The Reverend Mr. Black
| "The Reverend Mr. Black" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by The Kingston Trio | ||||
| from the album The Kingston Trio No. 16 | ||||
| B-side | "One More Round" | |||
| Released | 1963 | |||
| Genre | Folk | |||
| Length | 2:59 | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
| Songwriters | ||||
| The Kingston Trio singles chronology | ||||
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"The Reverend Mr. Black" (also, "The Lonesome Valley") is a 1963 song by Billy Edd Wheeler, Mike Stoller, and Jerry Leiber.[1]
Background
The chorus came from the 1931 folk song, "The Lonesome Valley," recorded by the Carter Family.
Kingston Trio recording
"The Reverend Mr. Black" was recorded and released by The Kingston Trio in 1963 for their album The Kingston Trio No. 16 and became a top-ten hit for them on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number eight.[2] On the Hot R&B Singles chart, it went to number fifteen.[3]
Other recordings
- In 1963, Bill Anderson included it on Still.[4]
- Bobby Darin also included the song on 18 Yellow Roses.[5]
- Johnny Cash covered the song in 1981 for his album The Baron.[6]
- The Fairfield Four recorded a version for the film O Brother, Where Art Thou?[7]
References
- ↑ secondhandsongs.com/search?search_text=The+Reverend+Mr.+Black
- ↑ The Kingston Trio No. 16 at AllMusic.
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 328.
- ↑ "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
- ↑ 18 Yellow Roses - Bobby Darin | Album | AllMusic, retrieved 2025-06-26
- ↑ The Baron at AllMusic
- ↑ Moore, Rick (May 1, 2017). "The Fairfield Four, "Lonesome Valley"". American Songwriter. Retrieved May 12, 2023.