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"Freight Train" is an American folk song written by Elizabeth Cotten in the early 20th century, and popularized during the American folk revival and British skiffle period of the 1950s and 1960s. By Cotten's own account in the 1985 BBC series Down Home, she composed “Freight Train” as a teenager (sometime between 1906 and 1912), inspired by the sound of the trains rolling in on the tracks near her home in North Carolina.
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| dbo:abstract | "Freight Train" is an American folk song written by Elizabeth Cotten in the early 20th century, and popularized during the American folk revival and British skiffle period of the 1950s and 1960s. By Cotten's own account in the 1985 BBC series Down Home, she composed “Freight Train” as a teenager (sometime between 1906 and 1912), inspired by the sound of the trains rolling in on the tracks near her home in North Carolina. Cotten was a one-time nanny for folk singer Peggy Seeger, who took this song with her to England, where it became popular in folk music circles. British songwriters Paul James and Fred Williams subsequently misappropriated it as their own composition and registered a claim of copyright in the song. Under their credit, it was then recorded by British skiffle singer Chas McDevitt, who recorded the song in December, 1956. Under advice from his manager (Bill Varley), McDevitt then brought in folk-singer Nancy Whiskey and re-recorded the song with her doing the vocal; the result was a chart hit. McDevitt's version influenced many young skiffle groups of the day, including The Quarrymen. Under the advocacy of the influential Seeger family, the copyright was eventually restored to Cotten. Nevertheless, it remains mis-credited in many sources. The Elizabeth Cotten recording for the Folksongs and Instrumentals with Guitar album was made by Mike Seeger in late 1957, early 1958, at Cotten's home in Washington, D.C. Ramblin' Jack Elliott recorded this song in 1957. It is included on the CD, The Lost Topic Tapes: Cowes Harbour 1957. (en) Freight train is een lied dat in 1906 werd geschreven door de toen 12-jarige Elizabeth Cotten. Cotten leerde als linkshandige op een omgekeerde rechtshandige gitaar spelen, waarmee ze zich een eigen tokkelmethode aanleerde die ze ook in Freight train gebruikte. Het nummer bleef echter veertig jaar lang onaangeroerd, omdat ze door haar omgeving vond dat ze met muziek maken god niet zou dienen. Na haar scheiding kwam ze in contact met de zoon van de etnomusicoloog , . Hij zorgde ervoor dat zij in 1957 haar eerste album uitbracht, Folksongs and instrumentals with guitar, waar ook Freight train op te horen is. Nog hetzelfde jaar werd het gecoverd door en , die er een nummer 5-notering mee behaalden in het Verenigd Koninkrijk en een nummer 40-notering in de VS. Verder werd het lied nog gecoverd door een aantal andere artiesten, onder wie Rusty Draper (1957), (1963), Joe Dassin (Je change un peu de vent, 1964), (1969), Peter & Gordon (1964), Joan Baez (1982), Harry Sacksioni (1987), Elizabeth Mitchell (1998), (2007), Buddy Miller (2011) en Gary Clark Jr. (2012). (nl) Freight Train är en amerikansk folksång skriven av i början av 1900-talet, och populariserad under 1950- och 60-talen. Den första kända inspelningen av sången gjordes av Mike Seeger 1957–1958 hemma hos Cotten i Washington, D.C. Den spelades också in av och Peter, Paul and Mary. En engelsk version gjordes av Nancy Whiskey 1957. Den förekommer i filmen Tommy Steele story där hon framför låten med Chas McDevitt skifflegroup. Skivan blev en stor framgång. Samma år spelade Bertil Englund in låten med text av Gösta Rybrant. Då fick den titeln Den fredlöse. En svensk text, med namnet Lyckan kommer, lyckan går, sjöngs 1969 in på skiva av (1936-2018). Stefan Demert skrev en text på svenska med titeln Till SJ (med den kända textraden SJ, SJ, gamle vän), som spelades in av honom själv och Jeja Sundström. Demerts version låg på Svensktoppen i sex veckor, 28 november 1971- 2 januari 1972. Demert har också skrivit en textversion Gnaget, Gnaget, gamle vän som en hyllning till AIK. Lasse Åberg har använt musiken i två olika sånger, dels till Tigern är ett majsitt djur och dels till SunTrips välkomstsång i Sällskapsresan. (sv) |
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| rdfs:comment | "Freight Train" is an American folk song written by Elizabeth Cotten in the early 20th century, and popularized during the American folk revival and British skiffle period of the 1950s and 1960s. By Cotten's own account in the 1985 BBC series Down Home, she composed “Freight Train” as a teenager (sometime between 1906 and 1912), inspired by the sound of the trains rolling in on the tracks near her home in North Carolina. (en) Freight train is een lied dat in 1906 werd geschreven door de toen 12-jarige Elizabeth Cotten. Cotten leerde als linkshandige op een omgekeerde rechtshandige gitaar spelen, waarmee ze zich een eigen tokkelmethode aanleerde die ze ook in Freight train gebruikte. Het nummer bleef echter veertig jaar lang onaangeroerd, omdat ze door haar omgeving vond dat ze met muziek maken god niet zou dienen. (nl) Freight Train är en amerikansk folksång skriven av i början av 1900-talet, och populariserad under 1950- och 60-talen. Den första kända inspelningen av sången gjordes av Mike Seeger 1957–1958 hemma hos Cotten i Washington, D.C. Den spelades också in av och Peter, Paul and Mary. En engelsk version gjordes av Nancy Whiskey 1957. Den förekommer i filmen Tommy Steele story där hon framför låten med Chas McDevitt skifflegroup. Skivan blev en stor framgång. Samma år spelade Bertil Englund in låten med text av Gösta Rybrant. Då fick den titeln Den fredlöse. (sv) |
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