NEW * Walk Right In - The Rooftop Singers {Stereo} 1963

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1963......#1 U.S. Billboard Hot 100, #1 U.S. Cash Box Top 100, , #10 UK Singles, #1 Canada
Original video edited and AI remastered with HQ stereo sound.
"Walk Right In" is a country blues song written by musician Gus Cannon and originally recorded by Cannon's Jug Stompers in 1929. Victor Records released on a 78 rpm record and in 1959, it was included on the influential compilation album The Country Blues. A revised version of the song by the Rooftop Singers, with the writing credits allocated to group members Erik Darling and Bill Svanoe, became an international hit in 1963.
In 1962, the American folk trio the Rooftop Singers recorded a version of the song. Group member Erik Darling recruited two friends to record a folk version of "Walk Right In" after hearing the original Cannon recording. Darling wanted the record to have a distinctive sound, so he and group member Bill Svanoe both played twelve string guitars on the song, although they had some difficulty in acquiring the instruments. Darling is quoted as saying that prior to the making of this record, "you couldn't buy a 12-string guitar ... I ordered one from the Gibson Company, but in order to record the song with two 12-strings, we had to wait for the company to build a second one for Bill!" (a left-handed model). 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.
When released as a single, it spent two weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in early 1963. It spent five weeks atop the Easy Listening chart, which later became known as the Adult Contemporary chart. In addition, "Walk Right In" reached both the R&B chart (peaking at number four) as well as the country music chart, peaking at number 23. The song reached number 10 on the UK Singles Chart in the United Kingdom. The song was included on the album Walk Right In, and was nominated for a Grammy Award in the category Best Folk Recording.
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smurfstoolsoldiesmusictimemach
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The gold standard of 12string guitar tunes!!!

ABDOSPIANO
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Wow, such great harmony and guitar playing. Fantastic!!

LisaSmith-iegq
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my mother used to sing this whenever she was cleaning house or just singing. she really like it. R.I.P. Mom

tanbut
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This song takes me back to 6yrs ole . Always makes me feel sumthin😊

RobertBrowning-sg
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Absolutely the best Damn 12 String Guitars to be heard BAR NONE.

DouglasJBoyd-fzfb
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In college in 1963 we did a simple dance called "the hitchhiker" to this song, and only this song. You just stood in one place and jerked your thumb over one shoulder for three beats, then clap on the fourth, then three jerks over the other shoulder, then clap. Wash, rinse, repeat. Rivaled "the locomotion" for "there's never been a dance that's so easy to do."

RobertW-eu
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I woke up this morning, and it was stuck in my head, so that's why I'm here...😂 Great times..

WhiteManXRP
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I had this on a 45. I might still have it. Funny thing is, I was born in the mid 80’s and during a span of several years in the 1990’s, I only listened to 1960’s music.

lmitchell
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To think these mind-bending lyrics and song are a 1927 standard by the Cannon Jug Stompers! Those twin twelve strings are wicked cool-and the added effect of left handed and right handed players!

hicsunt
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Awesome,
This song came to mind the other day but couldn’t place it one way or another.
They sound great and excellent guitar work.
My funny bone went to this would be on HeeHaw if Roy and Buck rolled a homemade cigarette.😁

avlanche
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I don't know how many times I heard this growing up in the 60s.Fantastic memory & post 😊

KellysClassics
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💙💙💙 this song is completely timeless!! If you think about all the changes that have gone on with music and style, this song still remains true….❣️❣️❣️

atllzable
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Great - this is the way music should be done :)

mikeg
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In about 1968 I had to square dance to this song in gym

fordn
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2024. And still can't get enough of this, great harmony....Grove..and that positive vibe.. 😀

joehernandez
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Ah...I love this. Man, those guitars really sing. Where did music like this go?

jamesroets
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I heard this as a child, and I pondered what the new way of walking could be.

tamarawyndham
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Boy, what memories! This was a favorite of our household when I was 10 years old.

CPD
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I was 9 years old when this song released. Full memory of my childhood.❤

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