Who is the true architect behind The House of the Rising Sun?
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The authorship of The House of the Rising Sun can not be accurately determined to this day, since the song is a folk ballad.
It is based on the tradition of the 16th century ballads, and the melody might be related to a 17th century folk song Matty Groves. Presumably, The Rising Sun was the name of some English pubs, and the location was changed from England to New Orleans by Southern singers. The first known version of the lyrics was printed in 1925.
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