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There is still so much controversy surrounding who actually wrote this song no one knows who's is original and who's is a cover. The oldest known existing recording is thought to be by Appalachian artists Clarence Ashley and Gwen Foster and was made in 1933. Different versions are also sketchy.
In late 1961, Bob Dylan recorded the song for his eponymous debut album, released in March 1962. There is no songwriting credit, but the liner notes indicate that Dylan learned this version of the song from Dave Van Ronk. In an interview on the documentary No Direction Home, Van Ronk said that he was intending to record the song, and that Dylan copied his version. He recorded it soon thereafter on Just Dave Van Ronk.
The band, The Animals, enjoyed a huge hit with the song, much to Dylan's chagrin when his version was referred to as a cover—the irony of which was not lost on Van Ronk, who went on record as saying that the whole issue was a "tempest in a teapot," and that Dylan stopped playing the song after The Animals' hit because fans accused Dylan of plagiarism. Dylan has said he first heard The Animals' version on his car radio and "jumped out of his car seat" because he liked it so much.
Note: I'm a little sad though that the original cover thread seems to have lost interest due to this.
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Thursday007. Both are beautiful!
