TODAY IN ROCK AND ROLL HISTORY - 05/18/1964
TODAY IN ROCK AND ROLL HISTORY - 05/18/1964
The Animals record "House Of The Rising Sun" in one take at De Lane Lea Studios on Kingsway in London. The song would top the UK singles chart the following July and reach number one in America two months later. In 1999, the record was given a Grammy Hall of Fame Award
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Variations on that song went back a long ways. (Here's some more on that: https://www.thevintagenews.com/2018/01/25/the-house-of-the-rising-sun-2-2/
The earliest known recording seems to be this by Clarence Ashley and Gwen Foster. It's a banjo choon from 1933. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=147kS8O59Qs
And here are some snatches of lots of other versions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJNFqhMJ4DA
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