[Dixielandjazz] "St. James Infirmary Blues" and "House of the Rising Sun" connections?

[david richoux]

Other than the "Common Meter" thing that links so many songs...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_meter

Dave Richoux

On Sat, Jul 28, 2012 at 11:39 AM, david richoux <domitype at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> While reading a short article about the song "House of the Rising Sun"<http://www.americanbluesscene.com/2011/11/a-brief-history-of-house-of-the-rising-sun/>I recalled how similar the that tune is to "St. James Infirmary" so I did
> some quick searching and this turned up.<http://www.bestofneworleans.com/gambit/name-that-tune/Content?oid=1244407>
> The author did not show any link between the songs, but I still wonder -
> the melodies are sure in the same family (to my ears, anyway ;-)
>
> Any comments or things the authors might have missed?
>
> Dave Richoux
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