Murder Ballads

The Body Electric - Hurray for the Riff Raff

 

Robert Earl Keen: "Sonora's Death Row"

 

Matty Groves - Fairport Convention

 

Yeah, but this is the fast "David Crosby" (folk-rock) arrangement, not the slow "Billy Roberts" (ballad) arrangement that Hendrix used
for his cover version.

 

The ultimate country murder-fest...everybody buys the farm:

 

Here's a cheery ditty from the great Johnny Paycheck:

 

Another homicidal country classic from Porter Wagoner
(and penned by the great "Whisperin' Bill" Anderson):

 

Porter Wagoner really "sells" this one:

 

'Williamson County' as recorded by Gary Stewart. From the album "Out Of Hand" and the B-side to 'Whiskey Trip."

 

A Beautiful, sad song (with a tasty Floyd-sounding groove at the end)

 

Art Garfunkel - Down in the Willow Garden

 

Louvin Brothers - Knoxille Girl

 

Shawn Mullins - "Cold Black Heart"

 

Richmond Fontaine - Incident at Conklin Creek

 

I'm surprised this hasn't been mentioned. I would say it's "criminally" underrated