Kleine Ergänzung:
"The House Of The Rising Sun" ist ein Traditional, dessen Ursprünge hier zu lesen sind:
Zitat:
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According to folklorist Alan Lomax in his book Our Singing Country (1941), the melody of "The House of the Rising Run" is a traditional English ballad and the lyrics were written by Georgia Turner and Bert Martin (both from Kentucky). The song was first recorded in the 1920s by black bluesman Texas Alexander and later covered by Leadbelly, Charlie Byrd, Roy Acuff, Woody Guthrie, the Weavers, Peter, Paul & Mary, Henry Mancini, Dolly Parton, David Allan Coe, John Fahey, Waylon Jennings, Tim Hardin, Buster Poindexter, Marianne Faithful, Tracy Chapman and Bob Dylan . . . just to name a few
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1962 (nicht 1966) coverte Bob Dylan den Titel, so richtig berühmt wurde er erst in der Animals-Version...