The Sinking of the Reuben James
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"The Sinking of the Reuben James" is a song by Woody Guthrie about the sinking of the U.S. convoy escort Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities"., which was the first U.S. naval ship sunk by German U-boats in World War II. Woody Guthrie had started to write a song including each name on the casualty list of the sinking. This was later replaced by the chorus "tell me what were their names."[1]
The song is set to the melody of "Wildwood Flower", an antebellum tune by Joseph Philbrick Webster.[2]
Recordings
- The Almanac Singers on Dear Mr. President 1942
- Johnny Horton on Johnny Horton Sings History 1960
- Oscar Brand on Every Inch a Sailor 1960
- Kingston Trio on Close-Up 1961
- Dennis Weaver 1962
- The Chad Mitchell Trio on Reflecting 1963
- Jon Mark and Alun Davies on Relax Your Mind 1963
- Cisco Houston on Cisco Houston sings the songs of Woody Guthrie 1963
- The Highwaymen on Homecoming 1963
- Pete Seeger on Waist Deep in the Big Muddy and Other Love Songs 1967
- Country Joe McDonald on Thinking of Woody Guthrie 1969
See also
References
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