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Biography

John Jacob Niles (b. Louisville, Kentucky, April 28, 1892; d. Lexington, Kentucky, March 1, 1980) was an American composer, singer, and collector of traditional ballads. He is often called the Dean of American Balladeers.[1]

He is well known for his original song “Go ‘Way From My Window”, as well as the many traditional ballads he collected in the Appalachian region of the United States, such as “Pretty Polly” and “Barbara Allen”.

Top Tracks

1	Go 'Way From My Window	22
2	Black Is The Color Of My True Love's Hair	8
3	Lulle Lullay	6
4	The Gypsie Laddie	5
4	John Henry	5
4	The Dreary Dream	5
7	The Hangman	4
7	Go 'Way From My Window / One Morning In May	4
7	The Lass From The Low Country	4
7	You Got To Cross That Lonesome Valley	4
7	The Ballad Of Barberry Ellen	4
7	The Cuckoo	4
13	The Weep-Willow Tree	3
13	The Gypsy Laddie	3
13	Jack O' Diamonds	3