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The Weavers had the most extraordinary musical pedigree and pre-history of any performing group in the history of folk or popular music. More than 50 years after their heyday, however, their origins, the level of their success, the forces that cut the group’s future off in its prime, and the allure that keeps their music selling are all ...
Read Full Biography. STREAM OR BUY: Active. 1940s - 1980s. Formed. 1948 in New York, NY. Genre. Folk. Styles. Folk Revival, Political Folk, Traditional Folk, Folksongs, Protest Songs. Also Known As. Paul Campbell. Group Members. Fred Hellerman, Lee Hays, Pete Seeger, Ronnie Gilbert, Bernie Krause, Erik Darling, Frank Hamilton. Album Highlights.
About The Weavers. the Weavers were a seminal American folksinging group of the late 1940s and ’50s. The original members were Lee Hays, Ronnie Gilbert, Fred Hellerman, and Pete Seeger. Later...
Nov 25, 2017 · Learn more about seminal folk music supergroup The Weavers, with this introductory bio and profile, including recommended albums and MP3s.
The Weavers were an American folk music quartet based in the Greenwich Village area of New York City originally consisting of Lee Hays, Pete Seeger, Ronnie Gilbert, and Fred Hellerman. Founded in 1948, the group sang traditional folk songs from around the world, as well as blues, gospel music, children's songs, labor songs, and American ballads.
Jan 28, 2014 · catman916. 266K subscribers. Subscribed. 1.2K. 166K views 10 years ago. "Goodnight, Irene" written and first recorded by blues pioneer Huddie 'Lead Belly' Ledbetter in 1933, became the first big...
The Weavers: Wasn't That a Time! Roger Ebert January 01, 1982. Tweet. Pete Seeger's banjo. Here is one of the most joyous musical documentaries in a long time, a celebration of the music and the singers that made up the Weavers.
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