Long Black Veil
by Band, The
- Artist
- Band, The
- First released
- 1968
About this song
The Band's cover of the 1959 Lefty Frizzell murder ballad by Marijohn Wilkin and Danny Dill, about a hanged man's ghost and the widow who visits his grave; from their 1968 debut Music from Big Pink (original not yet in the library).
Song themes
Performance tips
- Sing it mournfully and plainly, like an old country ghost story.
- Add harmonies on the chorus if you have backup.
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