Talk:Walk Right In
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Writing credits
[edit]Although sources seem to agree that Gus Cannon received royalties for the Rooftop Singers' version, my 1963 copy of the Rooftop Singers' single simply gives the writing credits to Darling and Svanoe. When and how did Cannon gain the royalties to the song, or at least a share of them? Was there a legal argument over the issue? Ghmyrtle (talk) 16:33, 7 February 2016 (UTC)
According to a possibly apocryphal story told by Robert Crumb on the recording "Chimpin' the Blues," some other folkies knew of the Cannon recording and tracked him down so they could contact the label on his behalf. I don't think the label put up any sort of fight about crediting Cannon and sending the royalties, it's a fight they'd lose in court. Also according to Crumb, Gus Cannon had been very excited when the first check was on its way and had been bragging about it to anyone who would listen, which led to his getting mugged and hospitalized immediately after cashing the check. Presumably he was more discreet with any subsequent checks, and maybe he left some of it in the bank. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2001:4898:80E8:F:0:0:0:652 (talk) 17:26, 18 December 2017 (UTC)
Any Info On Meaning (If Any!) Of The Lyrics?
[edit]Even for 1963, this song's lyrics are weird -- even "trippy" -- to say the least!
Does anyone know exactly what is being referred to in the lines, "Everybody's talkin' 'bout a new way of walkin' " and "Do you wanna lose your mind?" ??? The Grand Rascal (talk) 16:42, 28 August 2019 (UTC)
- You need to go back way before 1963. The words are in Gus Cannon's original version, in 1929 -here. Ghmyrtle (talk) 13:04, 31 August 2019 (UTC)
Grammy nomination citation needed
[edit]Someone put a "citation needed" tag on "Walk Right In . . . was nominated for a Grammy Award in the category Best Folk Recording." I looked for a source, and found that the "Best Folk Recording" nomination list on 6th Annual Grammy Awards includes "Walk Right In", but the same list on Grammy Award for Best Ethnic or Traditional Folk Recording does not. Only the latter of these has a source citation, and that one source (https://www.awardsandshows.com/features/grammy-awards-1963-215.html) also does not include "Walk Right In". WCCasey (talk) 23:40, 31 October 2025 (UTC)