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===1920s – 1930s=== | ===1920s – 1930s=== | ||
* "[[Birmingham Blues]]" (1921) by Edith Wilson | * "[[Birmingham Blues (1921)|Birmingham Blues]]" (1921) by Edith Wilson | ||
* "[[Mining Camp Blues]]" (1925) by Trixie Smith | * "[[Mining Camp Blues]]" (1925) by Trixie Smith | ||
* "[[Birmingham Breakdown]]" (1926) by Duke Ellington & His Kentucky Club Orchestra | * "[[Birmingham Breakdown]]" (1926) by Duke Ellington & His Kentucky Club Orchestra | ||
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* "[[Pratt City Blues (1926)|Pratt City Blues]]" (1926) by Bertha "Chippie" Hill | * "[[Pratt City Blues (1926)|Pratt City Blues]]" (1926) by Bertha "Chippie" Hill | ||
* "[[Birmingham Black Bottom]]" (1927) by Charlie Johnson’s Paradise Ten | * "[[Birmingham Black Bottom]]" (1927) by Charlie Johnson’s Paradise Ten | ||
* "[[Birmingham Jail (song)|Birmingham Jail]]" (1927) by Darby and Tarlton | * "[[Birmingham Jail (song)|Birmingham Jail]]" (1927) by Darby and Tarlton | ||
* "[[Birmingham Town]]" (1927) by Darby and Tarlton | |||
* "[[Snatch It Back Blues]]" by Buddy Boy Hawkins | * "[[Snatch It Back Blues]]" by Buddy Boy Hawkins | ||
* "[[Fourth Avenue Stomp]]" (1927) by [[Frank Bunch]] & His [[Frank Bunch & His Fuzzy Wuzzies|Fuzzy Wuzzies]] | |||
* "[[Third Alley Blues]]" (1927) by Ivy Smith | * "[[Third Alley Blues]]" (1927) by Ivy Smith | ||
* "[[Birmingham Jail No. 2]]" (1928) by Darby and Tarlton | |||
* "[[Frisco Leaving Birmingham]]" (1928) by George "Bullet" Williams | * "[[Frisco Leaving Birmingham]]" (1928) by George "Bullet" Williams | ||
* "[[Keep Your Man Out of Birmingham]]" (1928) by William Harris | * "[[Keep Your Man Out of Birmingham]]" (1928) by William Harris | ||
* "[[Big Rock Jail]]" (1929) by Barefoot Bill | * "[[Big Rock Jail]]" (1929) by Barefoot Bill | ||
* "[[Birmingham Rag]]" (1927) by Darby and Tarlton | |||
* "[[Birmingham Blues (1930)|Birmingham Blues]]" by the [[Birmingham Jug Band]] | |||
* "[[New Birmingham Jail]]" (1927) by Jimmie Tarlton | |||
* "[[Birmingham Daddy]]" (1931) by Gene Autry | * "[[Birmingham Daddy]]" (1931) by Gene Autry | ||
* "[[Seventh Street Alley Strut]]" (1931) by Marshall Owens | * "[[Seventh Street Alley Strut]]" (1931) by Marshall Owens | ||
* "[[Pratt City Blues (1932)|Pratt City Blues]]" (1932) by [[Jabo Williams]] | * "[[Pratt City Blues (1932)|Pratt City Blues]]" (1932) by [[Jabo Williams]] | ||
* "[[45 Pistol Blues]]" (1935) by [[Walter Roland]] | * "[[45 Pistol Blues]]" (1935) by [[Walter Roland]] | ||
* "[[Sam the Hot Dog Man]]" (1936) by Lil Johnson | |||
* "[[Eighth Avenue Blues]]" (1937) by Peanut the Kidnapper | * "[[Eighth Avenue Blues]]" (1937) by Peanut the Kidnapper | ||
* "[[I Got a Man in a 'Bama Mine]]" (1937) by Merline Johnson | * "[[I Got a Man in a 'Bama Mine]]" (1937) by Merline Johnson | ||
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* "[[Washington Heights, Pratt City Special]]" (1962) by Robert McCoy | * "[[Washington Heights, Pratt City Special]]" (1962) by Robert McCoy | ||
* "[[Alabama (John Coltrane song)|Alabama]]" (1963) by John Coltrane | * "[[Alabama (John Coltrane song)|Alabama]]" (1963) by John Coltrane | ||
* "[[Birmingham Bull (Didn't He Ramble)]]" (1963) by Ernie Marrs | |||
* "[[Great Day for Me]]" (1963) by [[Carlton Reese]], recorded by the [[Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights]] choir | |||
* "[[Birmingham (Junior & the Classics song)|Birmingham]]" (1964) by Junior & the Classics | |||
* "[[Birmingham Sunday]]" (1964) by Richard Fariña, recorded by Joan Baez | * "[[Birmingham Sunday]]" (1964) by Richard Fariña, recorded by Joan Baez | ||
* "[[Birmingham Blues (John Lee Hooker song)|Birmingham Blues]]" (1965) by John Lee Hooker | |||
* "[[The Magic City (album)|The Magic City]]" (1965) by [[Sun Ra]] | * "[[The Magic City (album)|The Magic City]]" (1965) by [[Sun Ra]] | ||
* "[[Talking Birmingham Jam]]" (1965) by Phil Ochs | * "[[Talking Birmingham Jam]]" (1965) by Phil Ochs | ||
* "[[Birmingham (Tommy Collins song)|Birmingham]]" (1967) by Tommy Collins | |||
* "[[Hello L.A., Bye-Bye Birmingham]]" by Mac Davis & Delaney Bramlett, recorded by Nancy Sinatra, Larry Henley, Blue Cheer, Juicy Lucy, Bobby Whitlock, and the Oobleedooblee Band | |||
* "[[Birmingham (Movers song)|Birmingham]]" (1968) by the Movers | |||
* "[[Walkin' Back to Birmingham]]" (1968) by Leon Ashley | |||
* "[[Birmingham, Alabama (song)|Birmingham, Alabama]]" (1969) by Murray MacLeod & Stuart Margolin, recorded by Harry Belafonte and R. B. Greaves | * "[[Birmingham, Alabama (song)|Birmingham, Alabama]]" (1969) by Murray MacLeod & Stuart Margolin, recorded by Harry Belafonte and R. B. Greaves | ||
* "[[Birmingham (Freddy Weller song)|Birmingham]]" (1969) by Freddy Weller | * "[[Birmingham (Freddy Weller song)|Birmingham]]" (1969) by Freddy Weller | ||
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* "[[Birmingham (Randy Newman song)|Birmingham]]" (1974) by Randy Newman | * "[[Birmingham (Randy Newman song)|Birmingham]]" (1974) by Randy Newman | ||
* "[[Boulder to Birmingham]]" (1975) by [[Emmylou Harris]] | * "[[Boulder to Birmingham]]" (1975) by [[Emmylou Harris]] | ||
* "[[Birmingham Is My Home]]" (1976) by the [[Birmingham Heritage Band]] | |||
* "[[Birmingham Mama]]" (1979) by Tony Conn | * "[[Birmingham Mama]]" (1979) by Tony Conn | ||
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* "Stars Fell on Alabama" by Frank Perkins & Mitchell Parish ([[1934]]) | * "Stars Fell on Alabama" by Frank Perkins & Mitchell Parish ([[1934]]) | ||
* "Sure Don't Feel Like Love" by Paul Simon ([[2006]]) | * "Sure Don't Feel Like Love" by Paul Simon ([[2006]]) | ||
* "Sweet Home Alabama" by Lynyrd Skynyrd | * "Sweet Home Alabama" by Lynyrd Skynyrd ([[1974]]) | ||
* "Swordfishtrombone" by Tom Waits ([[1983]]) | * "Swordfishtrombone" by Tom Waits ([[1983]]) | ||
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==See also== | |||
* [[List of songs about Bessemer]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
* "List of songs about Birmingham, Alabama." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. 19 Mar 2006, 17:22 UTC. 19 Mar 2006, 19:09 [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_songs_about_Birmingham%2C_Alabama&oldid=44523410]. | * "List of songs about Birmingham, Alabama." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. 19 Mar 2006, 17:22 UTC. 19 Mar 2006, 19:09 [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_songs_about_Birmingham%2C_Alabama&oldid=44523410]. | ||
* "[http://goliath.ecnext.com/coms2/gi_0199-5234832/Directory-of-African-Appalachian-musicians.html Directory of African-Appalachian musicians]" (March 22, 2004) ''Black Music Research Journal'' | * "[http://goliath.ecnext.com/coms2/gi_0199-5234832/Directory-of-African-Appalachian-musicians.html Directory of African-Appalachian musicians]" (March 22, 2004) ''Black Music Research Journal'' | ||
* Mathews, Burgin (2011) ''Thirty Birmingham Songs''. Birmingham: Lady Muleskinner Press | |||
[[Category:Lists|Songs]] | [[Category:Lists|Songs]] | ||
[[Category:Songs|*]] | [[Category:Songs|*]] |
Revision as of 18:15, 21 December 2011
This is a list of songs written about the city of Birmingham. Birmingham and specific locations within the city have been referenced in numerous popular songs, of which the following represent but a sample:
1920s – 1930s
- "Birmingham Blues" (1921) by Edith Wilson
- "Mining Camp Blues" (1925) by Trixie Smith
- "Birmingham Breakdown" (1926) by Duke Ellington & His Kentucky Club Orchestra
- "Birmingham Boys" (1926) by the Birmingham Jubilee Singers
- "Jefferson County" (1926) by Sid Harris, recorded by Priscilla Stewart, Bo Weavil Jackson
- "Pratt City Blues" (1926) by Bertha "Chippie" Hill
- "Birmingham Black Bottom" (1927) by Charlie Johnson’s Paradise Ten
- "Birmingham Jail" (1927) by Darby and Tarlton
- "Birmingham Town" (1927) by Darby and Tarlton
- "Snatch It Back Blues" by Buddy Boy Hawkins
- "Fourth Avenue Stomp" (1927) by Frank Bunch & His Fuzzy Wuzzies
- "Third Alley Blues" (1927) by Ivy Smith
- "Birmingham Jail No. 2" (1928) by Darby and Tarlton
- "Frisco Leaving Birmingham" (1928) by George "Bullet" Williams
- "Keep Your Man Out of Birmingham" (1928) by William Harris
- "Big Rock Jail" (1929) by Barefoot Bill
- "Birmingham Rag" (1927) by Darby and Tarlton
- "Birmingham Blues" by the Birmingham Jug Band
- "New Birmingham Jail" (1927) by Jimmie Tarlton
- "Birmingham Daddy" (1931) by Gene Autry
- "Seventh Street Alley Strut" (1931) by Marshall Owens
- "Pratt City Blues" (1932) by Jabo Williams
- "45 Pistol Blues" (1935) by Walter Roland
- "Sam the Hot Dog Man" (1936) by Lil Johnson
- "Eighth Avenue Blues" (1937) by Peanut the Kidnapper
- "I Got a Man in a 'Bama Mine" (1937) by Merline Johnson
- "Fifteen Miles from Birmingham" (1938) by the Delmore Brothers
- "Tuxedo Junction" (1939) by Erskine Hawkins, recorded by Manhattan Transfer and many others
1940s – 1950s
- "Back to Birmingham" (1940) by the Delmore Brothers
- "Birmingham Bus" (1945) by Romo Vincent
- "Fat Sam from Birmingham" (1947) by Louis Jordan
- "Birmingham Bounce" (1950) by Hardrock Gunter
- "Birmingham Boogie" by Hot Lips Page
1960s – 1970s
- "Washington Heights, Pratt City Special" (1962) by Robert McCoy
- "Alabama" (1963) by John Coltrane
- "Birmingham Bull (Didn't He Ramble)" (1963) by Ernie Marrs
- "Great Day for Me" (1963) by Carlton Reese, recorded by the Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights choir
- "Birmingham" (1964) by Junior & the Classics
- "Birmingham Sunday" (1964) by Richard Fariña, recorded by Joan Baez
- "Birmingham Blues" (1965) by John Lee Hooker
- "The Magic City" (1965) by Sun Ra
- "Talking Birmingham Jam" (1965) by Phil Ochs
- "Birmingham" (1967) by Tommy Collins
- "Hello L.A., Bye-Bye Birmingham" by Mac Davis & Delaney Bramlett, recorded by Nancy Sinatra, Larry Henley, Blue Cheer, Juicy Lucy, Bobby Whitlock, and the Oobleedooblee Band
- "Birmingham" (1968) by the Movers
- "Walkin' Back to Birmingham" (1968) by Leon Ashley
- "Birmingham, Alabama" (1969) by Murray MacLeod & Stuart Margolin, recorded by Harry Belafonte and R. B. Greaves
- "Birmingham" (1969) by Freddy Weller
- "Backin' to Birmingham" (1972) by Lester Flatt
- "Birmingham Lucy" (1973) by Bobby Goldsboro
- "Birmingham Mistake" (1973) by Sammi Smith
- "Birmingham" (1974) by Randy Newman
- "Boulder to Birmingham" (1975) by Emmylou Harris
- "Birmingham Is My Home" (1976) by the Birmingham Heritage Band
- "Birmingham Mama" (1979) by Tony Conn
1980s – 1990s
- "Birmingham Tonight" (1980) by Telluride
- "Birmingham Turnaround" (1990) by Keith Whitley
- "Down and Out in Birmingham" (1990) by Pirates of the Mississippi
- "Train to Birmingham" (1991) by John Hiatt, recorded by Kevin Welch
- "When Jesus Left Birmingham" by John Mellencamp (1993)
- "Birmingham Bus Station" by Charlie Daniels (1994)
- "Birmingham" (1995) by Amanda Marshall
- "Birmingham Shadows" by Bruce Cockburn (1995)
- "Breakfast in Birmingham" (1996) by David Lee Murphy & Kim Tribble
- "Postmarked Birmingham" (1997) by Phil Vassar, Blackhawk
- "Birmingham Road" by Jeff Black (1998)
- "Wither Vulcan" by Remy Zero (1998)
- "Hello Birmingham" by Ani DiFranco (1999)
2000s –
- "Sweet Birmingham" (2000) by Robert Moore, recorded by Taj Mahal
- "Birmingham" by the Drive By Truckers (2002)
- "Leaving You Behind" by Emily DeLoach (2003)
- "Sparrows over Birmingham" by Josh Rouse (2003)
- "Paint Me A Birmingham" by Buck Moore & Gary Duffey. Recorded by Ken Mellons (2003) and Tracy Lawrence (2004)
- "Birmingham" (2004) by Katherine McElroy, recorded by Snow Machine
- "Birmingham 1982" (2005) by Maria Taylor
- "Birmingham" (2006) by The Deaths
- "Birmingham Eccentric" (2008) by Kelley Stoltz
- "Hills of Birmingham" (2010) by Terrible Things
- "Birmingham" (2011) by The Get Up Kids
Mentions
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
- "My Elusive Dreams" by Moses & Joshua Dillard (1967)
- "One of These Days" by the Drive-By Truckers
- "Playboy Mommy" by Tori 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 (1974)
- "Swordfishtrombone" by Tom Waits (1983)
This list is incomplete and may never satisfy any subjective standard for completeness. You can help Bhamwiki by expanding it.
See also
References
- "List of songs about Birmingham, Alabama." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. 19 Mar 2006, 17:22 UTC. 19 Mar 2006, 19:09 [1].
- "Directory of African-Appalachian musicians" (March 22, 2004) Black Music Research Journal
- Mathews, Burgin (2011) Thirty Birmingham Songs. Birmingham: Lady Muleskinner Press