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Gospel Plow

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"Gospel Plow" (also known as "Hold On") is a traditional American folk song. It is listed in the Roud Folk Song Index, number 10075. The title is biblical, based on Luke 9:62.

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Recordings

  • Duke Ellington at the Newport Jazz Festival (1958)
  • The Folksmiths, including Joe Hickerson - We've Got Some Singing To Do 1958
  • Odetta Odetta at Carnegie Hall 1961
  • Clara Ward and Her Singers 1962
  • Bob Dylan on his self-titled debut album 1962
  • Peggy Lee - 2 Shows Nightly 1968
  • Screaming Trees - Dust 1996
  • Old Crow Medicine Show - Greetings from WAWA - 2000
  • The Hackensaw Boys - Look Out - 2007
  • Charlie Parr - Keep Your Hands On The Plow - 2011
  • Elizabeth Cook - Gospel Plow - 2012
  • Moses Hogan - The Moses Hogan Choral Series 2003: This Little Light of Mine
  • Slim Cessna's Auto Club - Always Say Please & Thank You (2000)

    • Published Versions

  • Alan Lomax and John A. Lomax Our Singing Country 1941 pp44–45

    • References

    Gospel Plow Wikipedia
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