In 2019, uncle Lefty’s version of "Long Black Veil" was selected by the Library of Congress for preservation in the National Recording Registry for being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant"

Uncle Lefty was the first to record this song, and it went to #6. Since then it has been recorded and performed by more people than I could ever list, so I’ll just name some of them: Johnny Cash, Dave Mathews Band, Sammi Smith, Lee Ann Womack, Emmylou Harris, Jamey Johnson, Mick Jagger, the Grateful Dead, Joan Baez, The Byrds, Hank jr Bob Dylan and more.

What a haunting song.