The Weavers, The Best of the Decca Years - 45m 43s

Tracks & Durations

1. On Top Of Old Smoky	2:43
2. Hard, Ain't It Hard	3:06
3. Goodnight Irene	3:22
4. Around The Corner (Beneath The Berry Tree)	2:29
5. Old Paint (Ride Around, Little Dogies)	3:02
6. (The Wreck Of The) John B	2:25
7. The Roving Kind	2:47
8. Tzena, Tzena, Tzena	2:45
9. Wimoweh (Mbube)	3:00
10. Kisses Sweeter Than Wine	3:00
11. So Long (It's Been Good To Know Yuh)	3:22
12. The Midnight Special	2:49
13. Rock Island Line	2:35
14. Sylvie (Bring Me Li'l' Water, Silvy)	2:46
15. Lonesome Traveler	2:42
16. When The Saints Go Marching In	2:39

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Review

The Weavers--comprised of Pete Seeger, Lee Hays, Fred Hellerman, and Ronnie Gilbert--were the most important group of the folk revival. They helped invent hootenany culture, and charged it with a political urgency. They sang everything: Maoist anthems, civil rights hymns, even children's songs like "If I Had a Hammer." The Decca recordings are historic but not always indicative of the Weavers art. "Tzena, Tzena" and "Goodnight Irene" are given more production than suited the quartet's ethos, even if those songs would help change America forever. --Roy Francis Kasten

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