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Candy Man cover by John Jackson

Submitted by

sebastiaanl

On October 11, 2010

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Candy Man

By John Jackson

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Candy Man

Written by Mississippi John Hurt

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Oliver One

On March 10, 2020

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Candy Man

By John Jackson

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Candy Man


Title.....Candy Man

Cover by.....John Jackson


Credits.....John Hurt

Recording date.....02jul70 Smithsonian Festival of American Folklife, Washington DC


Format.....CD Album

Title.....Rappahannock Blues

Label.....Smithsonian Folkways SFW CD 40181

Released.....15jun10


Source.....http://www.folkways.si.edu/albumdetails.aspx?itemid=3273 and http://www.amazon.com/Rappahannock-Blues-John-Jackson/dp/B003HIVHT0


!!!Booklet says on this song: "This version comes from Mississippi John Hurt’s 1928 Okeh recording “Candy Man Blues.” Not to be confused with the Gary Davis song with the same title, this song became a standard during the Folk Revival (...)"

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Comment by MikeFerguson01
2014-02-09 15:12:55 UTC

I notice at the bottom of this post you include the following:


!!!Booklet says on this song: "... Not to be confused with the Gary Davis song with the same title, ...".

I agree, it should not be confused with the Davis song. However, when I posted a comment on SecondHandSongs which made that very point, I received a reply telling me that I was wrong, and the topic was locked so I could not reply.


I have given up trying to point out that these are two very different pieces. I urge anyone who is interested to listen to both songs and make up their own mind.


Cheers,


Mike.

 
Change by shs
2015-08-14 18:00:00 UTC
Conversion from forum topic to cover submission
 
Change by Oliver One
2020-03-10 10:37:56 UTC
Assignee: Oliver One
 
Change by Oliver One
2020-03-10 10:41:32 UTC
Status: open processed
 
Comment by Oliver One
2020-03-10 10:41:32 UTC

Added, thanks!