(1933-09-25)September 25, 1933 Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Died
August 3, 2008(2008-08-03) (aged 74) Chapel Hill, North Carolina, U.S.
Genres
Folk
Occupation(s)
Singer-songwriter
Labels
Vanguard
Spouse(s)
Joan Darling (divorced)
Musical artist
Erik Darling (September 25, 1933 – August 3, 2008)[1] was an American singer-songwriter and a folk music artist. He was an important influence on the folk scene in the late 1950s and early 1960s.[2]
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ErikDarling (September 25, 1933 – August 3, 2008) was an American singer-songwriter and a folk music artist. He was an important influence on the folk...
group in 1958. His tenor and banjo part was covered in succession by ErikDarling, Frank Hamilton and finally Bernie Krause until the group disbanded in...
The group was composed of ErikDarling and Bill Svanoe (vocals, guitar) with former jazz singer Lynne Taylor (vocals). Darling put the group together in...
song. Group member ErikDarling recruited two friends to join him in this effort after hearing the original Cannon recording. Darling wanted the track to...
which features close harmonies, with instrumental accompaniment by ErikDarling. The two were introduced to a new audience when their version of "I'll...
American saxophonist, vocalist, songwriter, producer, and educator ErikDarling (1933–2008), American songwriter and a folk music artist Eric Davidson...
guitar are sparsely accompanied by Fred Hellerman on second guitar and ErikDarling on banjo. The title song is a variant of "Man of Constant Sorrow". The...
the interim, married singer ErikDarling, thus acquiring the stage name by which she has since become best known), Darling resumed her career with the...
mid-1950s, including ErikDarling and Bob Carey. "Eventually it became the Tarriers, with Bob, me, Karl Karlton and Alan Arkin," Darling told Wayne Jancik...
Chirillo Bobby Clancy Roy Clark Fred Cockerham Eddie Condon J. D. Crowe ErikDarling Jeff DaRosa Reverend Gary Davis Michael DeTemple Douglas Dillard Dwight...
contacts in the music business, becoming friends with the folk singers ErikDarling and Fred Hellerman of the Weavers. Hellerman said, "He called me one...
thriller The Smack, which was in pre-production prior to his death. With ErikDarling and Bob Carey, he formed the folk group The Tarriers, in which Arkin...
successful concerts and album recordings on Vanguard Records. A fifth member, ErikDarling, sometimes sat in with the group when Seeger was unavailable and ultimately...
movement of folk musicians, such as Dave Guard of The Kingston Trio and ErikDarling of the Weavers and Tarriers. Earl Scruggs was seen both as a legend and...
Lee Hays, Ronnie Gilbert, and Fred Hellerman; later Frank Hamilton, ErikDarling, and Bernie Krause serially took Seeger's place. In the atmosphere of...
York through his playing in Washington Square." In 1953 Sprung joined ErikDarling and Bob Carey to form the Folksay Trio. The group recorded four tracks...
expressed disappointment with his attitude and quality of work, asking ErikDarling to replace him. Yarbrough served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War...
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