Tune Req: He Was A Friend Of Mine

Subject: He Was A Friend Of Mine
From: ballpienhammer
Date: 18 Sep 02 - 07:01 AM

Am looking for name of folk group ca. 1963-66. This song was covered my many groups. I am looking for CD of oruginal LP. cannot remember name of group. HELP!

Subject: RE: Tune Req: He Was A Friend Of Mine
From: Kenny B
Date: 18 Sep 02 - 07:09 AM

If you just want a recording,
it's on "Friends of Mine" CD
By Ramblin Jack Elliot. And on Bob Dylan's "The Bootleg Series" Vol 1 he may have recorded it as "Blind Boy Grunt"

Subject: RE: Tune Req: He Was A Friend Of Mine
From: Tiger
Date: 18 Sep 02 - 07:36 AM

Authorship is still discussed, but the most likely explanation is an informal collaboration between Dave Van Ronk and Bob Dylan in the late 50's.

Subject: RE: Tune Req: He Was A Friend Of Mine
From: Glen Reid
Date: 18 Sep 02 - 10:57 AM

This song is included on an old Bobby Bare album(folk-country star of the sixties)"The Best of Bobby Bare" RCA Victor. They give credit to Harlan Howard, big time country hit writer, also of that period. Glen

Subject: RE: Tune Req: He Was A Friend Of Mine
From: Steve Latimer
Date: 18 Sep 02 - 11:19 AM

Here you go.

Click here

Subject: RE: Tune Req: He Was A Friend Of Mine
From: GUEST,Bill Kennedy
Date: 18 Sep 02 - 01:46 PM

maybe the Mel Lyman Family cd 'Birth', supposedly from a 'lost' lp, cd released this year

Subject: RE: Tune Req: He Was A Friend Of Mine
From: ballpienhammer
Date: 19 Sep 02 - 08:38 AM

thanks all. I have settled on a possible "Flowerz",or "Leaves" and am looking at Van Ronk, Von Schmidt, Elliot, Hardin, Buckley.

Subject: RE: Tune Req: He Was A Friend Of Mine
From: ballpienhammer
Date: 19 Sep 02 - 08:40 AM

Oh, I think "500 Miles" and "He Never Said a Mummbli'n Word" were on the LP as well...?