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who sang the original song house of the rising sun
Like many classic folk ballads, The House of the Rising Sun is of uncertain authorship.
what was the first recording of the original house of the rising sun
The oldest known recording titled Rising Sun Blues, is by Appalachian artists Clarence Tom Ashley and Gwin Foster, who recorded it on September 6, 1933 on the Vocalion label.
what do musicologists say about the origin of the house of the rising sun
Musicologists say that The House of the Rising Sun is based on the tradition of broadside ballads, and thematically has some resemblance to the 16th-century ballad The Unfortunate Rake.

Question: anything else interesting
Self-contained rewrite: anything else interesting about the origin of the house of the rising sun besides musicologist saying it is based on the tradition of broadside ballads