| 词条 | I'm Working on a Building |
| 释义 |
"I'm Working on a Building" is a song in both the African American spiritual and southern gospel traditions. The song has become a standard of the genres. It has been recorded many times, by artists such as The Carter Family,[1] Bill Monroe,[2] Elvis Presley,[3] the Oak Ridge Boys,[3] B. B. King,[4] and John Fogerty.[5] HistoryOne version of the song is credited to Lillian Bowles and Winifred O. Hoyle,[3] though it existed as a traditional folk song for longer than that, likely a negro spiritual of indeterminate origin. An early version of the song was collected in a 1929 book, Old Songs Hymnal by Dorothy G. Bolton; the song is described has having a calypso feel to it, leading to speculation that it may have originated in Florida or the Caribbean.[6] The song became popularly associated with Southern gospel music when The Carter Family recorded in 1934 for Bluebird Records; this version is copyrighted to A. P. Carter. Bill Monroe, the father of bluegrass music, added it to his regular set-list due to numerous requests from fans, and because he appreciated the construction metaphor in the song's lyrics. It is believed that the Carter version was itself based on a much older version which the folklorist John Wesley Work III later included in his 1940 collection American Negro Songs and Spirituals.[7][8] Blues legend B. B. King first learned the song as a young street musician, and it became a regular part of his repertoire during his early career.[9] John Fogerty included the song in his first solo project, The Blue Ridge Rangers.[5]References1. ^{{cite book | title = Will You Miss Me When I'm Gone: The Carter Family and Their Legacy in American Music | last1 = Zwoniter | first1 = Mark| last2 = Hirschberg | first2= Charles |url = https://books.google.com/books?id=qTdns8tiSqUC&pg=PA137&dq=i'm+working+on+a+building&hl=en&ei=LE97TuONOYaDtgfP7KEP&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CC0Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=i'm%20working%20on%20a%20building&f=false | page = 137| year = 2002 | publisher = Simon & Schuster | location = New York| accessdate = 2011-09-22}} {{Folk-song-stub}}2. ^{{cite web|title = Track details: I'm Working on a Building | url = http://www.folkways.si.edu/TrackDetails.aspx?itemid=28997 | publisher = Smithonian Folkways | accessdate = 2011-09-22}} 3. ^1 2 {{cite web | title = I'm Working on a Building | url = http://www.sghistory.com/index.php?n=I.I_m_Working_On_A_Building | publisher = Southern Gospel History | accessdate = 2011-09-22}} 4. ^{{cite web| title = B. B. King Sings Spirituals | publisher = Allmusic.com | url = http://www.allmusic.com/album/sings-spirituals-r107315 | accessdate = 2011-09-22}} 5. ^1 {{cite web | title = The Blue Ridge Rangers | publisher = Allmusic.com | url = http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-blue-ridge-rangers-r60595 | accessdate = 2011-09-22}} 6. ^{{cite book| title = Hymns of the Old Camp Ground | last = Erbsen | first = Wayne | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=2aKIGrGlnwsC&pg=PA69&dq=i'm+working+on+a+building+song&hl=en&ei=NVF7Tv3jBo65tgeBzOTkDw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CDYQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false | page = 69 | year = 2008 | publisher = Native Ground Books and Music | accessdate = 2011-09-22}} 7. ^{{cite book| title = The Music of Bill Monroe | last1 = Rosenberg| first1 = Neil V. |last2 = Wolfe| first2= Charles K.| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=PmiFb1e1Fm4C&pg=PA94&dq=i'm+working+on+a+building+song&hl=en&ei=NVF7Tv3jBo65tgeBzOTkDw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CEYQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=i'm%20working%20on%20a%20building%20song&f=false | page = 94 | year = 2007 | publisher = University of Illinois Press | location = | accessdate = 2011-09-22}} 8. ^{{cite book | title = A Tennessee folklore sampler: selections from the Tennessee folklore society | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=0Z90XdzMKE0C&pg=PA324&dq=i'm+working+on+a+building+song&hl=en&ei=flZ7TvlDiqK2B9vqse4P&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=7&ved=0CFcQ6AEwBg#v=onepage&q=i'm%20working%20on%20a%20building%20song&f=false| chapter = Field Recordings of Southern Black Music | last = Nemerov | first = Bruce | pages = 323–324 | year = 2009 | publisher = Univ. of Tennessee Press | accessdate = 2011-09-22}} 9. ^{{cite book | title = B.B. King: There is Always One More Time | last = McGee | first = David | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=uuZiCElcWTQC&pg=PA24&dq=i'm+working+on+a+building+song&hl=en&ei=6Fh7TrmXO4i6tgfYk4H6Dw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=6&ved=0CEwQ6AEwBTgK#v=onepage&q&f=false | page = 24 | year = 2002 | publisher = Hal Leonard Corporation | accessdate = 2011-09-22}} 2 : Southern gospel songs|Bluebird Records singles |
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