Glenn Yarbrough

Folk Singer

Birthday January 12, 1930

Birth Sign Capricorn

Birthplace Milwaukee, WI

DEATH DATE Aug 11, 2016 (86)

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About

Folk singer who recorded "Baby, the Rain Must Fall" and was the lead singer with The Limeliters. He was also a sailor and had three different sail boats.

Before Fame

He went to St. John's College in Maryland. One of his first singles was a recording of "The House of the Rising Sun."

Trivia

His singing was alluded to on the South Park episode "The Death Camp of Tolerance."

Family Life

He was married four times, to Annie Graves, Peggy Goodhart, Lorry Ann, and Kathleen.

Associated With

He sang vocals in the 1977 animated version of The Hobbit, adapted from the 1937 book written by J. R. R. Tolkien.