Cotton Eye Joe sampled the traditional country folk song associated with what US region?
Cotton Eye Joe (Rednex song) "Cotton Eye Joe" is a song by Swedish Eurodance group Rednex from their debut studio album "Sex & Violins" (1995). Sampling the traditional American folk song "Cotton-Eyed Joe", it combines the group's style with traditional American instruments such as banjos and fiddles. In 2002, "Cotton Eye Joe" was remixed in a dance version, and was released from Rednex's greatest hits album, "The Best of the West".
He Was a Friend of Mine "He Was a Friend of Mine" is a traditional folk song in which the singer laments the death of a friend. The earliest known version of the song is titled "Shorty George" (Roud 10055).