[DOC] [TLE] The Tarriers [PAR] With their 1956 record of "The Banana Boat Song," Alan Arkin, Bob Carey and 
Erik Darling became the first folk trio to place a hit single on the Billboard pop 
charts. ... head, Tom - stop - Dooley,' which had never been a part of the song 
before the ... "When we failed all the auditions, we realized that one member of 
the group... [DOC] [TLE] So Quoted: Who wrote the Banana Boat song? [PAR] Sep 11, 2005 ... Alan Arkin, before doing The Compass in St. Louis, and then The Second City in 
Chicago, had been part of a singing group called The Tarriers, for whom he 
cowrote ... Glory Records gave us a hit, The Banana Boat Song. ... Harry 
Belafonte wasn't the only one trying to follow the success of The Tarriers;... [DOC] [TLE] Day-O (The Banana Boat Song) - Wikipedia [PAR] "Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)" is a traditional Jamaican folk song; the best-
known version was released by American singer Harry Belafonte in 1956 and 
later became one of his signature songs. ... The song has mento influences, but "
Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)" was commonly classified as an example of the 
better... [DOC] [TLE] 1957 HITS ARCHIVE: The Banana Boat Song - Tarriers - YouTube [PAR] Sep 15, 2014 - 3 min - Uploaded by MusicProf78The Banana Boat Song (Arkin-Carey-Darling) by The Tarriers (CD audio source)  Future Oscar ... [DOC] [TLE] The Banana Boat Song (Day-O) by Harry Belafonte Songfacts [PAR] The song re-emerged in 1956 when the folk singer Bob Gibson taught the ... Alan 
Arkin, who went on to fame as an actor, was a member of The Tarriers. ... Six 
artists hit the US Top 40 with "The Banana Boat Song" in 1957: The Terriers 
version ... one position higher at #6 was Harry Belafonte's covered version of the 
song. [DOC] [TLE] Bob Shane: Behind the Stripes | Fretboard Journal [PAR] One song off that LP, Tom Dooley, became a massive hit and immediately 
made ... Shane, who had started out on ukulele years before switching to tenor 
guitar and ... I did a few different things like singing Harry Belafonte and Hank 
Williams ... group that featured Erik Darling, Bob Carey and soon-to-be actor Alan 
Arkin. [DOC] [TLE] Alan Arkin: Live from the TCM Classic Film Festival - TCM.com [PAR] From his early work singing with The Tarriers and doing improv in Chicago ... 
Before his emergence as an actor, he had his first success as a singer with the 
folk trio ... As a musician, he scored a top ten hit with "The Banana Boat Song" in 
1956. ... Ultimately, Harry Belafonte's classic 1956 recording eclipsed their 
version. [DOC] [TLE] 12 | July | 2014 | Shirley Bassey Blog [PAR] Jul 12, 2014 ... The Banana Boat Song (also known as Day-O) is one of the best known ... In 
1956, Harry Belafonte released his version of this traditional West ... Shirley 
Bassey, however, had started performing the song in December 1955, when she 
... Erik Darling, Bob Carey and Alan Arkin formed the Tarriers, who wrote... [DOC] [TLE] Tarriers, Eric Darling, Bob Carey, Alan Arkin - Tarriers - Amazon.com ... [PAR] Editorial Reviews. The Tarriers released their self-titled debut in 1957, one year 
before the folk ... Any song, anywhere. ... While the unlucky Tarriers have been 
buried in obscurity, this reissue by Folk Era will give folk fans ..... be a member of 
The Weavers and establish The Rooftop Singers, who had a hit with "Walk Right 
In". [DOC] [TLE] A Life in Folk Music - Shepherd Express [PAR] Sep 15, 2008 ... In 1956, the Tarriers had a hit with "Cindy, Oh Cindy. ... Trio later nabbed for a hit 
during the Mighty Wind commercialization of the folk/blues revival. ... Trio and 
Harry Belafonte to become pop

Question: While singing with The Tarriers, Alan Arkin had a hit with this song one month before Harry Belafonte
Answer: "The Banana-Boat Song"