- Written by
- [Traditional]
- Language
- English
- Comments
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Song often will either be credited as Traditional or to Rev. Gary Davis. The story goes that Rev. Davis learned this song in his teens but wouldn't play the lyrics as he felt they were too sacreligious (the Candy Man was slang for a drug dealer) but at the turn of the century drugs such as cocaine weren't illegal or yet known to be scourges. Mississippi John Hurt altered the lyrics and recorded his version in December 1928. In the early 1960s, many of the folk revivalists spent time with Rev. Davis and he taught them this song and it was popularized by Jack Elliott and Dave Van Ronk. NOTE: SHS has set up Mississippi John Hurt's rendition as an adaptation but it can be argued that it was just an arrangement.
- Licensing
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Song
Versions
Candy Man written by [Traditional] English
Candy Man written by [Traditional] instrumental
Title | Performer | Release date | Info | ||
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i | Candyman | Stefan Grossman with Sunshine Kate | February 1967 | ||
i | Candy Man | John Fahey | 1973 |
Candy Man written by Mississippi John Hurt English
Title | Performer | Release date | Info | ||
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Candy Man Blues | Mississippi John Hurt | February 1929 | First recording on December 28, 1928 | ||
Candy Man Blues | Backwards Sam Firk | 1968 | |||
Candy Men | Backwards Sam Firk & Delta X | 1969 | |||
Candyman | David Essig | 1974 | |||
Candy Man Blues | Gerd K. And The Hot Feet Band (Gee Gee Kettel) | 1985 | Unverified | ||
Candyman | Dutch Tilders | 1992 | |||
Candyman Blues | Ken Hamm | 1998 | |||
Candy Man | Steve & Justin Earle | 2001 | |||
Candy Man | Chris Smither | July 22, 2003 | |||
Candy Man | The Alabama Gravy Soppers | 2003 | |||
Candy Man | John Jackson | June 15, 2010 | Live Released more than 10 years after recording |
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Candy Man | Rory Block | June 3, 2013 | |||
Candyman | Catfish Keith | 2017 | |||
Candy Man | The Daves | July 13, 2018 |
Meakt's eich des written by Richard Weihs German
Title | Performer | Release date | Info | ||
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Meakt's eich des | Richard Weihs | 1983 | First release |