"Long Black Veil" is a 1959

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, written by

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and

Marijohn Wilkin Marijohn Wilkin ( Melson; July 14, 1920 – October 28, 2006) was an American songwriter, famous in country music for writing a number of hits. Wilkin won numerous awards over the years and was referred to as "The Den Mother of Music Row," a ...

and originally recorded by

Lefty Frizzell William Orville "Lefty" Frizzell (March 31, 1928 – July 19, 1975) was an American country music singer-songwriter and honky-tonk singer. He was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1982. Frizzell released many songs that charted ...

. It is told from the point of view of a man falsely accused of murder and executed. He refuses to provide an

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, since on the night of the murder he was having an

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with his best friend's wife, and would rather die and take their secret to his grave than admit the truth. The chorus describes the woman's mourning visits to his gravesite, wearing a long black veil and enduring a wailing wind. In 2019, Frizzell's version of "Long Black Veil" was selected by the

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for preservation in the

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

Background

The writers later stated that they drew on three sources for their inspiration:

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's recording of "God Walks these Hills with Me", a contemporary newspaper report about the unsolved murder of a priest, and the legend of a mysterious veiled woman who regularly visited Rudolph Valentino's grave. Dill himself called it an "instant folksong". Wilkin played piano on the original recording by Frizzell. The song was a departure from Frizzell's previous

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style and was a deliberate move toward the then current popularity of folk-styled material and the burgeoning

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Success

Recorded in Nashville in 1959 by

and produced by

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, the single reached #6 on '' Billboard'' Hot C&W Sides chart. In the process, the song became Frizzell's best-performing single in five years.

Cover versions

"Long Black Veil" has become a

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and has been covered by a variety of artists in country, folk and rock styles. The highest charting cover version was a #26 country hit by Sammi Smith in 1974. Johnny Cash performed the song on the first episode of ''

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'' in 1969, duetting with Joni Mitchell. The song has also appeared on landmark albums by Johnny Cash and The Band in 1968 (see list below), and charted again in 1999 with the

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, who performed the song live with Emmylou Harris at a Johnny Cash tribute concert. Early in her career,

Joan Baez Joan Chandos Baez (; born January 9, 1941) is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and activist. Her contemporary folk music often includes songs of protest and social justice. Baez has performed publicly for over 60 years, releasing more ...

incorporated the song into her live repertoire, and recorded it twice (see list below). The Band performed the song at the 1969 Woodstock Festival, and it appears on their first studio album, ''

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''. The song appears on

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's 1984 compilation ''20 Greatest Hits'' and on

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's '' Rich Kid Blues'', recorded in 1971 but shelved until 1985. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds recorded a version for the 1986 covers album '' Kicking Against the Pricks''. The song was performed by Bruce Springsteen on his 2006 Seeger Sessions Band Tour. The chorus is frequently sung by

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during live performances of his song "White Wheeled Limousine", including the version on the retrospective box set '' Intersections (1985-2005)''.

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recorded a version with

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for that group's 1995 album '' The Long Black Veil''. Mike Ness, principal songwriter and guitarist of punk-rock band

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, covered the song on his 1999 debut solo album '' Cheating at Solitaire''. Jerry Garcia, David Grisman and

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cover the song on the 2000 '' Pizza Tapes'' recordings. It has been covered by

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, including a version on the compilation '' Johnny's Blues: A Tribute to Johnny Cash'', and in October 2009, by

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on her album '' The List''. A version by Scottish rock band Nazareth was never released on an album, but is played at live concerts. On the 2011 album '' Rancho Alto'' by Jason Boland & the Stragglers, the song "False Accuser's Lament" is a follow up to "Long Black Veil", describing a witness's view of the events and the role that he played. Phil Lesh of the Grateful Dead performed the song several times, with a variety of musicians, in his rotating line-ups of

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at his venue

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has covered the song on tour.

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occasionally perform the song during their live shows.

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have covered the song, for instance during their December 17, 2010 performance at

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Richard Hawley Richard Willis Hawley (born 17 January 1967) is an English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer. After his first band Treebound Story (formed while he was still at school) broke up, Hawley found success as a member of Britpop band Longp ...

covered the song as a B-side to "Just Like the Rain".

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' version is included as a bonus track on the 2001 release of their 1988 album '' Sunshine on Leith''.

Hit singles

*1959

, US Country single #6 *1974 Sammi Smith, US Country single #26

Tracks on hit albums

*1962

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, ''

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'' - US Pop album #16 *1962

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, '' The Versatile Burl Ives!'' - US Pop album #35 *1963

, '' Joan Baez in Concert, Part 2'' - US Pop album #7, UK album #15 *1965 Johnny Cash, '' Orange Blossom Special'' - US Pop album #49 *1968 Johnny Cash, ''

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'' - US Pop album #13, US Country album #1, UK album #8 *1968 The Band, ''

Music from Big Pink ''Music from Big Pink'' is the debut studio album by the Band. Released in 1968, it employs a distinctive blend of country, rock, folk, classical, R&B, blues, and soul. The music was composed partly in " Big Pink", a house shared by bassist/s ...

'' - US Pop album #30 *1970

, '' One Day at a Time'' - US Pop album #80 *1972 New Riders of the Purple Sage, '' Gypsy Cowboy'' - US Pop album #85 *1983 John Anderson, '' Wild & Blue'' - US Pop album #58, US Country Albums #3 *1995

with

(vocal), '' The Long Black Veil'' - US Pop album #22, UK album #17 *1999 Mike Ness, '' Cheating at Solitaire'' - US Pop album #80 *1999

, '' Listener Supported'' - US Pop album #15 *2015 Robert Earl Keen, Jr., ''Happy Prisoner: The Bluegrass Sessions'' - US Pop album #109, US Top Bluegrass Albums 1, US Country Albums #10, US Top Top Independent Albums #6

Other versions

*1960

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, included on the 1997 compilation ''Rockin' Mann'' *1960

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, '' Country Songs, Old and New'' *1962

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*1963

, '' On The Road'' (live album) *1964 Jerry & Sara, ''Live at The Tangent, Palo Alto, CA'', Jerry Garcia and his first wife Sara *1964 Johnny Williams and The Jokers *1968

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, ''The BBC Sessions'' *1968

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, ''

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'' *1969

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, ''Live in Boston 1969'', unofficial release *1969

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, bootleg album, recorded live in

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, on 12 January 1969. *1970 Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys, ''Kentucky Bluegrass'' *1971 Hank Williams, Jr., ''Sweet Dreams'' *1971

, ''Rich Kid Blues'', released in 1985 *1980

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, ''Country'' *1983 Zelenáči (Greenhorns) as "Dlouhý černý závoj" (lyrics by :cs:Jan Vyčítal) on "Pod Liščí skálou" *1985 Baby Opaque, featuring

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, ''Fugue In Cow Minor'' *1986 Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, '' Kicking Against the Pricks'' *1988

, ''King of the Road EP'' *1989

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, '' Cataract (Walkabouts album)'' *1992

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, ''Live At The Lone Star Roadhouse'', bootleg recording *1993 Jerry Garcia, David Grisman,

, '' The Pizza Tapes'' - released in 1999 *1995

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, ''The Archive Series Volume 2'' *1995

Don Williams Donald Ray Williams (May 27, 1939 – September 8, 2017) was an American country singer, songwriter, and 2010 inductee into the Country Music Hall of Fame. He began his solo career in 1971, singing popular ballads and amassing seventeen number ...

, ''Borrowed Tales'' *1997

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, ''Cowboy Sally'' *2002

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, '' That's Why I Sing This Way'' *2002

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, ''Wildfires + Misfires'' *2002 Bastard Sons of Johnny Cash, ''Distance Between'' *2002

, '' The Gorge (6-Disc Special Edition).'' *2003 Johnny Cash, opening track on '' Unearthed'' box set released just after his death *2003

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, ''Deadstring Brothers'' *2003

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and The Pine Valley Cosmanauts, ''The Executioner's Last Songs: Volume 3'' *2003 Rob Coffinshaker, "Fairytales from the Dungeon" single *2003

, '' Johnny's Blues: A Tribute To Johnny Cash'' (compilation tribute album) *2004 Dave Gunning and Charlie A'Court from Gunning's CD Two-Bit World *2005 Tim O'Brien, ''Fiddler's Green'' *2005 Bruce Hornsby, '' Intersections (1985-2005)'' (cameoed in the middle of "White-Wheeled Limousine") *2005

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, ''Punch'' *2006 Crooked Fingers, ''Like a Version 2'', an Australian covers album *2006

, B-side of "Just Like The Rain" *2007

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, ''Live at Billy Bob's Texas'' *2007 David Gray," A Thousand Miles Behind" live USA *2007

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& Carrie Rodriguez ''Live From The Ruhr Triennale'' *2007 Professor Louis and the Crowmatix (The Spirit of Woodstock) *2007

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, 'Live at Liberty House' *2008

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, ''Guilty Guilty Guilty'' *2009 Aunt Martha, Candymaker Tour NYC *2009

Razzy Bailey Rasie Michael "Razzy" Bailey (February 14, 1939 – August 4, 2021) was an American country music. In the early 1980s, he scored 5 No. 1's on the '' Billboard'' country music charts. Early life Bailey was born in Five Points, Alabama, United ...

, ''Damned Good Time'', (with Johnny Cash) *2009

(Feat. Jeff Tweedy) *2009

Caroline Herring Caroline Herring (born 1969 in Canton, Mississippi) is an American folk and country singer, songwriter and musician. She started singing professionally when she was a graduate student at the Center for the Study of Southern Culture at the Uni ...

, ''Golden Apples of the Sun'' *2012 Gregg Allman & The All Star Band, Love for Levon *2012 Iron & Wine *2014 Sarah Jackson (A cappella version) *2014 Carter Hulsey, ''Drive Out'' *2014 We Banjo 3, ''Gather The Good'' *2016

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, ''Under the Influence'' *2017

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, ''Long Black Veil - Single'' *2017

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, '' The Lonely, the Lonesome & the Gone'' *2018

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, '' Monterrey Court, Southbound Pilot Live'' *

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* Bobby Bare * Chris Ledoux * Banks & Shane *

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one 1997 performance available on various bootlegs * Nazareth

References

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