Song
Long Black Veil
by The Band
Long Black Veil is a 1968 song by The Band, 3:06 long. It fits the Halloween song themes.
Released 1968 Length 3:06
Also known as The Long Black Veil
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The Band's cover of the 1959 Lefty Frizzell murder ballad by Marijohn Wilkin and Danny Dill, about a hanged man's ghost and the widow who visits his grave; from their 1968 debut Music from Big Pink (original not yet in the library).
Performance tips
- Sing it mournfully and plainly, like an old country ghost story.
- Add harmonies on the chorus if you have backup.
In these themes
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Other versions
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