Rattlesnake Mountain (song)
- Rattlesnake Mountain (song)
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title=Rattlesnake Mountain
comment="Springfield Mountain"
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composer
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published
written=1761?
language=English
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recorded_by=Burl Ives, Patrick Sky, Woody Guthrie, Bascom Lamar Lunsford
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Rattlesnake Mountain, also known as "On Springfield Mountain" is a tradition American folk song. Roud Folk Song Index number 431. Laws G16. It is supposed to be based on an actual incident which occurred on August 7, 1761. [cite web |last=Waltz |first=Bob |title=Remembering The Old Songs: Springfield Mountain |url=http://www.lizlyle.lofgrens.org/RmOlSngs/RTOS-SpringfieldMountain.html |format=web reprint from "Inside Bluegrass" February 2003 |accessdate=2008-03-06]
Recordings
* Burl Ives on Historical America in Song
* Patrick Sky 1965
* Woody Guthrie on "Sing Folk Songs"
* Brooks Williams on "Inland Sailor" 1994
* Bascom Lamar Lunsford on "Smoky Mountain Ballads"
* Sam Hinton on "The Wandering Folksong"
External References
* [http://www.ibiblio.org/jimmy/folkden-wp/?m=199605 Roger McGuinn]
References
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