Didn't It Rain
Didn't It Rain, sometimes given as Oh, Didn't It Rain, is an American gospel song.[1] It originated as a Negro spiritual or work song,[2] and appeared in sheet music for piano art song form at least by 1927 in the compilations of Henry Thacker Burleigh (1866-1949) and Robert Armbruster (1896-1994).[3]
Modern versions
- Sister Rosetta Tharpe (1948)
- Mahalia Jackson (1954)
- Hugh Laurie (2013)
References
- ^ The American Journal of Religious Psychology and Education 3 p350 Granville Stanley Hall, Alexander Francis Chamberlain - 1909 "The present-day song that apparently originated in the above song is less elaborate, having only portions of the old song, and not being much in demand. It, too, is called "Didn't it rain?" God told Noah 'bout de rainbow sign — Lawd, didn't it "
- ^ Newman I. White American Negro Folk-Songs 1928 p141 "Did n't it rain" occurs in Negro work songs. Cf. Odum, 1925, p. 129. Old Jonah got mad cause de rain kept a droppin', Did n't it rain, O didn't it rain! It rained forty days; forty nights without stoppin', O did n't it rain, Did n't it rain! C Reported from ...
- ^ Duo-art piano music: a classified catalog of interpretations Aeolian Company - 1927 p438 OH, DIDN'T IT RAIN (Key G). Negro Spirituals. (Song Accompaniment) . Burleigh Robert Armbruster
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