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One Kind Favor / See That My Grave Is Kept Clean

Composer: Traditional

Grateful Dead

info The Golden Road (1965-1973), Grateful Dead, 2001
info The Birth Of The Dead, Grateful Dead, 2003

Garcia

info Keystone Encores Volume 1, Merl Saunders / Jerry Garcia / John Kahn / Bill Vitt, 1988
info Keystone Encores, Merl Saunders / Jerry Garcia / John Kahn / Bill Vitt, 1988

Bob Dylan

As See That My Grave Is Kept Clean
info Bob Dylan, Bob Dylan, 1962
info Bob Dylan/Times They Are A-Changin', Bob Dylan, 196?
info Bob Dylan / The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan, Bob Dylan, 2002

Others

These lists are not intended to be comprehensive.

One Kind Favor or similar title
no info Blues, Rags, and Hollers, Spider John Koerner/Dave Ray/Tony Glover, 1963
info How Can I Keep From Singing, Liz Getz, 1966
no info Lightnin'!, Lightnin' Hopkins, 1967
no info Dirty Blues, Lightnin' Hopkins, 1971
no info Country Blues Guitar, Stefan Grossman, 1977
no info Earthquake Blues, Robert Lowery, 1991
no info Live, John Hammond, 1992
no info Step by Step: Lesley Riddle Meets the Carter Family, Lesley Riddle, 1993
no info Hard Road Blues, Hans Theessink, 1995
info Archive Alive, Brewer & Shipley, 1997
no info Smile Awhile, Christian Dozzler, 1998
no info Teenage Shutdown: I'm Down Today, Various Artists (John Does), 1998
no info Rainwater Rd., Randall Lee Rainwater, 1998
no info Jake Head Boogie, Lightnin' Hopkins, 1999
no info Remaining Titles: 1950-1961 Vol.1, Lightnin' Hopkins, 1999
no info Big River Blues, Dustin Sommers, 2000
no info Carry the Word, Spencer Bohren, 2000
no info Twist It Babe, Catfish Keith, 2001
no info Box of the Blues, Various Artists (Cephas and Wiggins), 2003
no info All the Classics: 1946-1951, Lightnin' Hopkins, 2003

See That My Grave Is Kept Clean or similar title
no info Blind Lemon Jefferson, 1927
no info Bela Lam and His Greene County Singers, 1927
no info Blind Lemon Jefferson, 1928
info Anthology Of American Folk Music, Vol. 3: Songs, Various Artists (Blind Lemon Jefferson), 1952
no info Lightnin' Hopkins, Lightnin' Hopkins, 1959
no info Dave Van Ronk Sings, Dave Van Ronk, 1961
no info John Hammond, John Hammond, 1962
info The Folk Box, Various Artists (Blind Lemon Jefferson), 1964
no info How Can I Keep From Singing, Liz Getz, 1966
no info Presenting the Country Blues, Furry Lewis, 1969
no info Michael Bloomfield, Michael Bloomfield, 1978
no info The Best Of John Hammond, John Hammond, 197?
no info Ghost Stories, The Dream Syndicate, 1988
no info The Best of John Hammond, John Hammond, 1989
no info King of the Country Blues, Blind Lemon Jefferson, 1985
no info Lightnin' Hopkins, Lightnin' Hopkins, 1990
no info Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 2 (1927), Blind Lemon Jefferson, 1991
no info Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 3 (1928), Blind Lemon Jefferson, 1991
info The Folkways Years 1959-1961, Dave Van Ronk, 1991
no info The Singer, Diamanda Galas, 1992
no info The Greatest in Country Blues (1929-1956), Vol. 1, Various Artists (Blind Lemon Jefferson), 1992
no info Best of Blind Lemon Jefferson, Blind Lemon Jefferson, 1994
no info Blues, Vol. 1, Various Artists (Blind Lemon Jefferson), 1994
no info Old Pal, Cliff Perry and Laurel Bliss, 1994
no info Rural String Bands of Virginia, Various Artists (Bela Lam & The Greene County Singers ), 1994
no info The Gospel Ship: Baptists Hymns & White Spiritual, Various Artists (Hobart Smith), 1994
no info Mississippi Delta Blues, Vol. 1: Blow My Blues Away, Various Artists (Blind Lemon Jefferson), 1994
no info See That My Grave is Kept Clean, James Solberg Band, 1995
no info Love in Exile, Chrome Cranks, 1996
no info The Easin' In: The Essential Recordings of Texas Blues, Various Artists (Blind Lemon Jefferson), 1996
no info Best of Michael Bloomfield, Michael Bloomfield, 1997
no info Live in Exile, Chrome Cranks, 1997
no info Southern Journey, Vol. 4: Brethren, We Meet Again, Various Artists (Hobart Smith), 1997
no info Deep East Texas Blues, Frank Robinson, 1997
no info Roll Away the Stone, Kelly Joe Phelps, 1997
no info One Kind Word, Geoff Bartley, 1998
no info Squeeze My Lemon, Blind Lemon Jefferson, 1998
no info Matchbox Blues, Blind Lemon Jefferson, 1998
no info Runnin' & Ramblin', Bill Rhoades & Alan Hager, 1998
no info Don't Worry, Sing the Blues, Various Artists James Solberg Band, 1998
no info Gold Watch and Chain: Their Complete Victor Recordings (1933-34), The Carter Family, 1998
no info Real Blues Brothers, Vol. 2, Various Artists (Lightnin' Hopkins), 1998
no info The Greatest in Country Blues, Various Artists (Blind Lemon Jefferson), 1999
no info Heaven & Earth, Stuart Smith, 1999
no info Take Your Time, Furry Lewis, 2000
no info In the Shadow of Clinch Mountain, The Carter Family, 2000
no info Joyride to the Urban Westworld, Rancho Deluxe, 2000
no info The Best of Blind Lemon Jefferson, Blind Lemon Jefferson, 2000
no info The Great Race Record Labels, Vol. 1, Various Artists (Blind Lemon Jefferson), 2000
no info The Early Blues Roots of Bob Dylan, Various Artists (Blind Lemon Jefferson), 2000
no info Africa and the Blues, Various Artists (Blind Lemon Jefferson), 2001
no info On Your Knees, Earthlings!!!, Mick Farren & the Deviants, 2001
no info Shut Up and Eat Your Beans, Three Bean Salad, 2001
no info Songs from the Heart, Various Artists Dave Van Ronk, 2002
no info The Carter Family: 1927-1934, The Carter Family, 2002
no info Blue on Blues, Charley Patton/Blind Lemon Jefferson, 2002
no info Balling The Jack: Birth Of NU-Blues, Various Artists (Diamanda Galas), 2002
no info Classic Sides, Blind Lemon Jefferson, 2003
no info Alan Lomax: Blues Songbook, Various Artist Hobart Smith, 2003
no info Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues: The Soul of a Man, Original Soundtrack (Lou Reed), 2003
no info Classic Sides, Blind Lemon Jefferson, 2003
info Lightning In A Bottle, Various Artists (Mavis Staples), 2004

Two White Horses In A Line or similar title
no info Two White Horses In A Line, Two Poor Boys, 1931
no info Alabama Country 1927-1931, Various Artists (Two Poor Boys), 1967
no info The Two Poor Boys: Complete Works (1927-1931), Joe Evans / Arthur McClain, 1991
no info Texas Field Recordings (1934/1939), Various Artists (Pete Harris and Smith Casey), 1995
no info Before the Blues, Vol. 1: The Early American Black Music Scene, Various Artists (Joe Evans / Arthur McClain), 1996
no info Jack O'Diamonds: Library of Congress Recordings From Texas, Pete Harris and Smith Casey, 19??
no info North Fork Flyer, Black Twig Pickers, 2001
no info Rags, Breakdowns, Stomps and Blues: Vintage Mandolin Music 1927-1946, Various Artists (Two Poor Boys), 2004

Sad And Lonesome Day
info Home Is Where The Heart Is, David Grisman, 1988
no info The Early Rebel Recordings 1962-1971, The Country Gentlemen, 1998
no info In the Shadow of Clinch Mountain, The Carter Family, 2000
no info The Carter Family, Vol. 2: 1935-1941, The Carter Family, 2003

Notes

The most commonly used name for this song is See That My Grave Is Kept Clean. It is also sometimes known as Two White Horses In A Line, Dig My Grave With A Silver Spade, One Kind Favor or variations on these titles. The bluegrass song Sad And Lonesome Day is another variation of the song.

Many recordings give writing credit to Blind Lemon Jefferson but it was an existing "folk spiritual" that Jefferson learnt as Two White Horses In A Line.

The Golden Road box set gives the writing credits as Jules Taub/Sam Hopkins.