Almost all cover versions of the song use a straight 4/4 meter throughout, while the Carter Family recording from 1927 uses bars of 3/4 near the end of each verse and twice in the chorus.
In 1988, springing from the Great Hudson River "Clearwater" Revivals (now referred to as Festivals) which Pete Seeger championed from the mid-1960s through the present, the second line of the chorus was rewritten and copyrighted by Cathy Winter, Betsy Rose, Marcia Taylor and Terry Dash as "Rise Up Singing":
Will the circle be unbroken, by and by Lord by and by. There's a better way to live now, we can have it if we try. I was born down in the valley where the sun refused to shine but now I'm climbing - up to the highlands - Gonna make all those mountains mine.
The song's refrain and lyrics were worked into the track "High & Hurt" by the Danish band Iceage, featured on their 2021 album Seek Shelter.
^Library of Congress. Copyright Office. (1935). Catalog of Copyright Entries 1935 Musical Compositions New Series Vol 30 Pt 3. United States Copyright Office. U.S. Govt. Print. Off.
^"BANNER 78rpm numerical listing discography: 33000 - end of series". www.78discography.com. Retrieved 2022-01-15.
^Collins, Ace (1996). The Stories Behind Country Music's All-time Greatest: 100 Songs. New York: The Berkeley Publishing Group. pp. 27–28. ISBN1-57297-072-3.
^Will the Circle Be Unbroken, Secondhand Songs, see adaptation history
January 01, 1970
circle, unbroken, country, folk, song, reworked, carter, from, hymn, will, circle, unbroken, habershon, charles, gabriel, song, lyrics, concern, death, funeral, mourning, narrator, mother, single, carter, familyb, side, glory, lamb, publishedjune, 1935, southe. Can the Circle Be Unbroken By and By is a country folk song reworked by A P Carter from the hymn Will the Circle Be Unbroken by Ada R Habershon and Charles H Gabriel 3 4 The song s lyrics concern the death funeral and mourning of the narrator s mother Can the Circle Be Unbroken By and By Single by Carter FamilyB side Glory to the Lamb PublishedJune 22 1935 by Southern Music Publishing Co Inc New York 1 ReleasedAugust 1935RecordedMay 6 1935 1935 05 06 2 GenreGospel Country American folkLength3 07LabelBanner 33465Songwriter s Ada R Habershon and Charles H Gabriel reworked by A P CarterCarter Family singles chronology He Took a White Rose from Her Hair 1935 Can the Circle Be Unbroken By and By 1935 Behind Those Stone Walls 1936 The song first gained attention due to the Carter Family The song has been recorded by many groups and musicians Blind James Campbell Bob Dylan The Band The Staple Singers Clara Ward Singers John Fahey Roy Acuff Joan Baez The Chieftains Jerry Lee Lewis Gene Vincent Ralph Stanley The Black Crowes Kristin Hersh John Lee Hooker Bill Monroe the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Pentangle Spacemen 3 Country Joe McDonald John Statz Spirit of the West with The Wonder Stuff Mavis Staples The Felice Brothers Johnny Cash Gregg Allman the Neville Brothers Jeff Buckley Moby and Agnes Chan Its refrain was incorporated into the Carl Perkins song Daddy Sang Bass and the Atlanta song Sweet Country Music It is primarily performed in gospel bluegrass and folk but versions in other genres exist Most versions of the song use the alternate title Will the Circle Be Unbroken In 1998 it was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame Almost all cover versions of the song use a straight 4 4 meter throughout while the Carter Family recording from 1927 uses bars of 3 4 near the end of each verse and twice in the chorus In 1988 springing from the Great Hudson River Clearwater Revivals now referred to as Festivals which Pete Seeger championed from the mid 1960s through the present the second line of the chorus was rewritten and copyrighted by Cathy Winter Betsy Rose Marcia Taylor and Terry Dash as Rise Up Singing Will the circle be unbroken by and by Lord by and by There s a better way to live now we can have it if we try I was born down in the valley where the sun refused to shine but now I m climbing up to the highlands Gonna make all those mountains mine The song s refrain and lyrics were worked into the track High amp Hurt by the Danish band Iceage featured on their 2021 album Seek Shelter Published version editRise Up Singing page 98References edit Library of Congress Copyright Office 1935 Catalog of Copyright Entries 1935 Musical Compositions New Series Vol 30 Pt 3 United States Copyright Office U S Govt Print Off BANNER 78rpm numerical listing discography 33000 end of series www 78discography com Retrieved 2022 01 15 Collins Ace 1996 The Stories Behind Country Music s All time Greatest 100 Songs New York The Berkeley Publishing Group pp 27 28 ISBN 1 57297 072 3 Will the Circle Be Unbroken Secondhand Songs see adaptation history Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Can the Circle Be Unbroken By and By amp oldid 1138718902, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
