<Ul> <Li> Billy Edd Wheeler </Li> <Li> Jerry Leiber </Li> <Li> Mike Stoller </Li> </Ul> <Li> Billy Edd Wheeler </Li> <P> "The Reverend Mr. Black" is a 1963 song by Billy Edd Wheeler, Mike Stoller, and Jerry Leiber . The chorus came from the 1931 folk song, "The Lonesome Valley," a version of which appears in the 2000 film, O Brother, Where Art Thou? . It was recorded by The Kingston Trio in 1963 for their album The Kingston Trio No. 16 and became a top - ten hit for them on the Billboard Hot 100 . Johnny Cash covered the song in 1981 for his album The Baron . </P>

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