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The group’s first big hit was in 1949 with Leadbelly’s Goodnight Irene, backed with the 1941 Israeli song Tzena, Tzena, Tzena. In keeping with the commercial taste of the time, these and other early Weavers releases had violins and orchestration added behind the group’s own guitars and folk instruments.
The Weavers’ records and concerts helped popularize many of the songs now considered standards in the folk repertoire, including “On Top of Old Smoky” (with guest vocalist Terry Gilkyson), “Follow the Drinking Gourd,” “Kisses Sweeter than Wine,” “The Wreck of the John B (aka “Sloop John B”),” “Rock Island Line,” “The Midnight Special,” “Pay Me My Money Down,” and “Darling Corey.” The Weavers encouraged sing-alongs in their concerts, and Seeger would sometimes shout out the lyrics in advance of each line.
The Weavers eventually came under political pressure because of their history of singing protest songs and folk songs favoring labor unions, as well as for the leftist political beliefs of the individuals in the group.
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BrianJohnson89
American folk music in its best.
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Arkarian_o
ooooooh kisses sweeter than wine!
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Hi Louis !
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LondonLouis
Watched a BBC documentary last night on American Folk, and was reminded of the Weavers. Almost by accident, they found themselves becoming a huge act, before the McCarthyism cut them down. Ledbelly died very shortly before they turned his Goodnight Irene into a national hit. They also gave Woody Guthrie about his only royalty cheque with "This Land is your Land". They were an important link between Guthrie's pioneering work and the Dylan-inspired folk revival of the 1960s. Some of their work now seems a bit kitsch, but they played their role - and Pete Seeger continued to roll on as a major artist.
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