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Written by [traditional], also Greensleeves (John Coltrane), Milk Cow Blues (Aerosmith) and Banana Boat Song (Day‐O) (Harry Belafonte)
Released on Folkways Records, also This Land Is Your Land (Woody Guthrie), Two Good Men (Woody Guthrie) and Come Back Baby
Part of Dave Van Ronk Sings, also Come Back Baby
Written by Reverend Gary Davis, also You Gotta Move (The Rolling Stones), Baby Let Me Take You Home (The Animals) and Baby, Let Me Follow You Down (Bob Dylan)
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
[traditional] wrote 2823 songs on fono, the 3rd most of any writer
[traditional] wrote 3 of Dave Van Ronk’s top 10 songs
[traditional]’s most frequent co-writer is Johannes Brahms (29 songs together)
Reverend Gary Davis wrote 12 songs on fono
Credits
All 4 credits
- Written by
- Reverend Gary Davis and [traditional]
- Part of
- Dave Van Ronk Sings
- Released on
- Folkways Records
- Written by
- Reverend Gary Davis and [traditional]
- Part of
- Dave Van Ronk Sings
- Released on
- Folkways Records
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same writer: [traditional]
Same writer: Reverend Gary Davis
Same label: Folkways Records
Same release: Dave Van Ronk Sings
Same writer: [traditional]
Same writer: Reverend Gary Davis
Same label: Folkways Records
Same writer: [traditional]
Elsewhere
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1MusicBrainz Hesitation Blues was written by Reverend Gary Davis
Hesitation Blues was written by Reverend Gary Davis
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz Hesitation Blues was written by [traditional]
Hesitation Blues was written by [traditional]
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz Hesitation Blues is part of the release Dave Van Ronk Sings
Hesitation Blues is part of the release Dave Van Ronk Sings
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz Folkways Records is the label of the song Hesitation Blues
Folkways Records is the label of the song Hesitation Blues
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
5MusicBrainz Hesitation Blues was released on 1961