Song: Londonderry Air

Music written by:	traditional
Publishing date:	1855
Comments:	This melody was first published in "The Petrie Collection of Ancient Music of Ireland" by George Petrie. It didn't have a title at that time. There are different theories about the origin of this song, but it is assumed Jane Ross copied the melody from a fiddler, possibly called Jimmy McCurry, around 1851.

Cover hierarchy

Londonderry Air written by traditional (1855)
- Danny Boy by Ernestine Schumann-Heink (1918)
  - Danny Boy by Sam Cooke & Bumps Blackwell Orchestra (February 1958)
  - Danny Boy by Frankie Ford (1959)
  - Danny Boy by Patti LaBelle and Her Bluebelles (1964)
  - Danny Boy by Johnny Mathis (1965)
  - Danny Boy by Johnny Cash (February 1965)
  - Danny Boy by Roy Drusky (June 1965)
  - Danny Boy by David Houston (January 1967)
  - Danny Boy by Ray Price (February 1967)
  - Danny Boy by Tom Jones (December 1967)
  - Danny Boy by Hank Locklin (1968)
  - Danny Boy by Stephanie Mills (1975)
  - Danny Boy by Elvis Presley (May 1976)
  - Danny Boy by Willie and Leon (June 1979)
  - Danny Boy by Daniel O'Donnell (1988)
  - Danny Boy by Carly Simon (July 17, 1990)
  - Danny Boy by Robson & Jerome (November 13, 1995)
  - Danny Boy by Shane MacGowan and The Popes (December 9, 1996)
  - Danny Boy by Megan Mullally and Supreme Music Program (2002)
  - Danny Boy by Eva Cassidy (2002)
  - Danny Boy by Erik Berglund (2002)
  - Danny Boy by Aaron Neville (2003)
  - Danny Boy by Helmut Lotti (2003)
  - Danny Boy by Aoife (April 14, 2003)
  - Danny Boy by Richard Thompson (February 7, 2006)
  - Danny Boy by Till Brönner (April 28, 2006)
  - Danny Boy by Diane Schuur (February 26, 2008)
- Danny Boy (Londonderry Air) by Ben Webster (1954)
- Danny Boy by The Boundary Water Boys (June 14, 2005)

Added by Denis on 2004-12-30
Modified by Denis on 2006-11-25
Page generated on 2008-12-05 08:08:25

The Reaper by Alana Davis was originally written by Donald Roeser and performed by Blue Öyster Cult in 1976.