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An American folk song that mourns the death of a friend.
The song is found credited to Leadbelly though this undoubtedly applies only to Leadbelly's versions. As typical, Leadbelly's versions and lyrics were often personalized and thus often different from other's versions. - Licensing
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Versions
Shorty George written by [Traditional] English
Title | Performer | Release date | Info | ||
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Shorty George | Smith Casey | 1942 | |||
Shorty George | Hermes Nye | 1955 | |||
Shorty George | Leadbelly | 1969 | Released more than 10 years after its recording | ||
Shorty George | Lils Mackintosh | 1999 |
He Was a Friend of Mine written by [Traditional] English
He Was a Friend of Mine written by Bobby Bare, Harlan Howard English
Title | Performer | Release date | Info | ||
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He Was a Friend of Mine | Bobby Bare | July 1964 | First release |
Just a Hand to Hold written by Mark Spoelstra English
Title | Performer | Release date | Info | ||
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Just a Hand to Hold | Mark Spoelstra | 1965 | First release | ||
Just a Hand to Hold | Kathy & Carol | 1965 | |||
Just a Hand to Hold | Doug Ashdown | 1966 | |||
Just a Hand to Hold | Chip & Dianne | 1967 |
He Was a Friend of Mine written by Werner Lämmerhirt English
Title | Performer | Release date | Info | ||
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He Was a Friend of Mine | Werner Lämmerhirt / Wizz Jones | 1981 | First release |
Toi qui m'as fait pleurer written by Georges Aber French
Han var min bästa vän written by Thorstein Bergman Swedish
Title | Performer | Release date | Info | ||
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Han var min bästa vän | Thorstein Bergman | January 1966 | First release | ||
Han var min bäste vän | Perssons Pack | 1992 | |||
Han var min bästa vän | Magnus Lindberg & Basse Wickman | 2010 |
Jag kallar honom vän written by John Holm Swedish
Title | Performer | Release date | Info | ||
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Jag kallar honom vän | John Holm | 1999 | First release |