The Reverend Mr. Black
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| "The Reverend Mr. Black" | ||||
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| Single by The Kingston Trio | ||||
| from the album The Kingston Trio No. 16 | ||||
| B-side | "One More Round" | |||
| Released | 1963 | |||
| Genre | Folk | |||
| Length | 4:43 | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
| Songwriter(s) | ||||
| The Kingston Trio singles chronology | ||||
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"The Reverend Mr. Black" (also, "The Lonesome Valley") is a 1963 song by Billy Edd Wheeler, Mike Stoller, and Jerry Leiber.[1]
Background
[edit]The chorus came from the 1931 folk song, "The Lonesome Valley," recorded by the Carter Family.
Kingston Trio recording
[edit]- "The Reverend Mr. Black" was recorded and released by The Kingston Trio in 1963 for their album The Kingston Trio No. 16 and became a top-ten hit for them on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number eight.[2] On the Hot R&B Singles chart, it went to number fifteen.[3]
Other recordings
[edit]- In 1963, Bill Anderson included it on Still.[4]
- Johnny Cash covered the song in 1981 for his album The Baron.[5]
- The Fairfield Four recorded a version for the film O Brother, Where Art Thou?[6]
References
[edit]- ^ secondhandsongs.com/search?search_text=The+Reverend+Mr.+Black
- ^ The Kingston Trio No. 16 at AllMusic.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 328.
- ^ "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
- ^ The Baron at AllMusic
- ^ Moore, Rick (May 1, 2017). "The Fairfield Four, "Lonesome Valley"". American Songwriter. Retrieved May 12, 2023.
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