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"I'm Working on a Building" is a song in both the African American spiritual and southern gospel traditions. The song has become a standard of the genres. It has been recorded many times, by artists such as The Carter Family, Bill Monroe,〔(【引用サイトリンク】 url = http://www.folkways.si.edu/TrackDetails.aspx?itemid=28997 )〕 Elvis Presley,〔(【引用サイトリンク】 url = http://www.sghistory.com/index.php?n=I.I_m_Working_On_A_Building )〕 the Oak Ridge Boys,〔 B. B. King,〔(【引用サイトリンク】 publisher = Allmusic.com )〕 and John Fogerty.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 publisher = Allmusic.com )〕 == History == One version of the song is credited to Lillian Bowles and Winifred O'Hoyle,〔 though it existed as a traditional folk song for longer than that, likely a negro spiritual of indeterminate origin. An early version of the song was collected in a 1929 book, ''Old Songs Hymnal'' by Dorothy G. Bolton; the song is described has having a calypso feel to it, leading to speculation that it may have originated in Florida or the Caribbean.〔 〕 The song became popularly associated with Southern gospel music when The Carter Family recorded in 1934 for Bluebird Records; this version is copyrighted to A. P. Carter. Bill Monroe, the father of bluegrass music, added it to his regular set-list due to numerous requests from fans, and because he appreciated the construction metaphor in the song's lyrics. It is believed that the Carter version was itself based on a much older version which the folklorist John Wesley Work III later included in his 1940 collection ''American Negro Songs and Spirituals''.〔 〕 Blues legend B. B. King first learned the song as a young street musician, and it became a regular part of his repertoire during his early career. John Fogerty included the song in his first solo project, ''The Blue Ridge Rangers''.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「I'm Working on a Building」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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