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Bill Svanoe has three lives to discuss. He was a member of a singing group, The Rooftop Singers, that had a number-one hit record, “Walk Right In.”. Then he laid down his guitar and took up the Selectric typewriter (for those of you under thirty, the precursor of the computer). As a writer, he won the Peabody award for MILES TO GO BEFORE I ...
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Vanguard. Past members. Erik Darling. Bill Svanoe. Lynne Taylor. Mindy Stuart. Patricia Street. The Rooftop Singers were an American country folk - singing trio in the early 1960s, best known for the hit "Walk Right In". [1] The group was composed of Erik Darling and Bill Svanoe ( vocals, guitar) with former jazz singer Lynne Taylor ( vocals ).
- 1962–1967
- United States
- Folk
- Erik Darling, Bill Svanoe, Lynne Taylor, Mindy Stuart, Patricia Street
Bill Svanoe. An award-winning playwright, actor, producer and screenwriter, who wrote the teleplays for the second season episodes "The Pioneers" (he is the husband of actress and director Joan Darling, who appeared in that same episode as the scientist Nicole Simmons) and "Stranger in Broken Fork" in 1974.
Walk Right In. " Walk Right In " is a country blues song written by musician Gus Cannon and originally recorded by Cannon's Jug Stompers in 1929 by RCA Victor. [2] In 1959, it was included on the compilation album The Country Blues. Another version of the song by the Rooftop Singers, with the writing credits allocated to group members Erik ...
- "Cool Water"
- December 1962
- 1962
Bill Svanoe. Soundtrack: Forrest Gump. Bill Svanoe is known for Forrest Gump (1994), Fatal Beauty (1987) and The Six Million Dollar Man (1974).
Aug 19, 2013 · The song, "Walk Right In," was recorded in 1962 by The Rooftop Singers, and was a number one hit in early 1963. The song had originally been written in 1929 by the blues musician Gus Cannon (who released a recording the same year, with a jug band he led). The Rooftop Singers was formed in 1962, in order to record a new version of the song.
