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Thread #32772 Message #1836385
Posted By: GUEST
16-Sep-06 - 10:08 PM
Thread Name: Origin: Sloop John B
Subject: RE: Origins: Sloop John B
'Sloop John B Arranged by Brian Wilson The song was a West Indies folk song from around 1927 Most popular version performed by The Beach Boys It hit #3 on the Top 40 charts in 1966 Group was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame in 1988 The song was also recorded by the Kingston Trio in the 1950s Jimmie Rodgers recorded the song in 1960 under the title "The Wreck of the Sloop John B"'