Artist: Jean Ritchie

Jean Ritchie
Born
December 8, 1922
Country
United States
Comments
Folksinger, songwriter and dulcimer player.
Family
Edna Ritchie   Sister

Performances

Originals

Title down Performer Release date Covered by
1 Blue Diamond Mines Jean Ritchie 1969 (4 artists)
2 The L&N Don't Stop Here Anymore Jean Ritchie 1965 (16 artists)
3 Sweet Sorrow in the Wind Jean Ritchie 1977 Emmylou Harris
4 West Virginia Mine Disaster Jean Ritchie 1969 (3 artists)

Covers

Title down Performer Release date Originally by
1 Barbary Allen (Child #84) Jean Ritchie 1961
2 Black Is the Color Jean Ritchie 1952 John Jacob Niles
3 Gypsum Davy Jean Ritchie 1952
4 Gypsy Laddie (Child #200) Jean Ritchie 1961
5 Lady Margaret Jean Ritchie 1956
6 Little Musgrave Jean Ritchie 1961
7 Lord Randall Jean Ritchie, Oscar Brand, David Sear 1959
8 Lord Randall Jean Ritchie 1961
9 Merry Golden Tree (Child #286) Jean Ritchie 1961
10 Nottamun Town Jean Ritchie 1954
11 O Love Is Teasin' Jean Ritchie 1952
12 Shady Grove Jean Ritchie 1956
13 The Cuckoo Jean Ritchie 1952
14 The House Carpenter (Child #243) Jean Ritchie 1961
15 The Unquiet Grave Jean Ritchie 1961
16 Wabash Cannonball Jean Ritchie and Doc Watson 1961 The Carter Family

Songs written by

Original songs

Title down Written by Covered by
1 Blue Diamond Mines Jean Ritchie (4 artists)
2 Sweet Sorrow in the Wind Jean Ritchie Emmylou Harris
3 The L&N Don't Stop Here Anymore Jean Ritchie (16 artists)
4 West Virginia Mine Disaster Jean Ritchie (3 artists)

Releases

Audio album

Title down Performer Release date Label
1 A Folk Concert in Town Hall, New York Jean Ritchie, Oscar Brand, David Sear 1959 Folkways
2 A Time for Singing Jean Ritchie 1965 Warner Bros.
3 At Folk City Jean Ritchie and Doc Watson 1961 Folkways
4 British Traditional Ballads (Child Ballads) in the Southern Mountains Jean Ritchie 1961 Folkways
5 British Traditional Ballads (Child Ballads) in the Southern Mountains, Vol. 2 Jean Ritchie 1961 Folkways
6 Clear Waters Remembered Jean Ritchie 1969 Sire
7 Jean Ritchie Singing the Traditional Songs of Her Kentucky Mountain Family Jean Ritchie 1952 Elektra
8 Kentucky Mountain Songs Jean Ritchie 1954 Elektra
9 None but One Jean Ritchie 1977 Sire
10 Saturday Night and Sunday Too Jean Ritchie 1956 Riverside

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