Darling, Erik.
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Erik Darling (1933-2008) was an American songwriter and folk music artist, born in Baltimore, Md., and raised in Canandaigua, N.Y. In the 1950s, he formed with Bob Carey and Alan Arkin what became the Tarriers. In 1956, the Tarriers' "Banana Boat Song" sparked a craze for calypso music. In 1958, Pete Seeger left the Weavers singing group, and Darling was asked to take his place; he stayed with that group until 1962. Darling then formed the Rooftop Singers, which popularized the 12-string guitar in its recording of "Walk Right In.: Darling subsequently released several solo albums, wrote many instrument instruction books, and compiled his 2008 autobiography.
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