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* Harry Belafonte and R. B. Greaves, "[[Birmingham, Alabama (song)|Birmingham, Alabama]]" | * Harry Belafonte and R. B. Greaves, "[[Birmingham, Alabama (song)|Birmingham, Alabama]]" | ||
* Blackhawk, "[[Postmarked Birmingham]]" | * Blackhawk, "[[Postmarked Birmingham]]" | ||
* Bruce Cockburn, "[[Birmingham Shadows]]", 1995 | * Bruce Cockburn, "[[Birmingham Shadows]]", [[1995]] | ||
* Charlie Daniels, "[[Birmingham Bus Station (song)|Birmingham Bus Station]]", 1994 | * Charlie Daniels, "[[Birmingham Bus Station (song)|Birmingham Bus Station]]", [[1994]] | ||
* Ani DiFranco, "[[Hello Birmingham]]" | * Ani DiFranco, "[[Hello Birmingham]]" | ||
* Tommy Dorsey, "[[Birmingham Bounce]]", 1946 | * Tommy Dorsey, "[[Birmingham Bounce]]", [[1946]] | ||
* [[Drive-By Truckers]], "[[Birmingham (Drive-By Truckers song)|Birmingham]]", 2002 | * [[Drive-By Truckers]], "[[Birmingham (Drive-By Truckers song)|Birmingham]]", [[2002]] | ||
* Duke Ellington, "[[Birmingham Breakdown]]" | * Duke Ellington, "[[Birmingham Breakdown]]" | ||
* Emmylou Harris, Dolly Parton, Joan Baez, the Hollies, others, "[[Boulder to Birmingham]]" | * Emmylou Harris, Dolly Parton, Joan Baez, the Hollies, others, "[[Boulder to Birmingham]]" | ||
* [[Erskine Hawkins]], "[[Tuxedo Junction]]" | * [[Erskine Hawkins]], "[[Tuxedo Junction]]" | ||
* Merline Johnson, "[[I Got a Man in a 'Bama Mine]]", 1937 | * Merline Johnson, "[[I Got a Man in a 'Bama Mine]]", [[1937]] | ||
* Tracy Lawrence, "[[Paint Me A Birmingham]]", 2004 | * Tracy Lawrence, "[[Paint Me A Birmingham]]", [[2004]] | ||
* Leadbelly, "[[Birmingham Jail (song)|Birmingham Jail]]" | * Leadbelly, "[[Birmingham Jail (song)|Birmingham Jail]]" | ||
* Amanda Marshall, "[[Birmingham (Amanda Marshall song)|Birmingham]]" | * Amanda Marshall, "[[Birmingham (Amanda Marshall song)|Birmingham]]" | ||
* John Mellencamp, "[[When Jesus Left Birmingham]]", 1993 | * John Mellencamp, "[[When Jesus Left Birmingham]]", [[1993]] | ||
* [[Robert Moore]], "[[Sweet Birmingham]]" (first recorded by Taj Mahal) | * [[Robert Moore]], "[[Sweet Birmingham]]" (first recorded by Taj Mahal) | ||
* David Lee Murphy, "[[Breakfast in Birmingham]]" | * David Lee Murphy, "[[Breakfast in Birmingham]]" | ||
* Randy Newman, "[[Birmingham (Randy Newman song)|Birmingham]]" | * Randy Newman, "[[Birmingham (Randy Newman song)|Birmingham]]" | ||
* Phil Ochs, "[[Talking Birmingham Jam]]", 1965 | * Phil Ochs, "[[Talking Birmingham Jam]]", [[1965]] | ||
* Pirates of the Mississippi, "[[Down and Out in Birmingham]]" | * Pirates of the Mississippi, "[[Down and Out in Birmingham]]" | ||
* [[Maria Taylor]], "[[Birmingham 1982]]" | * [[Maria Taylor]], "[[Birmingham 1982]]" | ||
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Birmingham is also mentioned in the following: | Birmingham is also mentioned in the following: | ||
* Chuck Berry, "Promised Land" (later remade as a 1975 hit for Elvis Presley) | * Chuck Berry, "Promised Land" (later remade as a 1975 hit for Elvis Presley) | ||
* [[Birmingham J]], "Alabama Anthem" (2005) | * [[Birmingham J]], "Alabama Anthem" ([[2005]]) | ||
* Lead Belly, "Black Betty" (early 20th century, made a hit in [[1977]] by Ram Jam) | * Lead Belly, "Black Betty" (early 20th century, made a hit in [[1977]] by Ram Jam) | ||
* [[Drive-By Truckers]], "One of These Days" | * [[Drive-By Truckers]], "One of These Days" | ||
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* Lynyrd Skynyrd, "Sweet Home Alabama" | * Lynyrd Skynyrd, "Sweet Home Alabama" | ||
* Andy Offutt Irwin, "Maribel" | * Andy Offutt Irwin, "Maribel" | ||
* Frank Perkins/Mitchell Parish, "Stars Fell on Alabama", 1934 | * Frank Perkins/Mitchell Parish, "Stars Fell on Alabama", ([[1934]]) | ||
* Paul Simon, "Sure Don't Feel Like Love", 2006 | * Rolling Stones, "Rip This Joint", ([[1972]]) | ||
* Tom Waits, "Swordfishtrombone" (1983) | * Paul Simon, "Sure Don't Feel Like Love", ([[2006]]) | ||
* Tom Waits, "Swordfishtrombone" ([[1983]]) | |||
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Revision as of 23:42, 26 June 2007
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This is a list of songs written about the city of Birmingham:
- Gene Autry, "Birmingham Daddy"
- Rachard Farina, Joan Baez, "Birmingham Sunday"
- Harry Belafonte and R. B. Greaves, "Birmingham, Alabama"
- Blackhawk, "Postmarked Birmingham"
- Bruce Cockburn, "Birmingham Shadows", 1995
- Charlie Daniels, "Birmingham Bus Station", 1994
- Ani DiFranco, "Hello Birmingham"
- Tommy Dorsey, "Birmingham Bounce", 1946
- Drive-By Truckers, "Birmingham", 2002
- Duke Ellington, "Birmingham Breakdown"
- Emmylou Harris, Dolly Parton, Joan Baez, the Hollies, others, "Boulder to Birmingham"
- Erskine Hawkins, "Tuxedo Junction"
- Merline Johnson, "I Got a Man in a 'Bama Mine", 1937
- Tracy Lawrence, "Paint Me A Birmingham", 2004
- Leadbelly, "Birmingham Jail"
- Amanda Marshall, "Birmingham"
- John Mellencamp, "When Jesus Left Birmingham", 1993
- Robert Moore, "Sweet Birmingham" (first recorded by Taj Mahal)
- David Lee Murphy, "Breakfast in Birmingham"
- Randy Newman, "Birmingham"
- Phil Ochs, "Talking Birmingham Jam", 1965
- Pirates of the Mississippi, "Down and Out in Birmingham"
- Maria Taylor, "Birmingham 1982"
- Telluride, "Birmingham Tonight"
- Keith Whitley, "Birmingham Turnaround"
- Edith Wilson, Fats Waller (and many others) "Birmingham Blues", 1921
Birmingham is also mentioned in the following:
- Chuck Berry, "Promised Land" (later remade as a 1975 hit for Elvis Presley)
- Birmingham J, "Alabama Anthem" (2005)
- Lead Belly, "Black Betty" (early 20th century, made a hit in 1977 by Ram Jam)
- Drive-By Truckers, "One of These Days"
- Bruce Hornsby, "Jacob's Ladder" (first recorded by Huey Lewis & the News, 1987)
- Little Richard, "Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey"
- Lyle Lovett, "I Can't Love You Anymore"
- Lyle Lovett, "Her First Mistake"
- Lynyrd Skynyrd, "Sweet Home Alabama"
- Andy Offutt Irwin, "Maribel"
- Frank Perkins/Mitchell Parish, "Stars Fell on Alabama", (1934)
- Rolling Stones, "Rip This Joint", (1972)
- Paul Simon, "Sure Don't Feel Like Love", (2006)
- Tom Waits, "Swordfishtrombone" (1983)
Source
- "List of songs about Birmingham, Alabama." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. 19 Mar 2006, 17:22 UTC. 19 Mar 2006, 19:09 [1].
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