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Follow The Drinking Gourd
Composer: Traditional

Follow The Drinking Gourd was played by Bob & Jerry (Robert Hunter and Jerry Garcia) at a private function in May 1961.

Follow The Drinking Gourd was probably first published by the Texas Folklore Society in 1928 though its origins are in the 19th century. The song was rearranged for the Weavers in 1947 and published in the People's Songs Bulletin. It is this version that became popular during the folk revivals of the 1950's and 1960's.



Recordings

This list is not intended to be comprehensive.

no info Folk Songs Of America And Other Lands, The Weavers, 1951
no info Single (Drinking Gourd / Easy Rider Blues), The Weavers, 1951
no info Single (Follow The Drinking Gourd / The Reapers Ghost), Glenn Yarborough, 1951
no info Single (Easy Rider Blues / Drinking Gourd), The Weavers, 1954
no info Live At Carnegie Hall, The Weavers, 1956
no info Follow The Drinking Gourd, Michel Larue, Alex Foster & The Drinking Gourds, 1958
no info Folk Songs Around The World, The Weavers, 1959
no info From Bondage To Freedom, Theodore Bikel, 1960
no info Folk Music As Heard At The Gourd, Steve Brainard / Mason Williams / Johnny Horton, 1960
no info Two For The Road, Penny And Jean, 1960
no info Songs Of The Blue & Grey, The Wayfarers Trio, 1961
no info Single (Drinking Gourd / Georgia Hoss Soldier), Hoyt Axton, 1961
no info There's A Meetin' Here Tonite, Joe & Eddie, 1963
no info The Best Of The Weavers, 1963
no info Folk Songs And Cool Songs, Cy Grant, 1963
no info Cy Grant, Cy Grant, 1963
no info Single (You Gotta Quit Kickin' My Dog Around / Follow The Drinking Gourd), The Rum Runners, 1963
no info The Goodwill Singers, The Goodwill Singers, 1963
no info Single (Follow The Drinking Gourd / Whistling Gypsy) Tim Morgon, 1963
no info Sings They Call The Wind Maria, Tim Morgon, 1964
no info This Land Is Your Land: Songs Of Social Justice, Various Artists (The Weavers), 1964
no info The Best Of Joe & Eddie, 1966
no info By Public Demand, Robin Hall And Jimmie MacGregor, 1966
no info The Triban, The Triban, 1969
no info On The Move, Paul Caldwell And The Caldwells, 1970
no info The Black Struggle In Song And Story, Brother F.D. Kirkpatrick / Fred Starner, 1971
no info Greatest Hits, The Weavers, 1971
no info Backporch Song, Wheatones, 1972
no info The Musical Heritage Of America Vol. II: The Civil War, Tom Glazer With Eileen Gibney And Kemp Harris, 1973
no info Fifty Sail On Newburgh Bay: Hudson Valley Songs, Old & New, Pete Seeger & Ed Renehan, 1976
no info Sitting At Home With Our Apple Friends, Dick Lourie & Howie Tarnower, 1979
no info Heroes And Hard Times, Sparky Rucker, 1981
no info Harp From The Heart, Paul and Brenda Neal, 1984
no info Music And The Underground Railroad, The Kim And Reggie Harris Group, 1984
no info A Magic Night, Sparky Rucker, 1988
no info Songs Of The Civil War, Various Artists (Richie Havens), 1991
no info Follow The Drinking Gourd, Taj Mahal / Morgan Freeman, 1993
info Magic Two, Jorma Kaukonen, 1995
info Land Of Heroes, Jorma Kaukonen, 1995
no info Blood On The Fields, Wynton Marsalis & The Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, 1997
no info Shakin A Tailfeather, Taj Mahal / Linda Tillery / Eric Bibb, 1997
no info Steal Away: Songs Of The Underground Railroad, Kim & Reggie Harris, 1997
info Relix Best Of The Blues Vol 1, Various Artists (Jorma Kaukonen), 1997
no info In Progress & in Motion: 1965-1998, Taj Mahal, 1998
no info Playing By Heart: The Art Of Solo Acoustic Guitar Volume 1, Jim Steinke, 2000
no info Brown Girl In The Ring, Various Artists (Linda Tillery), 2001
no info Sheridan Square Rag, Dakota Dave Hull, 2002
no info Heroes And Hard Times, Sparky Rucker, 2002
no info The Memorial Hall Recordings, Mark Erelli, 2002
info Freedom: Songs From The Heart Of America, Various Artists (Taj Mahal), 2002
info Ain't No Grave: A Tribute To Traditional & Public Domain Songs, Various Artists (Mark Erelli), 2003
no info Sessions, Larry Norman, 2004
no info 70 Miles From Lebanon, Larry Norman, 2004
no info The Folk Den Project, Roger McGuinn, 2005
no info Songs For The Young At Heart, Taj Mahal, 2006
no info 22 Timeless Tracks From The Folk Den Project, Roger McGuinn, 2008
info Jefferson's Tree of Liberty, Jefferson Starship, 2008
no info Y Casgliad / The Collection: 1968-78, Triban, 2011
no info In Good Company, Bill Evans, 2012
info Tales From the Mothership: Roswell UFO Festival July 3, 2009, Jefferson Starship, 2012
no info We Shall Overcome, Damien Sneed, 2020
no info The Story Of Vanguard, Various Artists (The Weavers), 2021

 
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