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Odetta also made a new studio recording of the song for her 1963 album One Grain of Sand. The Springfields included "Cotton Fields" on a 1962 EP release; this version is featured on the CD On an Island of Dreams: The Best of the Springfields. "Cotton Fields" was also recorded by Unit 4+2 for their Concrete and Clay album (1965).
Apr 12, 2017 · Provided to YouTube by The Orchard EnterprisesOld Cotton Fields at Home · Odetta · LarryOdetta, With Larry: Tin Angel Days, North Beach 1954℗ 2017 PoppyDiscR...
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Cotton Fields Lyrics Chorus1: When i was a little baby My mama would rock me in the cradle, In them old cotton fields back home; Oh, when them cotton bolls get rotten You can't pick very much cotton, In them old cotton fields back home It was down in louisiana, Just about a mile from texarkana, In them old cotton fields back home.
Apr 18, 2015 · Provided to YouTube by Universal Music GroupCotton Fields · OdettaBest Of The Vanguard Years℗ 2006 Vanguard Records, a Welk Music Group CompanyReleased on: 2...
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Jun 4, 2024 · These plantations, known as cotton fields, were places of backbreaking work, sorrow, and despair. Leadbelly’s song reflects the experiences and emotions of those who toiled endlessly in these fields, their lives entangled in the roots of cotton plants. This heart-wrenching song can be interpreted as a poignant lament for the perilous ...
Cotton Fields · OdettaThe Legend of Odetta: 30 Folk and Blues Masterpieces (Traditional Standards)℗ Unforgettable RecordReleased on: 2013-06-27Music Publishe...
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The song became a hit on the Hot 100 for the first time in 1961 when folk group The Highwaymen took it to #13 on the chart. The best known version is for many the one by The Beach Boys, with Al Jardine on lead vocals. Dissatisfied with Brian Wilson's arrangement of the song, which led the group's 1969 album 20/20, Jardine later led the group to ...
