"I'll Fly Away"(

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18437) is a

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written in 1929 by Albert E. Brumley and published in 1932 by the Hartford Music company in a collection titled ''Wonderful Message''.Richard Matteson, Jr.
''The Bluegrass Picker's Tune Book''
Mel Bay Publications, 2006 (accessed at Google books on March 4, 2011) Brumley's writing was influenced by the 1924 secular

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". "I'll Fly Away" has been called the most recorded

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song. It is frequently used in worship services by

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s, Nazarenes, the

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and many Presbyterians and

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s.Joe Edwards
'I'll Fly Away' hymn classic
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s where it is listed under the topics of eternal life,

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. It is a standard song at bluegrass

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s and is often performed at funerals, including jazz funerals in the

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tradition.

History

Albert E. Brumley has been described as the "pre-eminent gospel songwriter" of the 20th century with over 600 published songs. Other popular songs by Brumley include "Jesus, Hold My Hand", "Turn Your Radio On", "I'll Meet You in the Morning", and "This World Is Not My Home". According to interviews, Brumley came up with the idea for the song while picking cotton on his father's farm in

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. Brumley says that as he worked he was "humming the old ballad that went like this: 'If I had the wings of an angel, over these prison walls I would fly,' and suddenly it dawned on me that I could use this plot for a gospel-type song." The song Brumley described appears to be "

".W.K. McNeil
Encyclopedia of American Gospel Music
Routlage, 2005, page 54 It was an additional three years later until Brumley worked out the rest of the song, paraphrasing one line from the secular ballad to read, "Like a bird from prison bars has flown" using prison as a metaphor for earthly life. Brumley has stated, "When I wrote it, I had no idea that it would become so universally popular." Other earlier nineteenth century slave songs also contained similar lyrics, stating: "I'll fly away to glory; I'll fly away to my heavenly home, And I'll shout glory."

Recordings

The Selah Jubilee Singers

One of the earliest recordings of "I'll Fly Away" was made by the Selah Jubilee Singers in February 1941 for

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. The group was founded around 1927 by Thermon Ruth, a disc jockey at radio station WOR in Brooklyn New York. * eleased date?– Decca 7831 – "Hide me in thy Bosom"/"I'll Fly Away"

James and Martha Carson

James and Martha Carson, also known as the "Barn Dance Sweethearts" released their first recordings on White Church in 1947 and later signed with Capitol in 1949. They recorded 22 numbers for Capitol and "I'll Fly Away" is one of a half-dozen that "did well" for them. * 1951 – Capitol 1415 – "I'll Fly Away"/"We Will Rise and Shine"

The Chuck Wagon Gang

The Chuck Wagon Gang's 1948 recording of "I'll Fly Away" for Columbia sold over one million copies. It ranks among the top selling gospel records of all-time and is listed among the top selling songs of the 1940s in general. In 1950, ''

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'' reported that American disc jockeys voted the Chuck Wagon Gang "18th most popular of all singing groups in the nation," considering all music genres, and the third most popular recording artist for Columbia. Hank Williams, Sr. released a cover version in 1949. In a history posted by the current Chuck Wagon Gang, their recording of "I'll Fly Away" is described as the "first commercially licensed" release. Their recording appears to have had two releases on Columbia, first as a B-side in 1949, then as an A-side in 1950. * 1949 – Columbia 20599 – "Dream Boat"/"I'll Fly Away" * 1950 – Columbia 20701 – "I'll Fly Away"/"Looking for a City" In 2017, the Chuck Wagon Gang's recording of "I'll Fly Away" was selected for preservation in the

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as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".

The Kossoy Sisters

In 1956, the Kossoy Sisters included "I'll Fly Away" on the album, ''

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'', which featured instrumental backing by Erik Darling. The Kossoys, twin sisters Irene Saletan and Ellen Christenson, practiced

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singing, which is exemplified on this track. Their recording was introduced to a wider audience when it was included in the 2000

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''.Dan Pashman
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George Jones

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recorded an energetic version on his classic 1965 gospel LP '' Old Brush Arbors''.

The Stanley Brothers

The Stanley brothers released a version in 1966 with Ralph Stanley later releasing a solo version on his ''Shine On'' album on Rebel Records in 2005.

Bob Marley and the Wailers

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version in 1973 and recorded it with

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as part of his ''Rastaman Chant''.

Alison Krauss and Gillian Welch

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was chosen for the ''

'' soundtrack. The spare recording, produced by

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, features Welch on lead vocals with Krauss singing harmony. Their voices are accompanied by Mike Compton on mandolin and Chris Sharp on guitar. The soundtrack sold over eight million copies, reached the top position on at least four of ''

s album charts, and was named Album of the Year and Best Soundtrack album at the

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in February 2002. Alison Krauss and Gillian Welch performed the song again for a concert of May 24, 2000, at the

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that featured many of the artists from the ''O Brother'' soundtrack. Film from the concert was used to create the 2000 documentary, '' Down from the Mountain''. Krauss and Welch's live performance is included as the final track on the ''Down from the Mountain'' soundtrack album, which sold over 500,000 copies, won the

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, and appeared on several of ''Billboards charts. Both the studio and live performances by Krauss and Welch were popular among

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disc jockeys. The two recordings were ranked at No. 7 and No. 47 respectively on the Top Songs of 2001 Folk Radio airplay chart.

Kanye West

"I'll Fly Away" was included as an interlude in

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's 2004 album, ''

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.'' The rendition was sung by Tony Williams.

Jars of Clay

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have recorded "I'll Fly Away" twice, first, for the 2004 various artists

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, '' WOW Worship: Red'' and again for their own 2005 album, '' Redemption Songs''. The latter features guest vocals by Sarah Kelly. ''Redemption Songs'' reached No. 1 on ''Billboard's''

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chart and No. 71 on the ''Billboard'' 200.''Redemption Songs'' charts and awards
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to be placed at No. 1 on a list of the Top Songs of 2005 by at least one station.

Alan Jackson

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included "I'll Fly Away" on his first gospel album, '' Precious Memories'' (2006). He offers an up-tempo performance with guitar and piano solos. Jackson's album sold over 1 million copies and reached the top position on ''Billboard''s charts for Top Country Albums and Top Christian Albums, as well as No. 4 on the ''Billboard'' 200.

Fred Pellerin

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recorded a version of the song sung in french, ''Je m'envolerai'', on his 2019 album ''Après''.

J.I.D

A familial rendition of "I'll Fly Away", being performed at a close relation's funeral, is featured from 0:10-0:22 of

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's song "Kody Blu 31", off of his 2022 album "

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Forrest Frank

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covered the song in a

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/rap style with Hulvey.

List of recordings

This will likely always be an incomplete list. The listings at

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are in excess of 1000 entries.Search results for "I'll Fly Away"
at

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.com * 1941 – Selah Jubilee Singers, single (

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7831) * 1968 –

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on ''Groovin' Time'' ( Folkways FW31008)

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"Rough and Rocky Road / I'll Fly Away"] * 1972 – Andy Griffith on ''Somebody Bigger Than You and I'' (re-released 1996, Sony) * 2005 – Mississippi John Hurt on ''D.C. Blues: Library of Congress Recordings, Vol. 2'' [Recorded July 1963]

Sampling lawsuit

"I'll Fly Away" was sampled without permission for the Grammy Award, Grammy-winning song "

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" recorded in 1997 by

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and

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. In 2000, the songwriter's heirs, Albert E. Brumley & Sons, Inc. settled a copyright infringement suit filed against

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, Faith Evans, Illegal Songs Inc., Chyna Baby Music, Janice Combs Publishing Inc., Magnetic Publishing Ltd. and Bad Boy Entertainment. In the settlement, the defendants acknowledged that Albert E. Brumley & Sons were the rightful copyright owners of "I'll Fly Away" and compensated them for an undisclosed amount.

The Marching Southerners

The

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marching band, The Marching Southerners, lead football fans in singing "I'll Fly Away" at the end of each home football game on Burgess–Snow Field. Team members link arm-in-arm with each other before leaving the field and join the band, coaches, cheerleaders, university president and the crowd of fans in singing the hymn. A live recording of it was played at the funeral of Marching Southerners member Darius Whited on August 6, 2022, to celebrate his life.

In print

Hymnals and other church texts

* ''African American Heritage Hymnal'' (#601) * ''

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'', 2008 (#601) * ''Celebration Hymnal'' (#779) * ''Church Hymnal'' (#333), 1951 (renewed 1979) * ''The Faith We Sing'' (#2282) * ''Favorite Songs and Hymns'' (#179) * ''Heavenly Highway Hymns'' (#54) * ''The New National Baptist Hymnal'' (#432), 1977 * ''Sing the Faith: New Hymns for Presbyterians'' (#2282)

Other songbooks

* ''Wonderful Message'', Hartford Music Company, 1932 his is the original publication of the song* ''The Bluegrass Picker's Tune Book'', Mel Bay Publications, 2006

Occurrences in film and television

* Two episodes of the television series ''

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'' (1971–1980) featured this hymn – one performed on the radio by a studio cover group called "Mayf Nutter & The Sunrise Gospeleers" in the 1975 episode "Breakdown", and the other as a live performance by

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in the 1977 episode "The Heartbreaker".Song Catalog - TV
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'' was named after the hymn. * This hymn is played in the 1997 film, '' The Apostle'' and is performed by Gary Chapman and

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on the

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. * The Kossoy Sisters version was used in the 2000 film ''

,'' and the Alison Krauss and Gillian Welch version is included on the

. * The hymn appears on the soundtrack of

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's 2006 documentary film ''

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at brumleymusic.com * This Krauss & Welch version was used during the final scene of the final episode ("And Away We Go," 2007) of the television series '' 7th Heaven''. * The hymn is sung by mourners at a funeral in the 2008 film '' The Curious Case of Benjamin Button''. * The first-season finale of the 2010 ''

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'' program '' Treme'' is named after the hymn, and it is performed at the end of the episode as part of a second line by the

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, August 26, 2010 * The hymn is sung by

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'' involving the character Mitch Anderson is named after the hymn. * The 2022 biopic ''

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'' features a young

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and his band members singing the hymn before going onstage for one of their performances. The film also features a more up-beat version of the hymn sung at a church revival in a flashback scene of Elvis’s childhood.

References

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