IN MY TIME OF DYIN’
“In My Time of Dyin’” is a traditional gospel music song that has been recorded by numerous musicians. The song gained greater prominence in popular music when Bob Dylan included a version (along with several others dealing with the subject of death) on his 1962 eponymous debut album. Dylan had never sung “In My Time of Dyin’” prior to this recording session and does not recall where he first heard it. (More from Wikipedia)
Two of his songs (Ron Franklin writes all of his own material) basically quote Bob Dylan. One is the death-obsessed “Do Not Wait Till I’m Laid ’Neath the Clay”; this song is reminiscent of early Dylan songs like “Fixin’ to Die” and “In My Time of Dyin’” on his first album, Bob Dylan, and the fantastic “Let Me Die in My Footsteps” that was intended for inclusion on his second, The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan (the song was finally released officially on The Bootleg Series, Vols. 1-3 (Rare & Unreleased) 1961-1991).
(January 2012)
