Down by the Riverside

~ Song

Annotation

First published in “Plantation Melodies: A Collection of Modern, Popular and Old-time Negro-Songs of the Southland”, Chicago, the Rodeheaver Company, 1918

Annotation last modified on 2012-10-29 23:34 UTC.

Relationships

lyricist and composer:[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Wikidata:Q4068801 [info]
referred to in medleys:Shticks of One and Half a Dozen of the Other (order: 11)
is the basis for:Qu’il fait bon vivre
arrangements:Down by the River Side (arr. Jordan)
Down by the Riverside (arr. Barber)
Down by the Riverside (arr. Jackson)

Recordings

DateTitleAttributesArtistLength
recordings
1943-07Down by the River SideLucky Millinder & His Orchestra3:09
1943-07 – 1943-08Down by the RiversideSister Rosetta Tharpe with Lucky Millinder & His Orchestra3:49
1943-07 – 1943-08Down by the Riverside (1943-07 or 1943-08)Sister Rosetta Tharpe with Lucky Millinder & His Orchestra3:57
1947Down by the RiversideSister Rosetta Tharpe2:33
1948-12-02Down by the Riverside (1948-12-02)Sister Rosetta Tharpe & The Dependable Boys acc. Sam Price Trio2:32
1953-12-09Down by the Riverside (take 3)George Lewis & His Ragtime Band2:43
1953Down by the River SideBig Bill Broonzy2:18
1955-11-03Down by the RiversideMahalia Jackson with The Falls-Jones Ensemble?:??
1956-12-04Down by the RiversideThe Million Dollar Quartet2:25
1956-12-04Down by the RiversideThe Million Dollar Quartet2:27
1956-12-04Down by the RiversidecoverElvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis et Carl Perkins2:13
1956-12-04Down by the RiversideThe Million Dollar Quartet2:22
1956-12-04Down by the RiversideThe Million Dollar Quartet2:31
1957-10-27 – 1957-10-28Down by the RiversideKid Ory8:24
1958-02-06Down by the RiversidecoverLouis Armstrong & His All-Stars with The Sy Oliver Choir3:11
1958-03-26Down by the RiversideMahalia Jackson2:19
1958-11Down by the RiversideinstrumentalHampton Hawes4:42
1958Down by the RiversideThe Golden Gate Quartet2:45
1961 – 1962Ain’t Gonna Study War No MoreliveSonny Terry & Brownie McGhee3:22
1964-02-24Down by the Riverside (take 5)instrumentalAlbert Ayler4:23
1964-02-24Down by the Riverside (take 6)instrumentalAlbert Ayler4:48
1965-05-12 – 1965-05-14Down by the Riverside / When the Saints Go Marching InElvis Presley1:56
1965-05-12 – 1965-05-19Down by the Riverside / When the Saints Go Marching InmedleyElvis Presley1:56
1965-05-14Down by the RiversideJoseph Spence3:18
1965-05Down By The Riverside - When The Saints Go Marchin' InmedleyElvis Presley1:42
1966-09-23Down by the RiversideJimmy Smith and Wes Montgomery10:02
1971-06-20Down by the RiversideinstrumentalThe JPJ Quartet, Budd Johnson4:59
1971-09-28Down by the Riverside (live, 1971-09-28: Koseinenkin Kaikan, Osaka, Japan)cover and liveLed Zeppelin2:08
1971-09-28Down by the Riversidecover and liveLed Zeppelin2:42
1971Down by the RiversidecoverVan Morrison3:54
1988-01No Body Knows the Trouble I’ve Seen / Down by the RiversideDavid Murray4:21
2004-05Down by the RiversidecoverElmhurst College Jazz Band?:??
2013-01-21Down by the RiversideTaj Mahal3:34
2014-12-12 – 2014-12-14Down by the RiversideinstrumentalChristian McBride Trio6:48
Ain’t Gonna Study War No MorecoverTennessee Ernie Ford?:??
Ain’t Gonna Study War No MoreTennessee Ernie Ford2:40
Ain’t Gonna Study War No MorecoverTennessee Ernie Ford?:??
Ain’t Gonna Study War No MorecoverTennessee Ernie Ford?:??
Ain’t Gonna Study War No MorecoverTennessee Ernie Ford2:40
Ain’t Gonna Study War No MoreLeon Lishner?:??
Ain’t Gonna Study War No MorecoverTennessee Ernie Ford2:40
Down by the River SidecoverThe Blue Diamonds2:43
Down by the riversideThe King’s Singers3:59
Down by the RiversideLouis Armstrong3:11
Down by the RiversideLouis Armstrong3:08
Down by the RiversideinstrumentalOrchestra Max Greger1:05
Down by the Riverside103rd Street Gospel Choir3:04
Down by the RiversideLouis Armstrong3:07
Down by the RiversidecoverCharlie Rich3:19
Down by the RiversideBig Bill Broonzy3:02
Down by the RiversidecoverJackie Wilson duet with Linda Hopkins2:24
Down by the RiversidecoverJack Scott3:18
Down by the RiversidecoverJack Scott3:22
Down by the Riversidecover[unknown]3:13
Down by the RiversideElvis Presley2:24
Down by the RiversideElvis Presley?:??
Down by the RiversideJerold Ottley, Mormon Tabernacle Choir4:25
Down by the Riversidecover101 Strings4:09
Down by the RiversideinstrumentalShirley Scott?:??
Down by the RiversideJames Last2:37
Down by the Riversideinstrumental and liveFabrizio Bosso7:30
Down by the RiversideliveTrini Lopez1:30
Down by the RiversidecoverOriginal Dixieland-Stompers3:44
Down by the Riversidecover and liveMahalia Jackson4:37
Down by the Riverside (master)coverBilly Lee Riley2:17
Down by the Riversidecover and instrumentalWycliffe Gordon2:44
Down by the RiversideEric Noden4:17
Down by the RiversidePlaying for Change feat. Keb’ Mo’, Preservation Hall Jazz Band & Grandpa Elliott3:50
Down by the RiversideDeller Consort, Desmond Dupré, Alfred Deller1:35
Down by the RiversideKay Starr2:23
Down by the RiversideCurt & Roland2:12
Down by the RiversideJackie DeShannon3:26
Down by the RiversideKen Carson & The Choraliers?:??
Down by the RiversideKen Carson & The Singing Choraliers?:??
Down by the RiversideLara Downes3:13
Down by the RiversidecoverLouis Armstrong3:12
Down by the RiversidecoverAlabama2:49
Down by the RiversideinstrumentalArnett Cobb5:22
Down by the RiversidePlaying for Change3:50
Down by the RiversideliveAsylum Street Spankers4:06
Down by the RiversidecoverThe Blue Diamonds2:42
Down by the RiversidecoverThe Blue Diamonds2:43
Down by the RiversidecoverThe Blue Diamonds2:47
Down by the RiversidecoverThe Blue Diamonds?:??
Down by the RiversidecoverThe Blue Diamonds?:??
Down by the RiversidecoverThe Blue Diamonds2:42
Down by the RiversideliveThe Golden Gate Quartet2:40
Down by the RiversidePreservation Hall Jazz Band2:55
Down by the RiversideThe Million Dollar Quartet2:16
Down by the RiversideLouis Armstrong3:10
Down by the RiversideLouis Armstrong3:12
Down by the RiversideLouis Armstrong3:09
Down by the RiversideLouis Armstrong3:06
Down by the RiversidecoverCharlie Rich3:22
Down by the Riverside (demo)coverCarl Perkins1:27
Down by the RiversidecoverCarl Perkins1:29
Down by the RiversideFisk Jubilee Singers2:17
Down By the RiversidecoverLouis Armstrong3:12
Down By The RiversideLouis Armstrong3:12
Down By The RiversideliveThe Rounder Girls4:31
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