Orriel Smith

Black Is the Color of My True Love's Hair Black Is the Color of My True Love's Hair American traditional song See also Black Is the Color of My True Love's Hair (EP) and Black Is the Color (album). "Black Is the Color (of My True Love's Hair)" (Roud 3103) is a traditional ballad folk song known in the US as associated with colonial and later music in the Appalachian Mountains. It is believed to have originated in Ireland / Scotland, as it refers to the River Clyde in the lyrics. American musicologist Alan Lomax supported the thesis of Scottish origin, saying that the song was an American "re-make of British materials."[1] This article needs additional citations for verification. (August…

GENRES: Popular, Folk, Female Vocalist