... The Weavers, a group formed after World War II with Seeger at the center, recorded Good Night, Irene, written by black folk singer Leadbelly, in 1950, which became a big hit, and college trios and quartets were formed all over the country, influenced by the group. 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. In the 1960s, as the mood of innovation spread across America, folk songs were highly praised, and each genre gained popularity, from Seeger and Bob Dylan, who continued the tradition of protest songs, to songs with a strong commercial coloring, but in the latter half of the 1960s, they gradually changed in quality, some of them merged with rock, and some of them declined. ... *Some of the terms that refer to the "Kingston Trio" are listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
… 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。60年代,革新ムードがアメリカを覆う中で,フォーク・ソングはおおいにもてはやされ,プロテスト・ソングの伝統を継ぐシーガーやボブ・ディランから,かなり商業主義の色彩の強いものまで,それぞれに人気を集めたが,60年代の後半に徐々に変質し,一部はロックに合流し,一部は衰退していった。… ※「キングストン・トリオ」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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