Of course, the Carter version of the song represents the ultimate ducking of royalty payments! I have no idea why they weren't sued. It appears to have been an attempt to avoid copyright payments to Homer Rodeheaver (who, I believe, owned the song at that point). Vaughan which has nothing to do with the more famous tune. There's a 1936 "Will the Circle Be Unbroken" by James D. Joan Baez, with the gospel quartet the Jordanaires, sings the Christian hymn Will The Circle Be Unbroken from her 1969 Vanguard album Davids Album. Gabriel also wrote the music (and, sometimes, the words) for "Send the Light," "Higher Ground," "Since Jesus Came Into My Heart," "My Saviour's Love," and "His Eye Is on the Sparrow." "Circle" and "Sparrow" are frequently mistaken for folk songs, of course. Carter as they are to cite Gabriel and Habershon. And they are just as likely to credit A.P. Oddly enough, gospel and pop versions of "Circle" are just as likely to feature the original words as they are to contain the Carter verses. The Carters changed the words and made the verse and chorus melodies identical (they removed the half-cadence at the close of the verse, for example). 2" (1910), and, most likely, in earlier forms as well.Īnd I know of at least two recordings that predate the Carter Family's version-both from the late 1920s, on the Brunswick and Columbia labels, respectively. It appeared in "Alexander's Gospel Songs, No. Gabriel (music) and Ruth Ada Habershon (lyrics). Lee from Heath, OhThe song was written in 1907 by Charles H. The lyrics of 'Will the Circle Be Unbroken' grieve a mother's death and pray that the circle of kinship and belonging will live on in this world and the next.Probably THE perfect American song - certainly one of the best songs of all time, period. Erin from Portland, OrAllman Bros are nice, but please listen to the Carter Family and Johnny Cash versions.Ed from Lake City, Flall these versions are good, but no one does it like gregg allman. Round the fireside long ago, And you think of tearful partings, When they left you here below.Budoshi from Sandnessjøen, NorwayThe Nitty Gritty Bands version with Johnny Cash, Roy Acuff, Ricky Skaggs, Emmylou Harris, Levon Helm And The Carter Family.Ironically, the place "In the Sky" here is not heaven, but the Floating city of Columbia, the setting of the game. In the Game, it's used as a religious Hymn and is sung quite a few times. Jessica from UsaThis song is essentially the "Theme" to the video game Bioshock Infinite.
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