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The Reverend Mr. Black

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"The Reverend Mr. Black"
Single by The Kingston Trio
from the album The Kingston Trio No. 16
B-side"One More Round"
Released1963
GenreFolk
Length4:43
LabelCapitol
Songwriter(s)
The Kingston Trio singles chronology
"Greenback Dollar"
(1963)
"The Reverend Mr. Black"
(1963)
"Desert Pete"
(1963)

"The Reverend Mr. Black" (also, "The Lonesome Valley") is a 1963 song by Billy Edd Wheeler, Mike Stoller, and Jerry Leiber.[1]

Background

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The chorus came from the 1931 folk song, "The Lonesome Valley," recorded by the Carter Family.

Kingston Trio recording

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Other recordings

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References

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  1. ^ secondhandsongs.com/search?search_text=The+Reverend+Mr.+Black
  2. ^ The Kingston Trio No. 16 at AllMusic.
  3. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 328.
  4. ^ "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
  5. ^ The Baron at AllMusic
  6. ^ Moore, Rick (May 1, 2017). "The Fairfield Four, "Lonesome Valley"". American Songwriter. Retrieved May 12, 2023.