Recent Posts Tagged With 'murder ballad'

• Killer Songs

  Posted on Wednesday November 4th, 2009 at 16:30 in johnny cash, howlin' wolf, dinah washington, murder ballad

  Here is Dinah Washington covering Bessie Smith. Send me to the electric chair.Delia's Gone. Johnny CashKilling Floor. Wolf. This post is giving me the willies....

• Ghost Songs: Bringing Mary Home

  Posted on Monday October 26th, 2009 at 16:22 in folk, ghost, bluegrass, halloween, murder ballad

  Here is one of my favorite ghost songs. It is a country bluegrass song that I love to hear during this time of year.Bringing Mary HomeI was driving down a lonely road, on a dark and stormy nightA little girl by the roadside showed up in my head ligh...

• Murder Ballad\'s; Graveyard Train by Creedence Clearwater Revival

  Posted on Monday October 26th, 2009 at 15:24 in halloween, creedence clearwater revival, murder ballad

  As we get closer to Halloween my mind turns more and more towards the murder ballad, not necessarily a blues form, but I think closely related. There are quite a few blues rock renditions of some of the classic Murder Ballads. Let's see what I can ...