Artist: Limeliters
Author: Pete Seeger
Label: RCA
Year: 1962
On album Folk Matinee. One of their backing musicians, Jim McGuinn, later with The Byrds, first rearranged this song for Judy Collins. Holds bible lyrics from The Book Of Ecclesiastes. Pete who wrote it in '59, added six words of his own: I swear it's not too late.
Covers:
Pete Seeger [as Turn Turn Turn (To Everything There Is A Season)]
Judy Collins [idem, with McGuinn]
Gordon Lightfoot [idem, on lp The Canadian Talent Library, shared with other folkies]
Byrds [idem; n°1 US]
Sylvie Vartan [as Tourne tourne tourne]
Seekers [as Turn Turn Turn]
Kronos Quartet [all as Turn Turn Turn]
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Arnold Rypens
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