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The Rising Sun Blues

Title

The Rising Sun Blues

Digital Object

Alternate Titles

The House of the Rising Sun

Performer

Martin, Bert

Date Recorded

1937-10-09

AFS Number

1496B2

AFC Collection

AFC 1937/001

AFC Catalog Record

http://lccn.loc.gov/2008700304

Genre

lyric song

Instrumentation

vocal

guitar

Setting

At the home of Delbert Sibert

State

Kentucky

County

Clay

Town

Horse Creek

Is Referenced by

Anthony, Ted. Chasing the Rising Sun: The Journey of an American Song. Simon & Schuster, 2007. (Includes a discussion of Alan and Elizabeth Lomax's 1937 trip to Kentucky where they recorded the song three times.)

Collection

Alan and Elizabeth Lomax Kentucky collection

Tags

guitar, lyric song, vocal

Citation

“The Rising Sun Blues,” Alan Lomax Kentucky Recordings, accessed April 18, 2024, https://lomaxky.omeka.net/items/show/832.

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