johnny Cash performed the song on the first episode of The Johnny Cash Show in 1969, duetting with Joni Mitchell.
The song has also appeared on landmark albums by Johnny Cash and The Band in 1968, and charted again in 1999 with the Dave Matthews Band, who performed the song live with Emmylou Harris at a Johnny Cash tribute concert. Early in her career, Joan Baez incorporated the song into her live repertoire, and recorded it twice.
The Band performed the song at the 1969 Woodstock Festival, and it appears on their first studio album, Music From Big Pink.
Bob Dylan performed a version of the song in 1970, as an outtake to the Self Portrait/New Morning sessions. This version was finally officially released on the Bob Dylan 1970 compilation in 2020, 50 years after the recording. Dylan also played the song in a live performance in 1997.
The song appears on David Allan Coe's 1984 compilation 20 Greatest Hits and on Marianne Faithfull's Rich Kid Blues, recorded in 1971 but shelved until 1985.
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds recorded a version for the 1986 covers album Kicking Against the Pricks.
Bruce Springsteen performed the song on his 2006 Seeger Sessions Band Tour.
In 1992 Diesel Park West covered the song on their series of ‘God Only Knows’ EPs that were released on the EMI/Food record label.
Mick Jagger recorded a version with The Chieftains for that group's 1995 album The Long Black Veil.
Mike Ness covered the song on his 1999 debut solo album Cheating at Solitaire.
Jerry Garcia, David Grisman and Tony Rice covered the song on the 2000 Pizza Tapes recordings.
It has been covered by Harry Manx, including a version on the compilation Johnny's Blues: A Tribute to Johnny Cash, and in October 2009, by Rosanne Cash on her album The List.
A version by Nazareth was never released on an album, but is played at live concerts.
On the 2011 album Rancho Alto by Jason Boland & the Stragglers, the song "False Accuser's Lament" is a follow-up to "Long Black Veil", describing a witness's view of the events and the role that he played.
Other versions
Carl Mann
The Country Gentlemen
Burl Ives
Johnny Rivers
Jerry & Sara
Johnny Williams and The Jokers
The Move
The Wolfe Tones
The Byrds
The Small Faces
Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys
Hank Williams, Jr.
Jimmy "Orion" Ellis
Zelenáči (Greenhorns) as "Dlouhý černý závoj"
Baby Opaque, featuring Ian Mackaye.
Michael Nesmith
Don Walser
Don Williams
Sally Timms
Daryle Singletary
Jason & the Scorchers
Bastard Sons of Johnny Cash
Deadstring Brothers
Jon Langford and The Pine Valley Cosmanauts
Rob Coffinshaker
Dave Gunning and Charlie A'Court
Tim O'Brien
Richard Hawley
Bruce Hornsby
Charming Hostess
Crooked Fingers
The Proclaimers
Stoney LaRue
David Gray
Chip Taylor & Carrie Rodriguez
Professor Louis and the Crowmatix
Matt Andersen
Diamanda Galás
Aunt Martha
Jamey Johnson
Razzy Bailey
Caroline Herring
Gregg Allman & The All Star Band
Iron & Wine
Sarah Jackson
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
Carter Hulsey
We Banjo 3
Dale Watson
The Black Crowes
Phil Lesh
Jenny Owen Youngs
Lee Ann Womack
Southbound Pilot, Monterrey Court
The Stanley Brothers
Bobby Bare
Chris Ledoux
Banks & Shane
#rockabilly
#rockabillycover
#rockandroll
From '' I Ain't Givin' Up Nothin' ''
Label: Foot Tapping Records – FT 009
Format: CD, Album
Country: UK
Released: 2003
Tracklist
01. Great Shakin' Fever
02. If I Really Bug Yo
03. I Ain't Givin' Up Nothin'
04. Warm Love
05. Take And Give
06. Cry Me A River
07. Cold Cold Woman
08. Long Black Veil
09. Stop The World
10. Crash The Party
11. Skeleton Fight
12. Pop Let Me Borrow The Car
13. Black Smoke Blue Tears
14. Wolfbait
15. Way Down On My Knees
Guitar – Darrel Higham
🎵 [SONG INFO]
"Long Black Veil" is a 1959 country ballad, written by Danny Dill and Marijohn Wilkin and originally recorded by Lefty Frizzell.
In 2019, Frizzell's version of "Long Black Veil" was selected by the Library of Congress for preservation in the National Recording Registry for being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".
Background
The writers later stated that they drew on three sources for their inspiration: Red Foley's recording of "God Walks these Hills with Me", a contemporary newspaper report about the unsolved murder of a priest, and the legend of a mysterious veiled woman who regularly visited Rudolph Valentino's grave. Dill himself called it an "instant folksong".
Wilkin played piano on the original recording by Frizzell. The song was a departure from Frizzell's previous honky tonk style and was a deliberate move toward the then-current popularity of folk-styled material and the burgeoning Nashville sound.
Success
Recorded in Nashville in 1959 by Lefty Frizzell and produced by Don Law, the single reached no.6 on Billboard Hot C&W Sides chart. In the process, the song became Frizzell's best-performing single in five years.
Cover versions
The highest charting cover version was a no.26 country hit by Sammi Smith in 1974.
Johnny Cash performed the song on the first episode of The Johnny Cash Show in 1969, duetting with Joni Mitchell.
The song has also appeared on landmark albums by Johnny Cash and The Band in 1968, and charted again in 1999 with the Dave Matthews Band, who performed the song live with Emmylou Harris at a Johnny Cash tribute concert. Early in her career, Joan Baez incorporated the song into her live repertoire, and recorded it twice.
The Band performed the song at the 1969 Woodstock Festival, and it appears on their first studio album, Music From Big Pink.
Bob Dylan performed a version of the song in 1970, as an outtake to the Self Portrait/New Morning sessions. This version was finally officially released on the Bob Dylan 1970 compilation in 2020, 50 years after the recording. Dylan also played the song in a live performance in 1997.
The song appears on David Allan Coe's 1984 compilation 20 Greatest Hits and on Marianne Faithfull's Rich Kid Blues, recorded in 1971 but shelved until 1985.
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds recorded a version for the 1986 covers album Kicking Against the Pricks.
Bruce Springsteen performed the song on his 2006 Seeger Sessions Band Tour.
In 1992 Diesel Park West covered the song on their series of ‘God Only Knows’ EPs that were released on the EMI/Food record label.
Mick Jagger recorded a version with The Chieftains for that group's 1995 album The Long Black Veil.
Mike Ness covered the song on his 1999 debut solo album Cheating at Solitaire.
Jerry Garcia, David Grisman and Tony Rice covered the song on the 2000 Pizza Tapes recordings.
It has been covered by Harry Manx, including a version on the compilation Johnny's Blues: A Tribute to Johnny Cash, and in October 2009, by Rosanne Cash on her album The List.
A version by Nazareth was never released on an album, but is played at live concerts.
On the 2011 album Rancho Alto by Jason Boland & the Stragglers, the song "False Accuser's Lament" is a follow-up to "Long Black Veil", describing a witness's view of the events and the role that he played.
Other versions
Carl Mann
The Country Gentlemen
Burl Ives
Johnny Rivers
Jerry & Sara
Johnny Williams and The Jokers
The Move
The Wolfe Tones
The Byrds
The Small Faces
Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys
Hank Williams, Jr.
Jimmy "Orion" Ellis
Zelenáči (Greenhorns) as "Dlouhý černý závoj"
Baby Opaque, featuring Ian Mackaye.
Michael Nesmith
Don Walser
Don Williams
Sally Timms
Daryle Singletary
Jason & the Scorchers
Bastard Sons of Johnny Cash
Deadstring Brothers
Jon Langford and The Pine Valley Cosmanauts
Rob Coffinshaker
Dave Gunning and Charlie A'Court
Tim O'Brien
Richard Hawley
Bruce Hornsby
Charming Hostess
Crooked Fingers
The Proclaimers
Stoney LaRue
David Gray
Chip Taylor & Carrie Rodriguez
Professor Louis and the Crowmatix
Matt Andersen
Diamanda Galás
Aunt Martha
Jamey Johnson
Razzy Bailey
Caroline Herring
Gregg Allman & The All Star Band
Iron & Wine
Sarah Jackson
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
Carter Hulsey
We Banjo 3
Dale Watson
The Black Crowes
Phil Lesh
Jenny Owen Youngs
Lee Ann Womack
Southbound Pilot, Monterrey Court
The Stanley Brothers
Bobby Bare
Chris Ledoux
Banks & Shane
#rockabilly
#rockabillycover
#rockandroll
