You’ve Got to Walk that Lonesome Valley

[Note to Chicago old-timers: be sure to check out the bottom clip]

Mississippi John Hurt (with Pete Seeger watching)

The Carter Sisters 

 Pete Seeger and Arlo Guthrie 

 Joan Baez (in an arrangement borrowed from Richard Dyer-Bennett; see below) 

 Woody Guthrie (audio only) 

Original Carter family, 1936 (audio only) 

Long-time Chicagoans will recall that WFMT's The Midnight Special used to end every Saturday night with Richard Dyer-Bennet's rendition of "Lonesome Valley."  The show began in 1953, originally with live performances hosted by Mike Nichols. It is still on the air, running from 9:00 pm until midnight on Saturdays.  "Lonesome Valley" still closes the show once in awhile, most recently (I think) in 2015.