The Rooftop Singers

The Rooftop Singers

The Rooftop Singers were a progressive folk singing trio in the early 1960s, best known for the hit "Walk Right In".

The group was composed of Erik Darling and Bill Svanoe (vocals, guitar) with former jazz singer Lynne Taylor (vocals). Darling put the group together in 1962 specifically to record an updated and uptempo version of a 1920s Gus Cannon folk blues song, "Walk Right In". The trio recorded the song for Vanguard Records, with updated lyrics and an arrangement featuring paired 12-string acoustic guitars. The record became the most successful in Vanguard's history, reaching # 1 on the US pop charts in January 1963, and # 10 in the UK.

The group released several further singles including the minor hit "Tom Cat", played at the Newport Folk Festival in 1963, and released three albums, but their popularity was relatively short-lived and they split up in 1967.

External link and main source

* [http://www.answers.com/topic/rooftop-singers AMG entry]


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужен реферат?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • The Rooftop Singers — Pays d’origine  États Unis Genre musical Musique folk Années d activité 1962 …   Wikipédia en Français

  • The Rooftop Singers — war eine Musikgruppe, die im Zuge des Folk Revivals Anfang der 1960er in New York entstand. Die Mitglieder des Trios waren Erik Darling, Bill Svanoe und Lynne Taylor. Darling (Gitarre, Gesang) war zuvor bei den Weavers, wo er 1958 Pete Seeger… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Rooftop Singers — The Rooftop Singers The Rooftop Singers Pays d’origine  États Unis Genre(s) Musique folk Années actives 1962 à …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Rooftop Singers — The Rooftop Singers war eine Musikgruppe, die im Zuge des Folk Revivals Anfang der 1960er in New York entstand. Die Mitglieder des Trios waren Erik Darling, Bill Svanoe und Lynne Taylor. Darling (Gitarre, Gesang) war zuvor bei den Weavers, wo er… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • The Weavers — Основная информация Жанры фолк Годы …   Википедия

  • The Weavers — were an influential American folk music quartet based in the Greenwich Village area of New York City. They sang traditional folk songs from around the world, as well as blues, gospel music, children s songs, labor songs and American ballads,… …   Wikipedia

  • The Beatles' influence on popular culture — The Beatles influence on rock music and popular culture was and remains immense. Their commercial success started an almost immediate wave of changes including a shift from US global dominance of rock and roll to UK acts, from soloists to groups …   Wikipedia

  • The Carlisle Brothers — Cliff Carlisle in den 1930er Jahren Clifford Raymond „Cliff“ Carlisle (* 6. Mai 1904 in Taylorsville, Kentucky; † 2. April 1983 in Lexington, Kentucky) war ein US amerikanischer Old Time und Country Musiker, der als Pionier de …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • The Beatles Anthology (film) — Infobox Film name = The Beatles Anthology (film) imdb id = 0111893 director = Geoff Wonfor Bob Smeaton writer = Bob Smeaton starring = John Lennon Paul McCartney George Harrison Ringo Starr producer = Neil Aspinall Chips Chipperfield music = John …   Wikipedia

  • The Italian Job — Infobox Film name = The Italian Job caption = Theatrical release poster director = Peter Collinson writer = Troy Kennedy Martin starring = Michael Caine Noël Coward Benny Hill Raf Vallone Tony Beckley Rossano Brazzi John Forgeham Maggie Blye |… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”