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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.

Question: what do people say about the origin
Self-contained rewrite: what do musicologists say about the origin of the house of the rising sun