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About 'Sloop John B (The John B. Sails)' | |
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The Artist: | Traditional Music of unknown author. |
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Info: "Sloop John B" is a 1966 single by the Beach Boys and the seventh track on their album Pet Sounds. It was originally a traditional West Indies folk song, "The John B. Sails", taken from Carl Sandburg's 1927 collection of folk songs, The American Songbag. |