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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 Victor, also King Porter Stomp (Benny Goodman and His Orchestra), Blue Yodel No. 9 (Standin’ on the Corner) (Jimmie Rodgers) and Stormy Weather (Lena Horne)
Recorded at Victor’s Church Studio, also Wildwood Flower, Keep on the Sunny Side and I’m Thinking Tonight of My Blue Eyes
Part of John Hardy Was a Desperate Little Man / Bring Back My Blue-Eyed Boy to Me, also Bring Back My Blue Eyed Boy to Me
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
[traditional] wrote 2823 songs on fono, the 3rd most of any writer
17 other songs on fono were recorded at Victor’s Church Studio, by Victor Orchestra and Enrico Caruso and others
[traditional] wrote 3 of The Carter Family’s top 10 songs
[traditional]’s most frequent co-writer is Johannes Brahms (29 songs together)
Credits
All 6 credits
- Written by
- [traditional]
- Performed by
- Mother Maybelle Carter and Sara Carter
- Recorded at
- Victor’s Church Studio
- Released on
- Victor
- Written by
- [traditional]
- Performed by
- Mother Maybelle Carter and Sara Carter
- Recorded at
- Victor’s Church Studio
- Released on
- Victor
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same writer: [traditional]
Same label: Victor
Same studio: Victor’s Church Studio
Same release: John Hardy Was a Desperate Little Man / Bring Back My Blue-Eyed Boy to Me
Same writer: [traditional]
Same label: Victor
Same studio: Victor’s Church Studio
Same writer: [traditional]
Elsewhere
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1MusicBrainz John Hardy Was a Desperate Little Man was performed by Mother Maybelle Carter
John Hardy Was a Desperate Little Man was performed by Mother Maybelle Carter
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2MusicBrainz John Hardy Was a Desperate Little Man was performed by Sara Carter
John Hardy Was a Desperate Little Man was performed by Sara Carter
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3MusicBrainz John Hardy Was a Desperate Little Man was written by [traditional]
John Hardy Was a Desperate Little Man was written by [traditional]
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4MusicBrainz John Hardy Was a Desperate Little Man is part of the release John Hardy Was a Desperate Little Man / Bring Back My Blue-Eyed Boy to Me
John Hardy Was a Desperate Little Man is part of the release John Hardy Was a Desperate Little Man / Bring Back My Blue-Eyed Boy to Me
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5MusicBrainz John Hardy Was a Desperate Little Man was recorded at Victor’s Church Studio
John Hardy Was a Desperate Little Man was recorded at Victor’s Church Studio
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6MusicBrainz Victor is the label of the song John Hardy Was a Desperate Little Man
Victor is the label of the song John Hardy Was a Desperate Little Man
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7MusicBrainz John Hardy Was a Desperate Little Man was released on 1930-01-17
John Hardy Was a Desperate Little Man was released on 1930-01-17
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