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"Rising Sun Blues" is an early title for the traditional folk song "The House of the Rising Sun". The oldest known recording of this song was made in 1933 by Appalachian artists Clarence "Tom" Ashley and Gwen Foster. There are many versions. I learned this from a hit by the Animals in 1964. It was in 12/8 and in a minor key, also the melody line and lyrics were changed from the oldest versions.
My version is in 3/4 (or 6/8) and in major, like the oldest versions. The lyrics are as the same as in that 1933 recording, despite I added two verses from never versions. "Rising Sun" was the name of a bawdy house in two traditional English song and proposed that the location of the house was then relocated from England to the US by Southern performers, so I added some Celtic flavour to my version, like in the Appalacian old time songs.
In my version I sing and play mandolins (octave and Napolitan), banjos (tenor and plectrum) and guitars. I produced this at my home with Band in a Box and Reaper.

****** Song Summary *************
Title: House Of The Rising Sun
Key=Bm , Tempo 90, Length (m:s)=3:11
Style is _MONDOR.STY (Slow Swing Blues w/ Organ)
MelodyCustom Synth is Hi-Q 019 01 Organ, Electric, Rock Sforzando
RealTracks used:
RealTracks in style: 564:Bass, Electric, Blues Monday Sw 065
RealTracks in style: ~~425:Organ, B3, Background Blues Sw 120
RealTracks in style: ~~585:Guitar, Resophonic, Rhythm Blues Muddy Sw 120
RealDrums in style:BluesMondaySw8^01-a:Sidestick, HiHat , b:Sidestick, Ride