Lyrics to the long black veil by the chieftains from the the long black veil album including song video, artist biography, translations and more. The chieftains is a traditional irish band formed in dublin in november 1962, by paddy moloney, sean potts and michael tubridy. Cover versions of the long black veil by lefty frizzell. Long black veil is a 1959 country ballad, written by danny dill and marijohn wilkin and originally recorded by lefty frizzell. Ten years ago on a cold dark night there was someone killed neath the town hall light just a few at the scene and they all agree that the man who ran looked a lot like me. The band has recorded many albums of instrumental irish folk music, as well as multiple collaborations with popular musicians of many genres, including country music, galician traditional music, cape breton and newfoundland music, and rock. William orville lefty frizzell march 31, 1928 july 19, 1975 was an american country music singersongwriter of the 1950s and a leading exponent of the honky tonk style of country music.
Also, there is a great version of rocky road to dublin, with the rolling stones. The chieftains the long black veil 1995, cd discogs. The long black veil by the chieftains album, celtic folk. Its an interesting blend of irish tunes and songs along with american traditional songs like long black veil and tennessee waltz, done by tom jones.
It is told from the point of view of a man falsely accused of murder and executed. The long black veil the chieftains awards allmusic. The track the long black veil was recorded by the chieftains and mick jagger, and some of the recording took place in windmill studios. The long black veil by the chieftains on the session. His relaxed style of singing was a major influence on later stars merle haggard and willie nelson. The archives are in great condition and have been in storage for a long time and the images in the collection are now being sold off one by one. The images archive where distributed in most cases in maximum only 1015 copies around the world at the time and many copies have been lost or damaged during time, each copy from the collection is. A saga song, long black veil is told from the point of view of an. Nov 23, 20 long black veil is a 1959 country ballad, written by danny dill and marijohn wilkin and originally recorded by lefty frizzell. More than three decades and many albums spent charting the gorgeous musical landscape of ireland have made the chieftains by far the worlds most recognized and qualified ambassadors of celtic sound and rhythm. The band had their first rehearsals at moloneys house, with tubridy, martin fay and david fallon. Ten years ago on a cold dark night there was someone killed neath the town hall light just a few at the scene and they all agree that the m.
Mick jagger singing the title song, the long black veil, is a prime example. Ten years ago on a cold dark night there was someone killed neath the town hall light just a few at the scene and they all. Recently the chieftains revealed their recording of long black veil with mick jagger was meant to contain harmony vocals from bono, but when they discovered the harmony didnt work they abandoned the idea. The long black veil, an album by the chieftains on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Watch the video for the long black veil from lefty frizzells look what thoughts will do for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Song information for the long black veil the chieftains, mick jagger on allmusic. Find similar albums to the long black veil the chieftains on allmusic. More than three decades and many albums spent charting the.
The long black veil is an album by the traditional irish folk band the chieftains. Ten years ago on a cold dark night someone was killed neath the town hall light just a few at the scene, and they all did agree that the man who ran looked a lot. The long black veil audio cd celtic sound and rhythm. The chieftains long black veil, van morrison, paddy moloney, tom jonesphoto measures 10 x 8inches. The long black veil this is an album mostly of songs, but i thought it deserved being posted here because of the ferny hill track very nice matt molloy 4part reel, ill post the abc later. The long black veil the chieftains similar allmusic. The long black veil by the chieftains 743212516722 cd. For the long black veil, they made their biggest haul yet. The chieftains the long black veil releases discogs. The long black veil by the chieftains on amazon music amazon. The long black veil the chieftains release info allmusic. Released in 1995, it is one of the most popular and best selling albums by the.
Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Jaggers take on long black veil, and oconners version of foggy dew are highlights, as is stings song, which is gaelic, and i wont even attempt to spell. Buy the chieftainss album titled the long black veil to enjoy in your home or car. Carrie underwood and vince gill how great thou art. The chieftains the long black veil lyrics genius lyrics. Released in 1995, it is one of the most popular and best selling albums by the band. The long black veil lyrics performed by the chieftains. Stream the long black veil by the chieftains on amazon. The long black veil the chieftains, mick jagger song info. Long black veil the chieftains featuring mick jagger. Released back in 1995, that collection featured turns from the rolling stones.
But, the vocals blend perfectly with the chieftans unique rendition of the songs, providing a cd that is fresh, new, and consantly surprising. Mar 26, 2007 with long black veil, the chieftains attempted a mainstream pop crossover by recording with rock and pop stars from the rolling stones and sting to van morrison and sinead oconnor. The long black veil the chieftains credits allmusic. Johnny cash performed the song on the first episode of the johnny cash show in 1969, duetting with joni mitchell. Stream the long black veil by the chieftains on amazon music. The chieftains are a grammy winning irish musical group founded in 1962 dublin, ireland, known for performing and popularizing irish traditional music. The band teamed up with wellknown musicians such as mick jagger of the rolling stones and van morrison. Instead of changing their sound to accommodate the talents of their guests, the band plays it straight. Listen to your favorite songs from the long black veil by the chieftains now. Check out the long black veil by the chieftains on amazon music.
Rca 74321 25167 2,bertelsmann music group 74321 25167 2 format. In at least two versions of this song, by the band and mick jagger w the chieftains, the accused testifies. The guest artists include sting, mick jagger, sinead oconner, tom jones and others, backed by the excellent instrumentalists in the chieftains. The chieftains down in the willow garden w bon iver the chieftains alison krauss molly ban 480 x 360.
Nov 05, 2014 provided to youtube by sony music entertainment the long black veil the chieftains mick jagger the long black veil. A major collaboration album featuring some of the biggest artists in the music world, such as sting, mick jagger and the rolling stones, sinead. Provided to youtube by sony music entertainment the long black veil the chieftains mick jagger the long black veil. Long black veil a major collaboration album featuring some of the biggest artists in the music world, such as sting, mick jagger and the rolling stones, sinead o connor, van morrison, tom jones, marianne faithfull, ry cooder and mark knopfler, performing some of the best loved and known irish tunes, ballads and songs. Dave matthews band long black veil lyrics genius lyrics. Ten years ago on a cold dark night someone was killed neath the town hall light just a few at the scene, and they all did agree that the man who ran looked a lot like me.
The long black veil the chieftains, mick jagger song. With long black veil, the chieftains attempted a mainstream pop crossover by recording with rock and pop stars from the rolling stones and sting to van morrison and sinead oconnor. Lefty frizzell originally recorded the long black veil written by danny dill and marijohn wilkin and lefty frizzell released it on the single the long black veil in 1959. Release the long black veil by the chieftains musicbrainz. Find album credit information for the long black veil the chieftains on allmusic. The chieftains the long black veil lyrics metrolyrics. Long black veil has become a standard and has been covered by a variety of artists in country, folk and rock styles. As the story goes, bono was around the studios one day and popped in on the recording session by the chieftains, and that he recorded some vocals which were to be overdubbed with mick jaggers on the track. Ten years ago, on a cold, dark night someone was killed beneath the town hall light there were few at the scene, but they all agreed that the slayer who ran looked a.
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