Song: Will the Circle Be Unbroken?

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Music written by

Charles Gabriel

Lyrics written by

Ada Habershon

Publication date

1908

Composition date

1907

Language

English

Comments

Christian hymn, published in Alexander's Gospel Songs # 55.

Originals

First recording

Will the Circle Be Unbroken? by William McEwan (November 1911)

First release

Will the Circle Be Unbroken? by William McEwan on audio single Will the Circle Be Unbroken? (1912)

Adaptation tree

Will the Circle Be Unbroken? written by Charles Gabriel, Ada Habershon - English
- Will the Circle Be Unbroken written by A.P. Carter - English
  - Ingen bryder livets cirkel written by Gustav Winckler - Danish

Versions

Will the Circle Be Unbroken? written by Charles Gabriel, Ada Habershon - English

	Title	Performer	Release date
1	Will the Circle Be Unbroken?	William McEwan	1912
2	Will the Circle Be Unbroken?	Bud Billings - Carson Robinson	1928
3	Will the Circle Be Unbroken	Frank and James McCravy	1928
4	Will the Circle Be Unbroken	Pat Boone	November 1957
5	Will the Circle Be Unbroken?	Ruth Brown	1962
6	Will the Circle Be Unbroken	Chet Atkins	1962
7	Will the Circle Be Unbroken?	The Staple Singers	1966
8	Will the Circle Be Unbroken?	Cotton Mill Boys	1976

Will the Circle Be Unbroken written by A.P. Carter - English

	Title	Performer	Release date
1	Can the Circle Be Unbroken?	The Carter Family	July 1935
2	My Family Circle	The Rouse Brothers	1939
3	Will the Circle Be Unbroken	Roy Acuff and His Smoky Mountain Boys	June 1940
4	Will the Circle Be Unbroken (My Family Circle)	Eddy Arnold, The Tennesee Plowboy and his Guitar	October 1947
5	Will the Circle Be Unbroken	Red Foley	July 1950
6	Will the Circle Be Unbroken	George Jones	1959
7	Will the Circle Be Unbroken	The Jordanaires featuring Ray Walker	1961
8	Will the Circle Be Unbroken	Rex Allen	1962
9	Will the Circle Be Unbroken	Jack Elliott	1964
10	Will the Circle Be Unbroken?	Marty Robbins	January 1966
11	Will the Circle Be Unbroken	Joan Baez	May 1969
12	Will the Circle Be Unbroken	David Houston	July 1969
13	Will the Circle Be Unbroken	Marion Williams	1969
14	Will the Circle Be Unbroken	Delaney & Bonnie & Friends	April 1971
15	Will the Circle Be Unbroken	George Hamilton IV	October 1971
16	Will the Circle Be Unbroken	The Pentangle	1971
17	Will the Circle Be Unbroken	The Youngbloods	1971
18	Will the Circle Be Unbroken	The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band	October 1972
19	Will the Circle Be Unbroken	Roland and the Bluesworkshop	1972
20	Will the Circle Be Unbroken	Strange Creek Singers	1972
21	Will the Circle Be Unbroken	John Lee Hooker	1974
22	Will the Circle Be Unbroken	Blind Connie Williams	1974
23	Will the Circle Be Unbroken?	Charlie Rich	February 1976
24	Will the Circle Be Unbroken	Willie Nelson	September 1976
25	Will the Circle Be Unbroken?	Memphis Bend	1977
26	Will the Circle Be Unbroken	Asleep at the Wheel	1979
27	May the Circle Be Unbroken	Alex Campbell	1981
28	Will the Circle Be Unbroken	Johnny Cash - Jerry Lee Lewis - Carl Perkins	1982
29	Will the Circle Be Unbroken	Arlo Guthrie/Pete Seeger	1982
30	Will the Circle Be Unbroken	Claudia - Big Hand - Casino	1983
31	Will the Circle Be Unbroken	Neville Brothers	1989
32	Will the Circle Be Unbroken	The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band with Johnny Cash/Roy Acuff/Rick Scaggs/Levon Helm	1989
33	Will the Circle Be Unbroken?	The Wonder Stuff	January 1992
34	Will the Circle Be Unbroken	The Dubliners with Eleanor Shanley and Rory Gallagher	1992
35	Will the Circle Be Unbroken	Lesley Schatz	1993
36	Will the Circle Be Unbroken	Frantic Flintstones	1993
37	Will the Circle Be Unbroken	Snuff Johnson	1994
38	Will the Circle Be Unbroken	Moe Bandy	May 1995
39	Can the Circle Be Unbroken	Kristin Hersh	December 4, 1995
40	Will the Cirkle Be Unbroken	Hasse Andersson	2000
41	Will the Circle Be Unbroken	Joel Harrison	April 2003
42	Will the Circle Be Unbroken	Mavis Staples	July 15, 2003
43	Will the Circle Be Unbroken?	Randy Travis	November 11, 2003
44	Sittin in Limbo / Circle Be Unbroken	Big Wide Grin	2003
45	Will the Circle Be Unbroken	Hayseed Dixie	2004
46	Will the Circle Be Unbroken	Backroom Bluegrass Band	2004
47	Will the Circle Be Unbroken	Ralph Stanley	June 2007
48	Will the Circle Be Unbroken	Julian Fauth	May 20, 2008
49	Will the Circle Be Unbroken	Chuck Ragan	September 2009
50	Will the Circle Be Unbroken	Jerry Lee Lewis with Mavis Staples/Robbie Robertson/Nils Lofgren	September 7, 2010
51	Will the Circle Be Unbroken	Kenny Rogers	March 7, 2011
52	Will the Circle Be Unbroken	The Mama Bluegrass Band	2011
53	Will the Circle Be Unbroken	The Broken Circle Breakdown Bluegrass Band	October 2012