Artist: Rev. T.E. Weems
Author: traditional
Label: Document
Year: 1927
With Bible lyric lines from the Book of Judges 13-16; popular 19th century negro spiritual. Recorded in Atlanta, Georgia. Reissued on Document cd Preachers And Congregations Vol. 7.
Covers:
Rev. J.M. Gates [as Samson And The Woman]
Mrs. L.C. Gatlan [as Delilah]
Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet [as Sampson and one year later as If I Had My Way]
Rev. Gary Davis [and in '60 as Samson & Delilah (claimed he dreamed these lyrics)]
Peter, Paul & Mary [as Samson & Delilah on their debut album; Rev. Gary Davis bought himself a house with the royalties]
Grateful Dead [as Samson & Delilah]
Blasters [idem]
Greg Brown [as Samson]
Bruce Springsteen [as Samson & Delilah]
Rory Block [as Samson & Delilah]
Variation on gospel My Soul Is A Witness, first recorded by the Fisk University Jubilee Singers in 1911, the Paramount Jubilee Singers in 1923 and Arizona Dranes in 1926.
If you noticed blunt omissions, mis-interpretations or even out-and-out errors,
please let me know:
Arnold Rypens
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B-2840 Reet (Rumst)