CD Doo Wop

Track listing
1. When the Saints Go Marching In 2. Kisses Sweeter Than Wine 3. Tzena Tzena 4. Wimoweh 5. On Top of Old Smoky 6. Sixteen Tons 7. Guantanamera 8. Wreck of the "John B" 9. Rock Island Line 10. Erie Canal 11. This Land Is Your Land 12. House of the Rising Sun, The 13. Michael Row the Boat Ashore 14. Brother Can You Spare a Dime? 15. If I Had a Hammer 16. Darling Corey 17. Kumbaya 18. Hush Little Baby 19. Midnight Special 20. Go Tell It on the Mountain 21. Marching to Pretoria - (previously unreleased, live) 22. Virgin Mary - (previously unreleased, live) 23. So Long, It's Been Good to Know Yuh 24. Goodnight Irene
Details
Playing time:	64 min.
Contributing artists:	Erik Darling
Producer:	Tom Vickers (Compilation)
Distributor:	Welk
Recording type:	Studio
Recording mode:	Stereo
SPAR Code:	n/a

Album notes
The Weavers: Fred Hellerman (vocals, guitar); Pete Seeger (vocals, banjo); Lee Hays, Ronnie Gilbert (vocals).. Additional personnel: Erik Darling (vocals, banjo); Frank Hamilton, Bernard Krause. Principally recorded at Carnegie Hall, New York, New York in 1955 and 1963, and The 1960 Newport Folk Festival, Newport, Rhode Island. Includes liner notes by Ed Ward. Digitally remastered by Jeff Zaraya. The Weavers' stint at Vanguard, it should be noted, took place after they had their big pop hits in the early 1950s. That might be construed as either an advantage or disadvantage, depending on your perspective. These are not the biggest-selling original versions of the staples of their repertoire, but they also feature only the group and their acoustic instruments, without the added orchestration that some felt diluted their early studio recordings. In any case, this has 24 songs drawn from live and studio performances in 1955 and 1963, almost all of them including Pete Seeger in the lineup (there are also two previously unreleased tracks from the 1960 Newport Folk Festival). Listening to these, one is struck by the sheer number of folk standards that the Weavers were instrumental in popularizing: "Kisses Sweeter Than Wine," "Tzena Tzena," "Goodnight Irene," "Wimoweh," "On Top of Old Smoky," "Guantanamera," "Rock Island Line," "The House of the Rising Sun," "Michael Row the Boat Ashore," "If I Had a Hammer," and "Midnight Special." It's also undeniable that their interpretations can smack of tame quaintness so far removed, time-wise, from their original setting. It's a serviceable overview of their post-blacklist output, though fans might prefer the less patchwork flow of the original albums, especially the ones recorded just after the group reformed in 1955. ~ Richie Unterberger
Editorial reviews
...The most important group in modern American folk....many of their uplifting, high-energy tunes have become engrained classics... CMJ (02/12/2001)

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