Check out the playwright Larry Molin's 'Search Paul Clayton: The Man Who Loved Bob Dylan and Bob Coltman, 'Paul Clayton and the Folksong Revival. If you aren't familiar with Paul Clayton, you are missing one of the best folk artists of the folk song revival, and there is an interesting connection between Clayton and Dylan. In case you are interested in listening to other performances of 'Delia' or 'Delia's Gone,' it has been performed by Paul Clayton and Bob Dylan.

You will find the story of 'Delia' on page 108 of my book CrimeSong. Since you have been introduced to Johnny Cash's version, I will be very interested in hearing back from you after you have read the true story of the tragedy of Delia Green (14 years old) and Moses Houston (fifteen years old). The past week has been filed with my law school professor duties (we are currently in exam time) and book events. Thank you for your question and your interest. Professor of Law at the University of Kentucky College of Law, has published a new book, 'CrimeSong: True Crime Stories From Southern Murder Ballads.' The 328-page book plunges readers into the riveting true crimes behind 24 southern murder ballads.

The past week has been filed with my law school p …more Hello Cynthia, Underwood Hello Cynthia, Thank you for your question and your interest.

Underwood has resurrected these stories and shares them with the reader through his old lawyer trifocals. Underwood recreates in engaging and folksy prose the true facts behind twenty-four Southern murder ballads. He presents his case studies, documented through contemporary news accounts and court records, as a series of dramas filled with jump-off-the-page real and memorable characters.Richard H. In CrimeSong, law professor and authentic storyteller Richard H.

In CrimeSong, law professor and authentic storyteller Richard H. Although these ballads and stories are set in specific times, cultures, and places, they present timeless, universal themes of love, betrayal, jealousy, and madness through true-life tales that are both terrifying and familiar stories that could be ripped from today's headlines. This compelling investigation of the gripping true crimes behind American ballads dispels myths and legends and brings to life a cast of characters both loathsome and innocent shadowy history, courtroom dramas, murders, mayhem and music. Summary: 'CrimeSong plunges readers into a world of violence against women, murders, familicide, suicides, brutal mob action, and many examples of a failed justice system.

CrimeSong by Richard H. Underwood