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All My Trials
Composer: Traditional
All My Trials was played by Bob & Jerry (Robert Hunter and Jerry Garcia) in 1961.

The origins of All My Trials are uncertain. It includes floating lines and verses that appear in other songs. But the song itself is not recorded in print or on record until 1956. One theory is outlined in the liner notes of The Joan Baez Songbook:

"This spiritual-lullaby probably originated in the antebellum South, from where it was transported to the West Indies. It appears to have died out in this country, only to be discovered in the Bahamas. From there it was reintroduced to us, eventually becoming one of the standards of the popular folk song movement."
Some early recordings have the title Bahaman Lullaby or Bahamian Lullaby. These are noted below. Note that there is a different song called Bahama Lullaby.

All My Trials is one part of Mickey Newbury's American Trilogy. Hence recordings of American Trilogy are listed below.

The Kingston Trio song All My Sorrows is an adaptation of All My Trials. Other groups covered this version - sometimes calling it All My Trials. Recordings of All My Sorrows are not included on this page.


Jerry Garcia recordings

info Before The Dead, Jerry Garcia, 2018

Other recordings

This list is not intended to be comprehensive.

info Offbeat Folksongs, Bob Gibson, 1956 (Bahaman Lullabye)
no info Faithful Lovers and Other Phenomena, Cynthia Gooding, 1956
no info Travelin' Man, Billy Faier, 1958 ((Bahaman Lullaby)
no info Love is a Gentle Thing, Harry Belafonte, 1959
no info Belafonte at Carnegie Hall, Harry Belafonte, 1959
info Joan Baez, Joan Baez, 1960
no info The Wandering Minstrel EP, Roy Guest, 1960? (Bahaman Lullaby)
no info Songs of Earth and Sky, Art & Paul, 1960
info American Favorite Ballads, Vol. 4, Pete Seeger, 1961
no info Single (Run Joe / Bahaman Lullaby), Nadia Cattouse, 1961
no info Bahamas's Song EP, Les Trinidads, 1961?
no info Joe & Eddie, Joe & Eddie, 1962
no info The Heightsmen, The Heightsmen, 1962
no info Single (Cleopatra, Queen Of The Nile / All My Trials, Lord), The Appalachians, 1962
info In the Wind, Peter, Paul & Mary, 1963
no info The Original Tarriers, The Original Tarriers, 1963
no info Bahaman Lullaby, Roy Guest With Steve Benbow And His Folk Four, 1963 (Bahaman Lullaby)
no info Single (All My Trials / Midnight Train), The Highwaymen, 1963
no info Introducing, The Seekers, 1963
no info Wednesday's Child Is Full of Woe, Jody Miller, 1963
no info The Halifax Three, The Halifax Three, 1963
no info Single (All My Trials / The Big Rain), The G-Clefs, 1963
no info Well, Well, Well, The Briarwood Singers, 1963
no info Hootenannie 1 EP, Rory And Alex McEwen, 1963
no info Hootenanny For Orchestra, Walter Raim, 1963
no info Sil Austin With Strings And Choir Plays Folk Songs, 1963
no info Hootenanny Bluegrass Style, Various Artists (Anita Carter), 1963
no info Single (All My Trials / Don't Think Twice, It's All Right), Dick And Dee Dee, 1964
no info Folk Instrumentals, The Greenwoods, 1964
no info Sings Folk Songs, Odetta, 1964
no info Single (All My Trials / The Riddle), The Greenwoods, 1964
no info Folk Swingin' Harpsichord, Sidewalk Singers, 1964
no info Turn Around, Dick And Dee Dee, 1964
no info Peter And Gordon, Peter And Gordon, 1964
no info Meet Anita Sheer, Anita Sheer, 1964
no info The Artistry Of, Cris Williamson, 1964
no info Sings of the Land and the People, Cathie Taylor, 1964
no info This Land, The Jordanaires, 1964
no info Songs Our Mother Taught Us, Highway QC's, 1964
no info I Know Where I'm Going, Ed Kilbourne, 1964
no info Hootenanny Folk Festival, Various Artists (June Bugg), 1964
no info Singin For Fun, The Krater Brothers, 1965
no info The Boy From Hopi Land, Wilfred Numkena, 1965
no info Single (All My Trials / 2:10 6:18 10:44), The Northern Lights, 1965
no info All-Star Hootenanny, Various Artists (Billy Faier), 1965 ((Bahaman Lullaby)
no info Queen Of Country, Jody Miller, 1966
no info Gee, But It's Lonely, Tim Morgon, 1966
no info Jesse Owens And Anne Byrne with Seamus Gallagher, 1966
no info Zip'A De Do Dah!, The Levee Four, 1966
no info Play Instrumental Versions of Peter, Paul and Mary Favorites, Metropolitan Pops Orchestra, 1967
no info We Will Awake The Dawn, The Colony Singers, 1967
no info Kinda Folky, The Kin Folk, 1967
no info World Wide Folk Bag, Yvonne Carré, 1967?
no info Aphrodisia, Arthur Lyman, 1968
no info Whispering Sands, The Rene Paulo Group, 1968
no info Get Up Man, The Miscellaneous, 1968
no info Both Sides Of The Pennines, The Pennine Folk, 1968
no info Something To Sing About!, Various Artists (Joan Baez), 1968
no info Young Prophecies 68, Various Artists (Alicia Hawkins & Phyllis Ilowite), 1968
no info Young Folk, Various Artists (Sally And Jane), 1968
no info All My Trials (EP), Iris Williams, 1969
no info Let Those Irish Brown Eyes Smile At Me Babe, The Blarney Folk, 1969
no info Reaching Out Together, Russ And Helen, 1969
no info Come The Day, The Folk Society, 1969
no info Blowing In The Wind, The Travellers, 1969
no info Golden Collection, The Seekers, 1969
no info Don Lewis, Don Lewis, 196?
no info Folk Favorites, Wagonmasters, 196?
no info Ballads & Blues of Folk Music, Nancy Rhoades, 196?
no info The Mission Folk, The Mission Folk, 196?
no info Setting Yesterday Free, Infinity Plus Three, 1970
no info Single (Wounded / All My Trials), The Cookies, 1970
no info Down To Earth, Joe & Eddie, 1970
no info Winds of Chance, Olive Branch, 1970
no info Alive, Folkus, 1970
no info His Brother's Children, His Brother's Children, 1970
no info Bek-oning Again, Bek Brothers, 1970?
no info Frisco Mabel Joy, Mickey Newbury, 1971
no info Single (An American Trilogy / San Francisco Mabel), Mickey Newbury, 1971
no info Fourpence A Day, The Common Round, 1971
no info Single (All My Trials / Have A Little Talk With Myself), Ray Stevens, 1971
no info The Sunfolk, The Sunfolk, 1971
info The Joan Baez Ballad Book, Joan Baez, 1972
no info Turn Your Radio On, Ray Stevens, 1972
no info I've Never Known A Love Like This, Chico Holiday, 1972
no info All Sorts Of Folk, All Sorts Of Folk, 1972
no info Break Bread, The Waymarks, 1972?
info 20 Dynamic Hits, Vol. 2, Various Artists (Joan Baez), 1972
no info In Concert, The Cotswold Folk, 1973
no info Relevant, Various Artists (The Waymarks), 1973
no info Abraham, Martin And John, Harry Belafonte, 1974
no info Where The Lilies Bloom: Original Soundtrack Recording, The Earl Scruggs Revue, 1974
no info Single (Where The Lilies Bloom / All My Trials), The Earl Scruggs Revue, 1974
no info Single (An American Trilogy / Sunshine), Mickey Newbury, 1974
no info You're Not Alone, John Ramsey, 1975
no info Morning Town Ride, Dave Jackson, 1975
info The Songbook, Joan Baez, 1977
no info The Many Sides Of, Ray Stevens, 1977
no info Meanings Of My Life, Mary McKee, 1977
no info Hide In The Rock, The Fishers, 1978
no info Sings Classic Folksongs, Jess Walters, 1979
no info City Of Gold, The Blue Ridge Quartet, 1982
no info Sweet Memories, Mickey Newbury, 1985
no info Alone, Nana Mouskouri, 1985
no info Legendary Singers, Harry Belafonte, 1986
no info In A New Age, Mickey Newbury, 1988
info Ring of Fire, Anita Carter, 1989
no info Gospel, Nana Mouskouri, 1990
no info Single (All My Trials / C Moon), Paul McCartney, 1990
no info Best Of, Mickey Newbury, 1991
no info The Best Of, The Highwaymen, 1992
info Live At Newport, Joan Baez, 1997
no info Around The Campfire, Peter, Paul & Mary, 1998
no info Live In England, Mickey Newbury, 1998
no info It Might As Well Be The Moon, Mickey Newbury, 1999
info Treasury of Folk Music: An All Star Hootenany, Various Artists (Joan Baez), 1999
info 40 Most Popular American Folk Songs, Paul & Margie, 199?
no info Gospel Songs Our Mother Taught Us/Sing from the Top of the Hill, Highway QCs, 2000
no info All-Time Greatest Hits, Ray Stevens, 2001
no info The Tarriers (Exp CD), The Tarriers, 2001
no info Sings From The Gilden Cage (Exp CD), Esther Halpern, 2001
no info The Complete, Halifax Three, 2002
info The Folk Years: Blowin' in the Wind, Various Artists (Peter, Paul And Mary), 2002
no info Cockahoop, Cerys Matthews, 2003
no info Reunion Concert, The Cumberland Trio, 2003
info The Folk Years, Various Artists (Peter, Paul And Mary), 2003
info Appalachian Angel: Her Recordings 1950-1972, Anita Carter, 2004
no info The Folk Den Project, Roger McGuinn, 2005
no info The Mayor of MacDougal Street: Rarities 1957-1969, Dave Van Ronk, 2005
no info Turn Your Radio On / Misty, Ray Stevens, 2005
info American Favorite Ballads, Vol. 4 (expanded CD), Pete Seeger, 2006
info Songs I Grew Up To, Siobhan O'Brien, 2008
no info The Very Best Of, Nana Mouskouri, 2008
no info Sleepytime Songs: The Peter Yarrow Songbook, Peter Yarrow & Bethany, 2008
no info Beautiful Star: The Songs Of Odetta, Various Artists (Anaïs Mitchell), 2009
no info The Roots Of Nick Drake & Sandy Denny, Various Artists (Pete Seeger), 2009
no info Y Caneuon Cynnar / The Early Recordings, Iris Williams, 2010
no info Dust Bowl Blues, Various Artists (Joan Baez), 2011
no info Songs Of Conscience & Concern, Peter, Paul & Mary, 2012
no info Peter & Gordon (1964) / In Touch With Peter & Gordon/Hurtin' 'N' Lovin'/ Peter & Gordon (1966), Peter & Gordon, 2012
no info Protest Songs: Stark Songs Of Struggle And Strife, Various Artists (Joan Baez), 2012
no info When Colors Come Together: The Legacy of, Harry Belafonte, 2017
no info Eight Classic Albums, Harry Belafonte, 2018

  
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