"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… read more
"Walk Right In" is the title of a country blues song written by American blues musician Gus Cannon and originally recorded by Cannon's…read more
"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 Vi… read more
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… read more
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… read more
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… read more