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American folk band. The Rooftop Singers was an American progressive folk singing trio in the early 1960s, best known for the hit "Walk Right In". Darling put the group together in June 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. The album containing this song was also called "Walk Right In" and was nominated for a Grammy Award in the category Best Folk Recording. The group differed markedly from The Weavers and most of the popular folk trios of the era, being far more influenced by blues and jazz, as well as less profoundly earnest in its political sensibilities. In being more musically complex than most folk groups, the trio favoured understated melodies sometimes and emphasised their blues roots at others, particularly in the sly and lyrically suggestive "Tom Cat". Indeed, it was their musical eclecticism and willingness to be suggestive that got "Tom Cat", their second single, banned from conservative radio stations and prevented them from capitalizing on their breakthrough hit. The...  Read More

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American Gold  Rooftop Singers American Gold Other   1 listed $12  Details 
  Rooftop Singers The Best Of Rooftop Singers CD, Cassette   2 listed $12 - $74 View All
Cool Water  Rooftop Singers Cool Water 45, 7"   3 listed $4 - $7 View All
  Rooftop Singers Golden Album LP   1 listed $15  Details 
Good Time  Rooftop Singers Good Time! LP   11 listed $4 - $58 View All
  Rooftop Singers It Don't Mean A Thing 7"   1 listed $7  Details 
Mama Don't Allow  Rooftop Singers Mama Don't Allow 7", 7" Picture Sleeve   35 listed $1 - $25 View All
Rainy River  Rooftop Singers Rainy River LP   6 listed $4 - $62 View All
  Rooftop Singers Rooftop Singers Best 4 EP   1 listed $11  Details 
  Rooftop Singers Sail Away Ladies 7"   3 listed $1 - $6 View All
  Rooftop Singers Shoes 7"   2 listed $5 - $11 View All
Tom Cat  Rooftop Singers Tom Cat 7", 7" Picture Sleeve, 45, EP   58 listed $1 - $43 View All
Walk Right In  Rooftop Singers Walk Right In LP, 7", 45, EP, 7" White Label, Flexi, 7" Picture Sleeve   175 listed $1 - $75 View All
  Theo/weavers/ian Rooftop Singers/bikel Hootenanny LP   4 listed $34 - $75 View All
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