336 The Swan Silvertones “(Oh) Mary Don’t You Weep” 1958

The group “changed their name to Swan Silvertones to advertise the Swan Bakery that sponsored their broadcasts…The audiences during the golden era of gospel (1945-1955) and into the 1960s wanted guitars, drums, shouting, moans, and breathtaking blends known as ‘first class house-wreckin’ gospel.’ The Swans gave them this excitement…” A line from the song “inspired Paul Simon to compose ‘Bridge Over Troubled Water’” (McNeil, Encyclopedia of American Gospel Music, 2005). Listed on the National Recording Registry of the Library of Congress.

The Swan Silvertones “(Oh) Mary Don’t You Weep”