A Scotsman, a Welshman, and a Yorkshireman walk into a bar....
And if they happen to be Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Carl Perkins, they sing a song written by one of the Carter dynasty and famously performed by a connexion of Prime Minister Addison’s.
So have The Dubliners performed it. And the Allman Brothers - joined by Natalie Cole, David Crosby, and one of the members of ZZ Top. And the Staple Singers; and the Mighty Clouds of Joy. And Richie Havens. And Mississippi John Hurt. And Pete Seeger. And Willie Nelson. And Old Crow Medicine Show. And, at a Gregg Allman tribute in January of this year, Keb’ Mo’, Taj Mahal, Dr John, Jackson Browne....
Mr Pyle makes the case that there is an alternate American anthem. Read the whole thing.