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GUEST,henryp fifties popsongs that started as folk (146* d) RE: fifties popsongs that started as folk 04 Oct 14

"Kisses Sweeter than Wine" by The Weavers has a curious history.

From Wikipedia; Irish performer Sam Kennedy in Greenwich Village sang the traditional Irish song "Drimmin Down" aka "Drimmen Dow", about a farmer and his dead cow.
Lead Belly adapted the tune for his own farmer/cow song "If it Wasn't for Dicky", which he first recorded in 1937.
Following the success of "Goodnight Irene", Pete Seeger and Lee Hays wrote new lyrics, turning it into a love song.
It was recorded by The Weavers on June 12, 1951 in New York City for Decca Records, reaching #19 on the US Hit Parade.
The music was credited to "Joel Newman" and the lyrics to "Paul Campbell", both pseudonyms for Howard Richmond, The Weavers' publisher.

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