folk  boom, had one very big strike against it from the start. Due to  network or sponsor pressure (or possibly both), it blacklisted  several performers outright, most notably Pete Seeger (qv) and  The Weavers (qv), because of their political views. This led to a  boycott of the program by several top names  (Peter Paul & Mary (qv), The Kingston Trio (qv),  Joan Baez (qv), Bob Dylan (qv), among others). However, there  were enough big names featured during the programs first season  (The Limeliters (qv), Bud and Travis (qv),  The Chad Mitchell Trio (qv), Dick Smothers (qv),  Tom Smothers (qv)) to make the show a huge success during its  first season. During the 1963 summer hiatus, the producers  approached Seeger again, saying he could appear on the show if he  would sign a loyalty oath. Seeger angrily refused, and when word got  out regarding this, many of the other big names who had appeared on  the show in the past quickly joined the boycott.  Judy Collins (I) (qv) appeared on the program in 1964, but only  after she agreed to alter the lyrics to one of her songs. She did,  but she didnt like it, and afterwards joined the boycott. All the  controversy, plus the unprecedented success of the "British  Invasion" in early 1964, ended in "Hootenanny" being canceled after  a two