Streets of Baltimore
"Streets of Baltimore" is a heavily covered country song written by Tompall Glaser and Harlan Howard in 1966.
Although Glaser co-wrote the song, his group, Tompall Glaser & The Glaser Brothers, were not the first to record the song. Bobby Bare released his Chet Atkins-produced version in June 1966; the Glasers recorded theirs only in September 1966.[1]
The singer tells us he left his home to take his wife to where she wanted to be: Baltimore. After working hard and trying to make a home, and despite feeling proud to give his woman what she was longing for as well as kind of liking said streets, he finds out his wife loves the Baltimore night life more than she loves him, so he returns to his Tennessee farm without her.
Gram Parsons' version of the song has been featured on the HBO series The Wire, which is set in Baltimore.[2]
Recordings
- Bleed The Dream
- Bobby Bare
- The Bluegrass Patriots
- The Del McCoury Band
- The Flying Burrito Brothers
- Nanci Griffith & John Prine
- John Prine
- Jim Lauderdale
- The Little Willies
- Gram Parsons & Emmylou Harris
- Charley Pride
- The Patuxent Partners
- Red Meat
- Michael Rossback
- Skik (as De grachten van Amsterdam)
- The Statler Brothers
- Travers Chandler & Avery County
- Evan Dando
- The Capitol Showband
- Bill Kirchen
- DeSoto
- The Bats
- The Bottle Rockets
- Tom Russell
- Daniel O'Donnell
- Walt Wilkins & the Mystiqueros
- Charlie Moore & the Dixie Partners
References
- ^ Any Major Dude With Half A Heart blog (2009). "The Originals Vol. 2". Archived from the original on 2009-09-23. Retrieved 2009-09-19.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Alvarez, Rafael The Wire: Truth Be Told, pg. 239
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