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The Berkshire Tragedy, aka - Knoxville Girl

Jul 11, 2009, 11:17am tangelO
The Berkshire Tragedy, aka - Knoxville Girl The folk song Knoxville Girl was made famous by the Louvin Brothers in their opus "Tragic Songs of Life," but was merely a tradition of several hundred years of folk tales, street songs, and eventually folk songs. Recorded first in the United States by the Carter Family (that I know of), Knoxville Girl is the story of a man that kills his girlfriend/acquaintance in a fit of passion. The song is usually not very explicit, but through the various bluegrass renditions and into the country/alt-country renditions it becomes much darker and detailed. Nick [...]
Link Text:Elvis Costello - Knoxville Girl
File Name:Elvis Costello - Knoxville Girl.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Artist:Blue Sky Boys
Title:Story Of The Knoxville Girl
Link Text:The Blue Sky Boys - Story of the Knoxville Girl
File Name:Blue Sky Boys - Story Of The Knoxville Girl.mp3
Bitrate:99 kbps
Year:2003
Artist:BR5-49
Title:Knoxville Girl
Link Text:BR5-49 - Knoxville Girl
File Name:BR5-49 - Knoxville Girl.mp3
Bitrate:142 kbps
Year:1996
Artist:Chris Thile & Michael Daves
Title:Knoxville Girl
Link Text:Chris Thile  Michael Daves - Knoxville Girl
File Name:Chris Thile and Michael Daves - Knoxville Girl.mp3
Bitrate:120 kbps
Year:2007
Artist:Jim & Jesse and the Virginia Boys
Title:Knoxville Girl
Link Text:Jim  Jesse and The Virginia Boys - Knoxville Girl
File Name:Jim and Jesse and the Virginia Boys - Knoxville Girl.mp3
Bitrate:157 kbps
Year:1975
Artist:Jimmy Martin
Title:Knoxville Girle
Link Text:Jimmy Martin - Knoxville Girl
File Name:Jimmy Martin - Knoxville Girle.mp3
Bitrate:156 kbps
Year:1988
Artist:Louvin Brothers (Ira & Charlie)
Title:Knoxville Girl (1956)
Link Text:The Louvin Brothers - Knoxville Girl
File Name:Louvin Brothers - Knoxville Girl.mp3
Bitrate:83 kbps
Year:3
Artist:Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds
Title:Knoxville Girl
Link Text:Nick Cave  The Bad Seeds - Knoxville Girl
File Name:Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Knoxville Girl.mp3
Bitrate:133 kbps
Year:2002
Artist:Roger Alan Wade
Title:Knoxville Girl
Link Text:Roger Alan Wade - Knoxville Girl
File Name:Roger Alan Wade - Knoxville Girl.mp3
Bitrate:138 kbps
Year:2005
Artist:The Carter Family
Title:Never Let The Devil Get The Upper Hand Of You
Link Text:The Carter Family - Never Let the Devil Get the Upper Hand of You
File Name:The Carter Family - Never Let The Devil Get The Upper Hand Of You.mp3
Bitrate:105 kbps
Artist:The Fox Hunt
Title:KnoXVIlle Girl
Link Text:The Fox Hunt - Knoxville Girl
File Name:The Fox Hunt - KnoXVIlle Girl.mp3
Bitrate:153 kbps
Year:2009
Artist:The Handsome Family
Title:Knoxville Girl
Link Text:The Handsome Family - Knoxville Girl
File Name:The Handsome Family - Knoxville Girl.mp3
Bitrate:144 kbps
Year:2002
Artist:The Lemonheads
Title:Knoxville Girl
Link Text:The Lemonheads - Knoxville Girl
File Name:The Lemonheads - Knoxville Girl.mp3
Bitrate:160 kbps
Year:1996
Artist:The Outlaws
Title:Knoxville Girl
Link Text:The Outlaws - Knoxville Girl
File Name:The Outlaws - Knoxville Girl.mp3
Bitrate:159 kbps
Year:1996
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