Knoxville Girl

Dublin Core

Title

Knoxville Girl

Subject

United States
U.S. South
time: 20th century
British Broadside Ballads
murder
Appalachia

Description

This song could be used to introduce students to murder ballads, a subgenre of folk music. Like many other Appalachian murder ballads, "Knoxville Girl" is an adaptation of British broadside ballads. Once brought over to the States, these ballads were often modified to fit conventions popular in the U.S. South, most notably adding Christian qualities or influence.

Creator

songwriter: unknown

Date

unknown

Rights

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Language

English

Type

genre: folk
genre: country
genre: murder ballads

Coverage

United States

Is Referenced By

Hamessley, Lydia. "A Resisting Performance of an Appalachian Traditional Murder Ballad: Giving Voice to 'Pretty Polly'." Women & Music 9 (2005): 13+. Gale Academic OneFile (accessed June 15, 2020). https://link-gale-com.ccny-proxy1.libr.ccny.cuny.edu/apps/doc/A140519199/AONE?u=cuny_ccny&sid=AONE&xid=0ea36ee5.
Motley, Clay. "’Sin City’: Gram Parsons and the ‘Christ-haunted South’." In Walking the Line: Country Music Lyricists and American Culture, edited by Thomas Alan Holmes and Roxanne Harde, 175-. Lanham: Lexington Books, 2013.

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