Lonesome Traveller Explained

Lonesome Traveller is a 1950 skiffle song written by Lee Hays and recorded by Pete Seeger and The Weavers in that year. The lyrics begin "I'm just a lonely and a lonesome traveller.."^[1]

Versions

• Lonnie Donegan - "Lonesome Traveller" / "Times Are Getting Hard Boys" - Metronome (1958)
• The Tarriers - "Lonesome Traveller" / "East Virginia" - London (1958)
• Charles Blackwell - "Lover And His Lass" / "Lonesome Traveller" - Triumph (1960)
• The Limeliters 1960 debut album, The Limeliters, on Elektra Records. They also did live versions on their albums The London Concert (1963), Reunion (1973), The Chicago Tapes (1976, released in 2001), Alive! In Concert (1985), Harmony (1987) and The Limeliters (Live) - An Evening With The Chad Mitchell Trio: Live At The Birchmere (1995).
• Trini Lopez - "Kansas City" / "Lonesome Traveller" Reprise (1963)^[2]
• The Au Go Go Singers (1964)
• The Seekers (1965)^[3]
• Marianne Faithfull (1965)^[4]
• Esther & Abi Ofarim recorded the song for their album Das Neue Esther & Abi Ofarim Album (1966)^[5]
• Roger Whittaker (1974)
• Paperboys (2009)
• Karl Denver (1962)^[6]

Notes and References

1. Doris Willens, Lonesome Traveller: A Biography of Lee Hays 1988
2. Web site: Trini Lopez - Lonesome Traveller. 4 May 2021. 45cat.com.
3. Web site: Vinyl Album: The Seekers - The Seekers (1965). 4 May 2021. 45worlds.com.
4. Web site: The Collection - Marianne Faithfull | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic. 4 May 2021. AllMusic.
5. Web site: Esther Ofarim - Esther and Abi Ofarim - Esther & Abi Ofarim - Ofraim אסתר עופרים. Esther-ofarim.de. 4 May 2021.
6. Web site: Karl Denver - Sleepy Lagoon. 4 May 2021. 45cat.com.