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Thread #97435 Message #3138325
Posted By: Richard from Liverpool
19-Apr-11 - 01:36 PM
Thread Name: Folk Songs That Hit the Charts as Pop Songs
Subject: RE: Folk Songs That Hit the Charts as Pop Songs
Moby was referred to earlier in this thread (back in 2006); in fact a lot of his album "Play" features samples of folk music.
As Azizi notes, Honey samples Bessie Jones singing "Sometimes"
Natural Blues samples Vera Hall singing "Trouble So Hard"
Run On is the song also known as "God's Gonna Cut You Down", and samples Bill Landford and the Landfordaires.