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John Henry

Song

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Creators (2)

Composer

  1. [traditional] special purpose artist

Lyricist

  1. [traditional] special purpose artist

Publisher

  1. Sonet Records & Publishing Ltd.

Recordings (69)

  1. John Henry ?:?? by Ernest V. Stoneman (Jan 1927)
  2. John Henry 2:46 by Henry Thomas (Sep 1927)
  3. John Henry 3:07 by Merle Travis (1947)
  4. John Henry 2:55 cover by Tennessee Ernie Ford (1955)
  5. John Henry Blues 2:59 by Erskine Hawkins and His Orchestra (1955)
  6. John Henry ?:?? cover by "Tennessee" Ernie Ford (1956)
  7. John Henry ?:?? cover by Tennessee Ernie Ford (1956)
  8. John Henry 4:31 by Pete Seeger (1957)
  9. John Henry 2:26 instrumental by The Ramsey Lewis Trio (1958)
  10. John Henry 4:52 by Peter La Farge (1962)
  11. John Henry ?:?? cover by Danny Cox (1963)
  12. John Henry 2:54 instrumental by The Kentucky Colonels (20 Apr 1964)
  13. John Henry 5:51 by Furry Lewis (1972)
  14. John Henry 2:51 by Johnny Cash (1975)
  15. John Henry 3:04 by Merle Travis (1980)
  16. John Henry, the Steel Driving Man 3:54 by The Stanley Brothers (1981)
  17. John Henry, the Steel Drivin' Man 1:49 by The Johnson Mountain Boys (1981)
  18. John Henry 4:00 by Joe Glazer (01 Nov 1982)
  19. John Henry Blues 2:49 by Two Poor Boys (1984)
  20. John Henry 1:47 by Hot Rize (1985)
  21. John Henry / Let Your Hammer Ring 5:02 by Frank Tovey (29 Aug 1989)
  22. John Henry 2:30 by The Bluegrass Band (1990)
  23. John Henry, the Steel Drivin' Man 1:52 live by The Johnson Mountain Boys (01 Mar 1991)
  24. John Henry 1:49 instrumental by Charlie Cline (1991)
  25. John Henry 1:36 instrumental by Snuffy Jenkins (1992)
  26. John Henry 1:12 instrumental by Snuffy Jenkins (1992)
  27. John Henry 2:57 cover by Tennessee Ernie Ford (1993)
  28. John Henry 3:09 by DeFord Bailey (1993)
  29. John Henry ?:?? by Big Bill Broonzy (1993)
  30. John Henry 2:05 instrumental by Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs (05 Mar 1994)
  31. John Henry 2:15 live by Bill Monroe (03 May 1994)
  32. John Henry 2:14 by Jimmy Martin & The Sunny Mountain Boys (13 Sep 1994)
  33. John Henry 1:36 live by Bill Monroe (1994) live, 1958-8-2: New River Ranch, Rising Sun, MD, USA
  34. John Henry 3:09 by Mississippi Fred McDowell (1995)
  35. John Henry (Dakota Demo) 1:02 cover by John Lennon (Dec 1996)
  36. John Henry 2:22 live by Dry Branch Fire Squad (1996)
  37. John Henry 0:50 by James Roberts (17 Feb 1998)
  38. John Henry 0:46 by DeFord Bailey (19 May 1998)
  39. John Henry 5:48 cover by Van Morrison (16 Jun 1998)
  40. John Henry 3:31 by Dock Boggs (15 Sep 1998)
  41. John Henry (Alternative Take) 2:31 instrumental by The Ramsey Lewis Trio (26 Jan 1999)
  42. John Henry 1:23 cover by Tennessee Ernie Ford (18 Apr 2000)
  43. John Henry 0:54 by Jimmy Martin & The Sunny Mountain Boys (26 Feb 2001)
  44. John Henry 3:36 by Scotty Anderson (2001)
  45. John Henry 2:55 instrumental by The Little Grasscals (2002)
  46. John Henry 2:50 by The Del McCoury Band (2003)
  47. John Henry 3:10 by John Lee Hooker (18 May 2004)
  48. John Henry 2:44 live by Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys (05 Oct 2004) live, 1963-11-16: Mechanics Hall, Worcester, MA, USA
  49. John Henry 2:23 live by Bill Monroe (2004)
  50. John Henry 2:51 live by Bill Monroe (2004)
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Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2596171

Secondhandsongs

  1. https://secondhandsongs.com/work/89492