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According to my research this is entirely correct. Faith Evans sings the line "Some glad morning when this life is over" in the chorus, and this is taken from "I'll fly away". Author information from BMI:
I LL FLY AWAY FROM HERE (Legal Title) BMI Work #638624
Songwriter/Composer Current Affiliation CAE/IPI #
BRUMLEY ALBERT E SR
It was written in 1929... but who did the original version? Or is this irrelevant or too hard to find out?
Arnold Rypens mentions as First performer The Hubbard Family on Okeh 1940.
The Only Discographical Project (http://settlet.fateback.com/OK5600.htm) confiirms they recorded a version of that song in 1940, and that it was released:
5624 HUMBARD FAMILY I'LL FLY AWAY DAL992=B - (Dallas) 4/17/40 A.E.BRUMLEY
However, why would this be the first version?
Bastien,
Not for nothing the originals-website is the "ongoing" search for first recorded versions.
1929 is mentioned as a date, so there lies a challenge to search on for this one.
Alright, in that case I continue the ongoing research. Just contacted brumleymusic.com.
Answer:
The song, "I'll Fly Away", was written by Albert E. Brumley, Sr., copyrighted in 1932. It is still under copyright protection. It was first published in the songbook, "The Wonderful Message", also in 1932. The song was printed in various convention books, but it was the original Chuck Wagon Gang that recorded it first in 1948 under Columbia Records.
1948 seems late. Let's confront her with The Hubbard Family.
Bastien, I just spoke to my boss and he said that was very possible
that the song was recorded earlier, they just never had a way to check.
The Chuck Wagon Gang was a surety.
Record keeping on these older songs are nearly non-existing.
Hmmmmm sounds like don't know either... :-\
Puff Daddy would have used Albert Brumley's "I'll fly away" in his millionseller "I'll be missing you".
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http://www.sohh.com/article_print.php?content_ID=1703
Added this relation.