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Billboard ranked it as the number 63 song for 1972.

The most successful recording of the song was the pop version by Three Dog Night in 1972, when it reached number one on both the Billboard Hot 100 and Billboard Easy Listening charts. It was first recorded by Pete Seeger featuring an African-American child, in 1956 from the album Love Songs for Friends & Foes. " Black and White" is a song written in 1954 by David I. I especially will always remember the line, 'Getting paid to sing? It seemed like stealing.Song by Three Dog Night "Black and White" "It’s a lovely read bringing together all of Pete’s commitments, his curiosities, and respect for traditions. Thanks to Meryl Danziger for writing this book." -Roger McGuinn, lead singer and guitarist of the Byrds

"Teaching young students about the work and music of Pete Seeger is as important as teaching them about Abraham Lincoln. "Meryl Danziger's book Sing It! is a delightful as well as compelling portrait of Pete Seeger." -David Amram The Hudson River is cleaner than it used to be what did Pete do to help that happen? Through learning of his life of activism, readers will become links in the chain, inspired to reflect on their own power to make change. What was it like for a city boy like Pete to hope freight trains with Woody Guthrie, the free-spirited composter of "This Land Is Your Land"? "The Lion Sleeps Tonight," a song beloved by people all over the world, might have been lost to history had it not been for Pete Seeger. His story intertwines with a century of American history, and readers will be surprised to discover how many familiar songs, people, and projects somehow connect back to this one individual. How did a humble, banjo-playing Harvard University dropout become one of the most influential figures of the twentieth century? This is the story of Pete Seeger-singer, songwriter, social activist, environmentalist-who filled his toolbox with songs and set out to repair whatever in the world was broken.

"Sing it!" he shouts, and everyone sings. A tall, skinny man in blue jeans stands on a stage, one hand on his banjo, the other raised to the crowd of 15,000 people who have come to celebrate his ninetieth birthday.