<Li> The Kingston Trio recorded the song in 1961 . Believing it to be a traditional song, they claimed authorship, although upon notice from Seeger they had their name removed and credited Seeger and Hickerson . Seeger acknowledged their success with this song . Their single, with "O Ken Karanga" as the A-side and the hit "Where Have All The Flowers Gone?" the B - side, reached #21 in the 1962 Billboard Hot 100 chart and #4 on the Easy Listening chart . </Li> <Li> Peter, Paul and Mary included the song on their eponymous debut album (which spent five weeks as the #1 album in the country) in 1962 . </Li> <Li> Marlene Dietrich performed the song in English, French, and German . The song was first performed in French (as "Qui peut dire où vont les fleurs?") by Marlene in 1962 at a UNICEF concert . She also recorded the song in English and in German, the latter titled "Sag' mir, wo die Blumen sind", with lyrics translated by Max Colpet . She performed the German version on a tour of Israel, where she was warmly received; she was the first person to break the taboo of using German publicly in Israel since WWII . Her version peaked #32 in German charts . </Li> <Li> Dalida also recorded the song in French as "Que sont devenues les fleurs?", adapted by Guy Béart in 1962 (Les Années Barclay, vol. 5, 1962). </Li>

Meaning behind where have all the flowers gone