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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 Two Albums But Their Popularity Was Relatively Short-Lived And They Split Up In 1967.
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"Walk Right In" Is The Title Of A Country Blues Song Written By American Blues Musician Gus Cannon And Originally Recorded By Cannon's Jug Stompers In 1929 Released On Victor Records Catalogue 38611. It Was Reissued In 1959 As A Track On An Album Entitled The Country Blues. A Revised Version Of The Song By The Rooftop Singers After Hearing The Original Cannon Recording And With Additional Writing Credits Allocated To Group Members Erik Darling And Bill Svanoe Became An International Hit In 1963. The Success Of The Song Was A Boon To Cannon Who Was In His Late 70s And Had Been Forced To Pawn His Banjo The Previous Winter To Pay His Heating Bill He Received Royalties As A Songwriter And Saw Renewed Interest In His Music Which Led To A Recording Contract Of His Own. Many Other Artists Have Recorded Or Performed "Walk Right In".
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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 Two Albums But Their Popularity Was Relatively Short-Lived And They Split Up In 1967.
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"Walk Right In" is the title of a country blues song written by American blues musician Gus Cannon and originally recorded by Cannon's Jug Stompers in 1929, released on Victor Records, catalogue 38611. It was reissued in 1959 as a track on an album entitled The Country Blues. A revised version of the song by The Rooftop Singers, after hearing the original Cannon recording and with additional writing credits allocated to group members Erik Darling and Bill Svanoe, became an international hit in 1963. The success of the song was a boon to Cannon, who was in his late 70s and had been forced to pawn his banjo the previous winter to pay his heating bill; he received royalties as a songwriter and saw renewed interest in his music, which led to a recording contract of his own.
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