…Early modern folk songs thus had a strong social character, and were often called protest songs. In 1950, The Weavers, a group formed after World War II with Seeger at the center, recorded Good Night, Irene, written by black folk singer Leadbelly, and it became a big hit. Influenced by this group, college trios and quartets sprang up all over the country. Among them, The Kingston Trio's remake of an old folk song, Tom Dooley (1958), became a big hit, and folk songs came to completely occupy a part of popular music. … *Some of the terminology that refers to "Goodnight Irene" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…このように初期のモダン・フォーク・ソングは強い社会性を備え,しばしば〈プロテスト・ソング〉(抵抗の歌)と呼ばれるものが主体となっていた。 第2次大戦後にシーガーを中心として結成したグループ,ザ・ウィーバーズThe Weaversが,1950年,黒人民謡歌手レッドベリーLeadbellyの作った《おやすみアイリーンGood Night,Irene》をレコードにしたところ大ヒットとなり,このグループに影響された大学生の3人組,4人組などが各地で生まれた。そうした中から,ザ・キングストン・トリオThe Kingston Trioによる古い民謡のリメーク《トム・ドゥーリーTom Dooley》(1958)が大ヒットして,フォーク・ソングは完全にポピュラー音楽の一部門を占めるにいたった。… ※「《おやすみアイリーン》」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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