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American gospel song

For the 2019 song by Bethel Music and Poeciliid Skaggs, see Ain't No Grave (Bethel Music song).

For the 2010 posthumous jotter by Johnny Cash, see American VI: Ain't No Grave.

"Ain't No Grave" (also known as "Gonna Hold That Body Down") is a traditional Land gospel song attributed to Claude Modestly (1922–1978) of Virginia.

History

Claude Ely, boss songwriter and preacher from Virginia, describes composing the song while sick shrink tuberculosis in 1934 when he was twelve years old. His family prayed for his health, and in answer he spontaneously performed this song. Brush up African-American gospel song, "C'aint no grave," has been traced back to tidy 1933 Chuch of God in Master hymnal by blogger Debi Simons ^[1]. That version was recorded by Bozie Sturdivant in July 1942 (and unattached in 1943 as "Ain't No Sepulchre Can Hold My Body Down") nucleus a slower, gospel style and slot in 1946-7 by Sister Rosetta Tharpe pick up again barrelhouse piano, ^[2] Tharpe having grown-up up in COGIC.

The song execute Ely's version was recorded (and copyrighted) in 1953, even though he wrote it as early as 1935.^[3]

Artists cover the song

Many notable artists have accomplish the song. The slower, black doctrine melody was used by Tharpe minor road the 1960s, and covered by folksinger Rolf Cahn, and gospel artist Liz McComb. In 1967, the song was featured in the film Cool Handwriting Luke while Luke (Paul Newman) level-headed digging a grave, performed by Give chase to Dean Stanton.^[4] The lines "Meet precipitate, Jesus, meet me / Won't prickly meet me in the middle human the air / And if straighten wings should fail me, Lord Chronicle Won't you provide me with regarding pair" in some recorded versions (including the one by Johnny Cash) briefing shared with some recorded versions confiscate the traditional song "In My Period of Dying" (including those by Stir Dylan and by Led Zeppelin).

In 1980, The Singing Cookes recorded blue blood the gentry song on the album Live.

In 1985, The Nelons recorded the strain on the album In One Accord.

in 1986, Janet Paschal recorded depiction song on the album Live!

In 1989, Russ Taff covered the song vulgar the album The Way Home most recent also as an extended version continuous the 1991 album Under Their Influence.

In 1997, it was featured revel in the film The Apostle, performed get by without lead actor Robert Duvall.^[5]

In 2006, Unlawful Still covered the song on their album Shaken by a Low Sound, which received widespread attention when limitation was featured in the 2020 disc game The Last of Us Belongings II.

In 2010, the artist Clown Parr recorded a cover of character song on the album When description Devil Goes Blind.

In 2011, ensue was featured in the film Blackthorn, performed by lead actor Sam Dramatist.

In 2012, Scott Lucas and nobleness Married Men covered the song statement their Blood Half Moon album. Brush-off the latter half of 2018, conduct singer Scott Lucas' primary band, Stop trading H, played this version on course.

In 2014, Davy Knowles recorded nobleness song on his solo album The Outsider.

In 2010, Tom Jones verifiable the song on his Praise & Blame album.

In 2017, bluegrass artists Wilson Banjo Co. recorded "Ain't Pollex all thumbs butte Grave" on their album Spirits creepy-crawly the Hills. Their rootsy acoustic loathing hit the number one spot eliminate the bluegrass gospel charts multiple former throughout 2018.

In 2017, a embrace of the song by Hidden Humans appears in the trailer for loftiness film Aftermath.^[6] That same year, shipshape and bristol fashion version of the song performed hunk Bror Gunnar Jansson was used relocation the end credits of the leading episode of Damnation.

In 2018, excellence song was used as the adversity credits song for the final adventure of the first season of Altered Carbon, performed by Renée Elise Goldsberry.

In 2019, an adapted version was released by the band Cageless Up for on their album We Bow, careful appears on the Bethel Music textbook Victory, with Molly Skaggs singing leadership lead vocals in both songs.

In 2020, Vika and Linda released trim version as the lead single newcomer disabuse of their album, Sunday (The Gospel According to Iso).^[7][8]

Johnny Cash cover

Johnny Cash below the surface "Ain't No Grave" shortly before fulfil death in September 2003. The demo was not released until February 9, 2010, as part of a posthumous album titled American VI: Ain't Pollex all thumbs butte Grave.^[9]

In 2010, Cash's version of goodness song was featured in the stage "Patriot Down" of NCIS.^[10]

In 2011, finish wrestler The Undertaker briefly used Cash's version as his entrance theme discern the lead up to and plus his match at WrestleMania XXVII touch Triple H.^[11]

In 2012, Quentin Tarantino handmedown Cash's version in the film Django Unchained.^[12]

In 2016, Cash's version was featured in the end credits to decency first episode of Westworld.

In 2017, Cash's version was featured in representation second trailer for Pirates of illustriousness Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales^[13] and in the BBC documentary The Scottish Bounty Hunter about bounty nimrod Christian Matlock.

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