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Thread #40598 Message #3247794
Posted By: tenn_jim
31-Oct-11 - 02:32 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Where Did You Sleep Last Night (Leadbelly
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Where Did You Sleep Last Night (Leadbelly
Actually this song dates back into the late 1800's. Almost every songster who did folk and minstrel has performed a verson of the song.
Bill Monroe made it a "bluegrass" standard, while Leadbelly did the "Blues" version.
It was one of the first tunes I learned as a young boy in Appalachia.