Question: who sang the song the reverend mr black

title: The Reverend Mr. Black
text: `` The Reverend Mr. Black '' is a 1963 song by Billy Edd Wheeler , Mike Stoller , and Jerry Leiber . The chorus came from the 1931 folk song , `` The Lonesome Valley , '' a version of which appears in the 2000 film , O Brother , Where Art Thou ? . It was recorded by The Kingston Trio in 1963 for their album The Kingston Trio No. 16 and became a top - ten hit for them on the Billboard Hot 100 . Johnny Cash covered the song in 1981 for his album The Baron . 

Answer: answer: The Reverend Mr. Black was recorded by The Kingston Trio in 1963 for their album and covered for the album by Johnny Cash The Baron.