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OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN
The Banks Of The Ohio (Traditional, Arr. Farrar - Welch) UK 1971 #6 UK #1 Sydney #1 Melbourne #1 Brisbane #5 Adelaide #2 Perth #3 NZ Recorded in Britain by English-born singer whose career kicked off as a teenager in Australia, where she had lived since the age of five. The deep male voice on the recording belongs to Mike Sammes.Arranged by expat Australian John Farrar (ex-Mustangs and Strangers) and Bruce Welch (ex-Shadows), who in 1971 were members of Marvin, Welch & Farrar with ex-Shadow Hank B. Marvin. From a popular bluegrass song of the 1930s, based on a traditional song. Charted Top 100 in the USA. 
JOAN BAEZ
The Banks Of The Ohio (Traditional, Arr. Baez) USA 1959 Traditional Notable recording of traditional song. Appears on several Joan Baez albums, including Folksingers Around Harvard Square (1959) and Joan Baez Vol. 2 (1961). Olivia Newton-John cites Joan Baez as one of her favourite artists.
BILL & CHARLIE MONROE (THE MONROE BROTHERS)
On The Banks Of The Ohio (Traditional, Arr. Joe Harris?) USA 1936 Traditional Notable recording of traditional song. Also recorded by: More information at Ballads from Deep Gap, NC and Okemah, OK, which points to the similarity with two other traditional songs, The Lone Green Valley and Omie Wise.
THE BLUE SKY BOYS
Down On The Banks Of The Ohio (Traditional) USA 1936 Traditional Notable recording of traditional song.  
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