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This is a '''list of songs written about the city of Birmingham''': | This is a '''list of songs written about the city of Birmingham''': | ||
* "[[Alabama (John Coltrane song)|Alabama]]'' by John Coltrane ([[1963]]) | |||
* "[[Birmingham (Amanda Marshall song)|Birmingham]]" by Amanda Marshall | * "[[Birmingham (Amanda Marshall song)|Birmingham]]" by Amanda Marshall | ||
* "[[Birmingham (Drive-By Truckers song)|Birmingham]]" by the [[Drive By Truckers]] ([[2002]]) | * "[[Birmingham (Drive-By Truckers song)|Birmingham]]" by the [[Drive By Truckers]] ([[2002]]) | ||
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* "[[Birmingham Bus Station (song)|Birmingham Bus Station]]" by Charlie Daniels ([[1994]]) | * "[[Birmingham Bus Station (song)|Birmingham Bus Station]]" by Charlie Daniels ([[1994]]) | ||
* "[[Birmingham Daddy]]" by Gene Autry ([[1931]]) | * "[[Birmingham Daddy]]" by Gene Autry ([[1931]]) | ||
* "[[Birmingham Jail (song)|Birmingham Jail]]" by | * "[[Birmingham Jail (song)|Birmingham Jail]]" by Darby and Tarlton ([[1927]]) | ||
* "[[Birmingham Lucy]]" by Bobby Goldsboro | * "[[Birmingham Lucy]]" by Bobby Goldsboro | ||
* "[[Birmingham Mama]]" by Tony Conn | * "[[Birmingham Mama]]" by Tony Conn | ||
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This is a list of songs written about the city of Birmingham:
- "Alabama by John Coltrane (1963)
- "Birmingham" by Amanda Marshall
- "Birmingham" by the Drive By Truckers (2002)
- "Birmingham" by Randy Newman
- "Birmingham" by Katherine McElroy (2004)
- "Birmingham 1982" by Maria Taylor
- "Birmingham, Alabama" by Harry Belafonte and R. B. Greaves
- "Birmingham Boogie" by Hot Lips Page
- "Birmingham Bounce" by Hardrock Gunter (1950), Tommy Dorsey, Amos Milburn
- "Birmingham Blues" by Edith Wilson, Fess Whatley (1921), Birmingham Jug Band (1930), John Lee Hooker, Charlie Daniels and others
- "Birmingham Breakdown" by Duke Ellington
- "Birmingham Boys" by the Birmingham Jubilee Singers (1926)
- "Birmingham Bus Station" by Charlie Daniels (1994)
- "Birmingham Daddy" by Gene Autry (1931)
- "Birmingham Jail" by Darby and Tarlton (1927)
- "Birmingham Lucy" by Bobby Goldsboro
- "Birmingham Mama" by Tony Conn
- "Birmingham Mistake" by Sammi Smith (1973)
- "Birmingham Road" by Jeff Black (1998)
- "Birmingham Shadows" by Bruce Cockburn (1995)
- "Birmingham Sunday" by Richard Farina, Joan Baez
- "Birmingham Tonight" by Delbert McClinton, Telluride
- "Birmingham Turnaround" by Keith Whatley
- "Boulder to Birmingham" by Emmylou Harris, Dolly Parton, Joan Baez, the Hollies, and others
- "Breakfast in Birmingham" by David Lee Murphy
- "Days of Birmingham" by Whisky Falls
- "Down and Out in Birmingham" by Pirates of the Mississippi
- "Fat Sam from Birmingham" by Louis Jordan (1947)
- "Hello Birmingham" by Ani DiFranco
- "I Got a Man in a 'Bama Mine" by Merline Johnson (1937)
- "Leaving You Behind" by Emily DeLoach (2003)
- "Paint Me A Birmingham" by Buck Moore & Gary Duffey. Recorded by Ken Mellons (2003) and Tracy Lawrence (2004)
- "Postmarked Birmingham" by Blackhawk
- "Sparrows over Birmingham" by Josh Rouse (2003)
- "Sweet Birmingham" by Robert Moore, recorded by Taj Mahal
- "Talking Birmingham Jam" by Phil Ochs (1965)
- "Tuxedo Junction" by Erskine Hawkins, recorded by Manhattan Transfer and many others
- "When Jesus Left Birmingham" by John Mellencamp (1993)
- "Wither Vulcan" by Remy Zero (1998)
Birmingham is also mentioned in the following:
- Alabama Anthem by Birmingham J (2005)
- "Black Betty" by Leadbelly (early 20th century), remade by Ram Jam (1977)
- "Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey" by Little Richard
- "Jacob's Ladder" by Bruce Hornsby, first recorded by Huey Lewis & the News (1987)
- "Gun Street Girl" by Tom Waits, (1985)
- "Her First Mistake" by Lyle Lovett
- "I Can't Love You Anymore" by Lyle Lovett
- "Maribel" by Andy Orfutt Irwin
- "One of These Days" by the Drive-By Truckers
- "Playboy Mommy" by Tory Amos (1998)
- "Promised Land" by Chuck Berry, Elvis Presley (1975)
- "Rip This Joint" by the Rolling Stones (1972)
- "Stars Fell on Alabama" by Frank Perkins & Mitchell Parish (1934)
- "Sure Don't Feel Like Love" by Paul Simon (2006)
- "Sweet Home Alabama" by Lynyrd Skynyrd
- "Swordfishtrombone" by Tom Waits (1983)
Reference
- "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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