Glenn Yarbrough

Glenn Yarbrough (born January 12, 1930) is an American folk singer. He was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and attended St. John's College in Annapolis, Maryland. He was the lead singer with The Limeliters between 1959 and 1963, and had a prolific solo career, recording on various labels.

In 1957 he was one of the first singers to record the traditional "The House of the Rising Sun" for Elektra Records. Among other career highlights, Yarbrough provided vocals for the Rankin/Bass animated versions of "The Hobbit" (1977) and "The Return of the King" (1980), singing songs such as "The Road Goes Ever On" and "Frodo of the Nine Fingers". He also sang the title song in the holiday classic, "The Christmas That Almost Wasn't" (1966).

Yarborough recorded the theme tune from the 1965 film, "Baby, The Rain Must Fall", which reached #12 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart that same year.

Glenn Yarbrough is also an accomplished world class sailor who has owned and lived abroad on 10 different sailboats and has sailed around the world five times.

Discography - 1961 to 19701964 Time To Move On 1964 One More Round 1965 Come Share My Life 1965 Baby The Rain Must Fall 1965 It's Gonna Be Fine 1966 The Lonely Things 1966 Live at the Hungry i 1967 For Emily Wherever I May Find Her 1967 Honey and Wine 1968 The Bitter and the Sweet 1968 Let The World Go By 1968 We Survived The Madness 1968 Each of Us Alone 1969 Somehow Someway 1969 Glenn Yarbrough Sings the Rod McKuen Songbook 1969 Yarbrough Country 1970 Let Me Choose Life 1970 Jubilee 1970 The Best of Glenn Yarbrough

Discography - 1971 to 1980 1971 Bend Down and Touch me 1971 Glenn Yarbrough and The Havenstock RIver Band 1974 Kaleidoscope: Glenn Yarbrough Sings Rod McKuen 1974 My Sweet Lady 1977 The Hobbit: Original Soundtrack 1977 Easy Now 1978 Live at The Troubadour Discography - 1981 to 19901981 Just a Little Love 1983 Stay With Me 1983 Most Loved Songs 1985 Sentimental Favorites/Treasury of Love Songs 1987 Love for Life 1987 Divine Love Discography - 1991 to 1996 1991 I Could Have Been a Sailor 1992 Holiday Harbor 1992 Christmas With Glenn Yarbrough 1993 Dreamland 1993 On My Butt (CD single) 1994 I Think of You 1994 Family Portrait -Holly and Glenn Yarbrough 1994 Forgotten Carols 1995 Chantyman 1995 Live sat Harrah's Reno 1996 Annie Get Your Gun with Holly Yarbrough 2004 Old Fashioned Love Story 2005 Heaven Help Us! Recently found San Francisco set I and II

External links

* [http://www.glennyarbrough.com Official website]
*imdb name|0946386|Glenn Yarbrough
* [http://www.discogs.com/release/1176780 Glenn Yarbrough; For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her album information]