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Thread #97435 Message #3713761
Posted By: GUEST,Joseph Scott
01-Jun-15 - 06:09 PM
Thread Name: Folk Songs That Hit the Charts as Pop Songs
Subject: RE: Folk Songs That Hit the Charts as Pop Songs
"Teddy Bear" by Elvis Presley and "Keep A Knockin'" by Little Richard were both top ten pop hits in 1957, and were both based on pre-1920 black folk songs (for "Teddy Bear" see e.g. Newman White's 1928 book, and for "Knockin'" see H. Odum).