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Erik Darling

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American musician (1933-2008)

Person · Open Library

Works
4

Top works

  • Ill-Informed Patient
  • Chords for guitar
  • The hip pocket chord book
  • The Noot Book

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Country
US
Active from
1922-09-25
Active to
2008-08-03

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
4,464
Total plays
18,108

Tags

folkguitaroldiesUSAtraditional songs

Darling was born in Baltimore, Maryland. Inspired by the folk music group The Weavers, in the '50s, he formed The Tunetellers, which evolved into The Tarriers with actor/singer Alan Arkin. Their version of the "Banana Boat Song" reached #4 on the Billboard charts. In April 1958 Darling replaced Pete Seeger in The Weavers, although he continued working club dates with The Tarriers until November 1959. Darling also recorded three solo albums. His second solo effort, True Religion for Vanguard in 1

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