The House of the Rising Sun (English Wikipedia)

The same opening lyrics are in the early recorded version in 1933: Robert B. Waltz and David G. Engle, "House of the Rising Sun, The Archived October 5, 2020, at the Wayback Machine", The Traditional Ballad Index, 4.0, Fresno State University, (2016) (accessed October 19, 2016)

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Miller, Michael (June 26, 2013). "'House of the Rising Sun' to set on Costa Mesa". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on November 30, 2020. Retrieved November 22, 2020. The band's 1964 hit "House of the Rising Sun," which cast a traditional ballad in a hard, bluesy arrangement, is considered a folk-rock milestone, and hits like "We Gotta Get Out of This Place" and "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" remain classic rock radio staples.

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McLean, Ralph. "Stories Behind the Song: 'House of the Rising Sun'". BBC. Archived from the original on September 8, 2011. Retrieved May 4, 2007.
"House of the Rising Sun - the History and the Song". BBC h2g2. July 28, 2006. Archived from the original on December 29, 2008. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
The same opening lyrics are in the early recorded version in 1933: Robert B. Waltz and David G. Engle, "House of the Rising Sun, The Archived October 5, 2020, at the Wayback Machine", The Traditional Ballad Index, 4.0, Fresno State University, (2016) (accessed October 19, 2016)
"Pete Seeger - American Favorite Ballads" (PDF). Volume 2 (pages 11–12). Smithsonian Folkways. 2009. pp. 27–28. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 19, 2012. Retrieved December 4, 2011.
"HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN – Banjo Mountain". Archived from the original on November 29, 2021. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
Miller, Michael (June 26, 2013). "'House of the Rising Sun' to set on Costa Mesa". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on November 30, 2020. Retrieved November 22, 2020. The band's 1964 hit "House of the Rising Sun," which cast a traditional ballad in a hard, bluesy arrangement, is considered a folk-rock milestone, and hits like "We Gotta Get Out of This Place" and "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" remain classic rock radio staples.
Ray Marshall, "The rise of supergroup", Newcastle Evening Chronicle, August 17, 2005. Accessed May 5, 2007.
Vivinetto, Gina (January 15, 2004). "More animal magnetism". St. Petersburg Times. Archived from the original on May 11, 2004. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
"House of the Rising Sun". Rolling Stone. 9 December 2004. Archived from the original on 27 April 2007. Retrieved 4 May 2007.
Muze article, "Best Of The Animals (Abkco)", Tower Records. Accessed May 4, 2007.
"Cash Box Year-End Charts: Top 100 Pop Singles, December 26, 1964". Archived from the original on June 1, 2015. Retrieved May 31, 2017.
"WAS There a House in New Orleans They Called The Rising Sun?". September 19, 2011. Archived from the original on September 7, 2017.

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