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Alan Arkin
rec, g, *1934 US, Brooklyn
Singer / Musician of Folk, World and Spoken Word
A.k.a. Alan Wolf Arkin
Born: March 26, 1934, Brooklyn, New York Actor, Film Director, Musician With two friends (Erik Darling and Bob Carey), he formed the folk music group The Tarriers, in which Arkin sang and played guitar. The band members co-composed the group's 1956 hit "The Banana Boat Song", a reworking, with some new lyrics, of a traditional, same-name Jamaican calypso folk song combined with another titled "Hill and Gully Rider". It reached #4 on the Billboard magazine chart the same year as Harry Belafonte's better-known hit version. From 1958 to 1968, Arkin performed and recorded with the children's folk group, The Baby Sitters.
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Plays With
| McDarkin |
| The Second City |
| The Tarriers |
Popular Tracks 
Hallelujah I Love Her So on Going In Style by Various Artists The Return of Captain Invincible: Evil Midnight on Forsaken Themes From Fantastic Films, Vol. 1: Tears In Rain by Various Artists The Return of Captain Invincible: Amazing How They're Alike on Forsaken Themes From Fantastic Films, Vol. 1: Tears In Rain by Various Artists Wonderful Way to Die (From "The Bone Room") on Jones & Schmidt: Hidden Treasures, 1951-2001 by Harvey Schmidt & Tom Jones The Return of Captain Invincible: Into the Blue on Forsaken Themes From Fantastic Films, Vol. 1: Tears In Rain by Various Artists The Return of Captain Invincible: The World I Knew on Forsaken Themes From Fantastic Films, Vol. 1: Tears In Rain by Various ArtistsTrack list and 30sec audio provided by 
Band Members
Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barney's Love Song / I Like You | Alan Arkin | 1966 | Single |
| Comedy From The Second City | The Second City With Howard Alk And Alan Arkin And Severn Darden And Andrew Duncan And Barbara Harris And Mina Kolb And Paul Sand And Eugene Troobnick | 1961 | Album |
| The Sound Of My Own Voice | Severn Darden And The Second City With Howard Alk And Alan Arkin And Andrew Duncan And Barbara Harris And Mina Kolb And Paul Sand And Eugene Troobnick | 1961 | Album |
| 900 Miles | Alan Arkin, Milt Okun Orch. | 1958 | Single |
| When Dalliance Was In Flower | Ed McCurdy, Erik Darling, Alan Arkin | 1956 | Album |
| Folk Songs (And 2½ That Aren't) - Once Over Lightly | Alan Arkin | 1955 | Album |
| Luv | Murray Schisgal, Eli Wallach, Anne Jackson, Alan Arkin, Mike Nichols | Album |
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