Over the years, many artists have recorded versions of "The House of the Rising Sun". However, the most famous version of the song is likely the one recorded by British rock band The Animals in 1964. The Animals' version of the song became a hit in the United States and helped to popularize the song around the world. Since then, the song has been covered by many other artists and has become a classic of the folk and rock music genres.
The oldest known recording of the song, under the title "Rising Sun Blues", is by Appalachian artists Clarence "Tom" Ashley and Gwen Foster, who recorded it on September 6, 1933
The House Of The Rising Sun by Tom Clarence Ashley & Gwen Foster (1933)
