Sloop John B-The Untold Story

[shepherd <shepherd@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Just sit right back and you'll hear a tale, a tale of a tiny ship.

According to THE NEAREST FARAWAY PLACE, "John B Sails" is a traditional 
sea chantey of the Bahamas.  It's the story of the grounding of the ship 
off of Nassau.  The wreck was excavated in 1926.

Carl Sandburg published the chantey as a poem called "The John B Sails" 
in in 1927.  Also in 1927, some guy named Alfred George Wathall did a 
modern arrangement for radio station WGN.  The arrangement became 
popular in folk circles.  The Kingston Trio took their version from The 
Weavers.  

Al Jardine brought the song to the Beach Boys, so he wasn't useless 
after all

Seeya,
Kip