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ElwoodBlues · M
@Nimbus Mighty fine guitar work on this version; the vocals owe a lot to Eric Burdon. It's tough to figure out what the original version was though: Joan Baez released a version in 1960 (she was 19); Dylan released a recording of it in 1961, but he apparently stole Dave Van Ronk's arrangement, and Van Ronk released his own recording soon after Dylan.
Wikipedia sez
[quote]The oldest known recording of the song, under the title "Rising Sun Blues", is by Appalachian artists Clarence "Tom" Ashley and Gwen Foster, who recorded it on September 6, 1933, on the Vocalion label (02576).[/quote]
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Wikipedia sez
[quote]The oldest known recording of the song, under the title "Rising Sun Blues", is by Appalachian artists Clarence "Tom" Ashley and Gwen Foster, who recorded it on September 6, 1933, on the Vocalion label (02576).[/quote]
[media=https://youtu.be/147kS8O59Qs]
Nimbus · M
@ElwoodBlues Good find 👍