The Poor Orphan Child

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"The Poor Orphan Child" is an early country-gospel song best known from its influential 1927 Bristol Sessions recording, reflecting themes of loss, faith, and rural American life.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf country gospel song
song
associatedWith early country gospel repertoire
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
firstReleased 1927
genre country
country gospel
gospel
historicalPeriod early country music era
influential true
language English
lyricTopic orphanhood
poverty
religious devotion
medium sound recording
mood devotional
melancholic
narrativePerspective first-person
notableFor inclusion in the 1927 Bristol Sessions
partOf Bristol Sessions recordings NERFINISHED
recordedAt Bristol Sessions NERFINISHED
recordedIn Bristol, Tennessee NERFINISHED
recordingDate 1927
religiousTradition Christianity
setting rural America
style acoustic
traditional country
theme faith
loss
rural American life

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1927 Bristol Sessions recordedSong The Poor Orphan Child