the highwaymen sang cotton fields back home in 1963 on the heart and soul of ferlin husky.
the highwaymen sang cotton fields back home in 1963 on the heart and soul of ferlin husky.
who sang cotton fields back home in 1963 on the heart and soul of ferlin husky?
the highwaymen
recorded by lead belly in 1940, "cotton fields" was introduced into the canon of folk music via its inclusion on the 1954 album release "odetta & larry" which comprised performances by odetta at the tin angel nightclub in san francisco with instrumental and vocal accompaniment by lawrence mohr: this version was entitled "old cotton fields at home". the song's profile was boosted via its recording by harry belafonte first on his 1958 album "belafonte sings the blues" with a live version appearing on the 1959 concert album "belafonte at carnegie hall": belafonte had learned "cotton fields" from odetta and been singing it in concert as early as 1955. a #13 hit in 1961 for the highwaymen, "cotton fields" served as an album track for a number of c&w and folk-rock acts including ferlin husky ("the heart and soul of ferlin husky" 1963), buck owens ("on the bandstand" 1963), the new christy minstrels ("chim-chim-cheree" 1965) and the seekers ("roving with the seekers" 1964): odetta also made a new studio recording of the song for her 1963 album "one grain of sand". the springfields included "cotton fields" on a 1962 ep release: this version is featured on the cd "on an island of dreams: the best of the springfields". "cotton fields" was also recorded by unit 4+2 for their "concrete and clay" album (1965). a rendering in french: "l'enfant do", was recorded in 1962 by hugues aufray and petula clark.
cotton fields
in one study, researchers compared arthropod and songbird species composition and field use between conventionally and cover cropped cotton fields in the southern united states. the cover cropped cotton fields were planted to clover, which was left to grow in between cotton rows throughout the early cotton growing season (stripcover cropping). during the migration and breeding season, they found that songbird densities were 7–20 times higher in the cotton fields with integrated clover cover crop than in the conventional cotton fields. arthropod abundance and biomass was also higher in the clover cover cropped fields throughout much of the songbird breeding season, which was attributed to an increased supply of flower nectar from the clover. the clover cover crop enhanced songbird habitat by providing cover and nesting sites, and an increased food source from higher arthropod populations.
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