"Lonesome Valley", also called “You’ve Got To Walk That Lonesome Valley”, is considered a white spiritual. It was probably written around the time of the Civil War. The first known recording in 1927 by old-time musician David Miller. Through the years, this song was sung by many other hillbilly and country artists such as the Monroe Brothers, the Carter Family, The Statler Brothers, the North Carolina Ramblers, the Dixie Reelers, Woody Guthrie, Mississippi John Hirt and Pete Seeger. It was also recorded by Elvis Presley, once on December 4, 1956, during the Sun Session in Memphis, Tennessee and later on as a professional. Woody Guthrie called this song a "church house blues".