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Motherless Children

Composer: Traditional

Grateful Dead

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Others

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no info My Eyes Have Seen, Odetta, 1959
no info Twelve-String Guitar: Folk Songs and Blues Sung and Played by Fred Gerlach, Fred Gerlach, 1962
no info Folk Music of Washington Square, Various Artists (Carol J. Virill), 1962
no info Great Day, Staple Singers, 1963
no info Mid the Green Fields of Virginia, The Carter Family, 1963
no info Texas Songster, Live, Vol. 3, Mance Lipscomb, 1965
no info John Renbourn, John Renbourn, 1965
infoDave Van Ronk, Folksinger, Dave Van Ronk, 1967
no info The Last Request, Ben Branch and Operation Breadbasket, 1968
no info Frisco Bound, Jesse Fuller, 1968
no info Sly and Robbie Present Gregory Isaacs, Gregory Isaacs, 1972
infoVan Ronk, Dave Van Ronk, 1972
no info Sounder, Taj Mahal, 1973
no info Living in the USA, Steve Miller Band, 1973
no info Art of Bottleneck Guitar, Sam Mitchell, 1975
info Close To Home, Roscoe Holcomb, 1975
no info Louisiana Country Blues, Herman Johnson, 1981
no info Reflections on the Carter Family, Ron Penix, 1981
no info 461 Ocean Boulevard, Eric Clapton, 1974
infoHesitation Blues, Dave Van Ronk, 1988
no info Josh White, Vol 2, Josh White, 1989
infoInside Dave Van Ronk (comp), Dave Van Ronk, 1989
no info Ramblin' on My Mind, Lucinda Williams, 1991
infoPickin' Up the Spirit, Marianne Antonse, 1992
info Sounds of the South, Various Artists (Felix Dukes), 1993
no info Step By Step - Lesley Riddle Meets The Carter Family - Blues Country and Sacred Songs, Lesley Riddle, 1993
no info Texas Blues Guitar, Mabce Lipscomb, 1994
no info The Singing Reverend, Rev. Gary Davis, 1994
infoLittle Signs of Autumn, Shinobu Sato, 1994
no info The Gospel Sound, Various Artists (Blind Willie Johnson), 1994
no info When Roses Bloom In Dixieland - The Complete Recordings, Vol. 3, Carter Family, 1995
no info This Train, Elder Roma Wilson, 1995
infoDear M.F. EP, Big Sugar, 1995
no info Through Many Dangers, Marion Williams, 1996
info High Lonesome Sound, Roscoe Holcomb, 1998
no info Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 5, 1944), Josh White, 1998
no info Hesitation Blues, Dave Van Ronk, 199?
no info The Legendary Carter Family, Carter Family, 19??
info40 Most Popular American Folk Songs, Paul & Margie, 199?
Les Plus Beaux Gospels, Various Artists (Paul Robeson), 2002
infoWhen the Sun Goes Down: The Secret History of Rock, Various Artists (Paul Robeson), 2002
info Island In The Sun, Harry Belafonte, 2002
info Les 100 Plus Beaux Gospels, Various Artists (Paul Robeson), 2002
info American Folk and Country Music Festival, Various Artists (Roscoe Holcomb), 2003
info The Road to Agate Hill: Music from Southwest Virginia and Beyond, Alice, Gail & Sharon, 2007

Notes

Often occurs as Sometimes I feel Like A Motherless Child.

The song was performed by David and the Dorks (David Crosby, Jerry Garcia, Phil Lesh and Mickey Hart) at the Matrix in December 1970.