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Artist: Uncle Dave Macon
Author: John B. Matthias
Label: Vocalion
Year: 1926
Subtitle: Palms Of Victory. White hymn written by a Methodist preacher (1767-1848) and inspired by John Bunyan's book The Pilgrim's Progress, published in 1678. Fiddlin' John Carson used the same melody in his Honest Farmer ('25).
Covers:
Carter Family [as The Wayworn Traveler crediting A.P. Carter; same theme: life's road is hard but ends with relief]
Hedy West [as Pans Of Biscuit]
Orville McInturff [as Wayworn Traveler]
Almeda Riddle [idem]
Bob Dylan [as Paths Of Victory; outtake of The Times They Are A-Changin' lp, Witmark demo saved up for Bootleg Series 1-3 and Vol 9]
Odetta [idem]
Hamilton Camp [idem]
Broadside Singers [idem; with Tom Paxton, David Blue, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Peter LaFarge, Pete Seeger, Eric Anderson and Phil Ochs]
Pete Seeger [idem]
Johnny Cash [as The Way Worn Traveller; undated home recording on double album House Of Cash]
Byrds [idem]
Trio [Emmylou, Dolly & Linda as Palms Of Victory]
Swan Arcade [as The Wayworn Traveller with Martin Carthy, The Watersons and Maddy Prior]
If you noticed blunt omissions, mis-interpretations or even out-and-out errors,
please let me know:
Arnold Rypens
Rozenlaan 65
B-2840 Reet (Rumst)