(Written by Danny Dill and Marijohn Wilkins) “The scaffold is high and eternity near.” Those words, perhaps the most chilling from “Long Black Veil,” one of the most haunting murder ...

When he set out to write what became his best-known song, Danny Dill, who has died aged 84, had it in mind to create "an instant folksong", somewhat in the idiom of Burl Ives. He succeeded so well ...

On the same day Wilkin and Danny Dill composed “The Long Black Veil” in 1959, she was scheduled to pitch songs to Lefty Frizzell, who recorded it that night. The song has been recorded by Joan ...

The country ballad, which was written by Danny Dill and Marijohn Wilkin, ... In a long black veil, she cries ov’re my bones. The Song’s Legacy. In 2019, Frizzell’s version of the song, ...

Exclusive: William Lee Golden and The Goldens release ‘Long Black Veil’ music video. ... It was penned by Marijohn Wilkin and Danny Dill (and originally recorded by the late Lefty Frizzell).

“Long Black Veil” was co-written with Danny Dill in 1959. Honky-tonk singer Lefty Frizzell recorded the song within days of it being written and it was a top-10 single.

Long Black Veil was co-written in 1959 with Danny Dill and was a Top 10 single for singer Lefty Frizzell.It would also become a signature hit for Johnny Cash and be re-recorded by the likes of ...

The haunting charms of “The Long Black Veil” have proved irresistible to many of the world’s leading musicians for more than 50 years. They include Johnny Cash, Joan Baez, The Band, Nick ...

Songwriter Marijohn Wilkin, who co-wrote the classic ballad "Long Black Veil" and other hits, died at her Nashville home at age 86.