US President John F. Kennedy (born May 29, 1917) was shot to death November 22, 1963 in Dallas, TX by Lee Harvey Oswald.
Son House-President Kennedy-Father of the Delta Blues
Michael Johnathon\ Bells Of Cold November\ Homestead\ PoetMan
Phil Ochs The crucufixion (kennedy's assasination) Pleasuers of the harbour
The Byrds He was a friend of mine
Faves:
Fourtold with Steve Gillette\ Two Men in a Building\ Fourtold\ Appleseed
Christine Lavin\ The Sixth Floor\ Please Don't Make Me Too Happy\ Shanachie
Phil Ochs\ That Was the President\ I Ain't Marching Anymore\ Hannibal
Emmylou Harris - It's a Hard Life/Abraham, Martin and John - AT THE RYMAN/Reprise
"Abraham, Martin, & John" - Dion
Other good ones:
The Goose Island Ramblers\ Ballad of JFK\ Midwest Ramblin
Eric Von Schmidt\ Kennedy Blues
Can't Keep From Crying: Topical Blues on the Death of President Kennedy (various) - Testament
Whole CD
Kingston Trio: "The New Frontier" ("The New Frontier", Capitol)
written by john stewart.
Phil Ochs: "Talking Cuban Crisis" ("All the News That's Fit to Sing",
Elektra/Hannibal)
The Byrds / He Was A Friend of Mine / 20 Essential Tracks
the 26 minute epic by Eric Andersen "Beat Avenue".
From Rich Warren:
1. Greg Brown: Brand New '64 Dodge (3:49) "The Poet
Game" Red House RHRCD 68
2. Ry Cooder: President Kennedy (Sleepy John Estes) "The Ry Cooder Radio
Show Live" Reprise PRO558
3. Chad Mitchell Trio: In the Summer Of His Years (Kretzmer/Lee) / Rally
Round the Flay (trad/arr. Collectors' Choice CCM-372-2
Okun-Frazier-Kobluk-Mitchell) (2:16) "Reflecting"
5. John Stewart: Children Of the New Frontier (4:03) "Punch the Big
Guy" Cypress 661 117-2
7. Greg Greenway: Crucifixion (9:19) "Something Worth Doing"
(www.greggreenway.com) Face SOH 002
There are a number of other fine versions of "Crucifixion" such as by David
Massengill on the Sliced Bread tribute album,
as well as by Garnet Rogers and Phil Ochs himself. The Jim & Jean version
has been out of print for so long it is a collector's item.
Steve Earle's "Conspiracy Theory"...from 'Jerusalem', right?
From Fox's Minstrel show:
I Saw John Kennedy \ LUKE POWERS \ Picture Book \ Phoebe Claire
The 22nd Day of November \ BILL JACKSON \ Can't Keep from Crying \ Testament
Two Men in the Building \ STEVE GILLETTE \ Texas & Tenn \ Redwing
The Sixth Floor \ CHRISTINE LAVIN \ ONe Wild Night \ Self
Visitor from Indiana \ ERIC TAYLOR \ E T \ Watermelon
A Man for the Nation \ JOHN LEE GRANDERSON \ Can't Keep from Crying \ Testament
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