Drinking Gourd by The Weavers

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Written by: [Traditional]
Language: English
First recorded on: May 4, 1951
Released on: Folk Songs of America and Other Lands
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September 1951
Comments: First recorded by The Weavers on November 3, 1950. That version was not released until 2000 on the five-CD compilation Goodnight Irene 1949-1953. A live recording from 1955 appears on The Weavers at Carnegie Hall
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Originals

Follow the Drinking Gourd

Traditional

Adaptations

An adaptation is a musical work, which uses elements (music or lyrics) from another musical work.

Follow the Drinking Gourd written by [Traditional] English
- Věčný je říční proud written by Petr Rada Czech 1996

Versions

Follow the Drinking Gourd written by [Traditional] English

		Title	Performer	Release date	Info
		Drinking Gourd	The Weavers	September 1951
		Follow the Drinkin' Gourd	Rod McKuen	1956
		Follow the Drinkin' Gourd	The Brothers Four	1960
		Follow the Drinking Gourd	Theodore Bikel	1960
		The Drinkin' Gourd (The Muddy Road to Freedom)	The New Christy Minstrels - Under the direction of Randy Sparks	July 1963
		Follow the Drinkin' Gourd	Pete Seeger	September 1964	Live
		Follow the Drinking Gourd	The Wayfarers [SE]	1967
		Follow the Drinking Gourd	The Kim and Reggie Harris Group	1984
		Follow the Drinking Gourd	Richie Havens	August 13, 1991
		Follow the Drinking Gourd	Jorma Kaukonen	1995
		Follow the Drinking Gourd	Taj Mahal, Linda Tillery, Eric Bibb	October 28, 1997
		The Drinking Gourd	Mark Erelli	March 26, 2002
		Follow the Drinkin' Gourd	Patti Ecker	May 31, 2002
		Follow the Drinking Gourd	ShoreGrass	November 27, 2005	Live
		Follow the Drinking Gourd	Judy Cook	August 22, 2007
		Follow the Drinking Gourd	Jefferson Airplane	2008
		Follow the Drinking Gourd	Bill Evans [US3]	May 15, 2012
		Follow the Drinkin' Gourd	Chris Vallillo	October 29, 2015

Follow the Drinking Gourd written by [Traditional] instrumental

		Title	Performer	Release date	Info
	i	Follow the Drinkin' Gourd	The Village Stompers - Arranged, conducted and produced by Joe Sherman	October 1963

Věčný je říční proud written by Petr Rada Czech

		Title	Performer	Release date	Info
		Věčný je říční proud	Rangers	1996	First release