• Source: The Sinking of the Reuben James

"The Sinking of the Reuben James" is a song by Woody Guthrie about the sinking of the U.S. convoy escort USS Reuben James, which was the first U.S. naval ship sunk by German U-boats in World War II. Woody Guthrie had started to write a song including each name on the casualty list of the sinking. This was later replaced by the chorus "tell me what were their names."
The song is set to the melody of "Wildwood Flower", an antebellum tune by Joseph Philbrick Webster.




Recordings


The Almanac Singers on Dear Mr. President 1942
Will Geer on Bound for Glory 1958
The Weavers on At Carnegie Hall, Volume 2 1960
Johnny Horton on Johnny Horton Sings History 1960
Oscar Brand on Every Inch a Sailor 1960
Kingston Trio on Close-Up 1961
Dennis Weaver 1962
The Chad Mitchell Trio on Reflecting 1963
Jon Mark and Alun Davies on Relax Your Mind 1963
Cisco Houston on Cisco Houston sings the songs of Woody Guthrie 1963
The Highwaymen on Homecoming 1963
Pete Seeger on Waist Deep in the Big Muddy and Other Love Songs 1967
James Talley on Woody Guthrie and Songs of My Oklahoma Home 1999
Folk Family Robinson on Songs of America (2007). Folk Family Robinson is Chris and Rich Robinson of the Black Crowes and their father Stan Robinson.
Country Joe McDonald on Thinking of Woody Guthrie 1969
Cyril Tawney on The Song Goes On 2007




See also


USS Reuben James (DD-245)




References






External links


"'The Sinking Of The Reuben James' lyrics". Official Woody Guthrie website.

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