A report on Pete Seeger and The Weavers
A fixture on nationwide radio in the 1940s, Seeger also had a string of hit records during the early 1950s as a member of the Weavers, notably their recording of Lead Belly's "Goodnight, Irene", which topped the charts for 13 weeks in 1950.
- Pete SeegerIn 1940, Lee Hays and Pete Seeger co-founded the Almanac Singers, which promoted peace and isolationism during World War II, working with the American Peace Mobilization (APM).
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Lee Hays
4 linksLee Hays (March 14, 1914 – August 26, 1981) was an American folksinger and songwriter, best known for singing bass with the Weavers.
They were soon joined by Pete Seeger, who like Hays was also contemplating putting together an anthology of labor songs.
Ronnie Gilbert
2 linksAmerican folk singer, songwriter, actress and political activist.
American folk singer, songwriter, actress and political activist.
She was one of the original members of the music quartet the Weavers, as a contralto with Pete Seeger, Lee Hays, and Fred Hellerman.
Fred Hellerman
2 linksAmerican folk singer, guitarist, producer, and songwriter.
American folk singer, guitarist, producer, and songwriter.
Hellerman was an original member of the seminal American folk group The Weavers, together with Pete Seeger, Lee Hays, and Ronnie Gilbert.
Kisses Sweeter than Wine
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"Kisses Sweeter Than Wine" is a popular song, with lyrics written and music adapted in 1950 by Pete Seeger and Lee Hays of The Weavers, and recorded by Jimmie Rodgers.
The Almanac Singers
1 linksThe Almanac Singers was an American New York City-based folk music group, active between 1940 and 1943, founded by Millard Lampell, Lee Hays, Pete Seeger, and Woody Guthrie.
The new singing group, appearing for a while in 1949 under the rubric, "The Nameless Quartet", changed their name to The Weavers and went on to achieve great renown.
On Top of Old Smoky
0 linksTraditional folk song of the United States.
Traditional folk song of the United States.
As recorded by The Weavers, the song reached the pop music charts in 1951.
In the 1940s through the mid 1960s, the United States experienced a folk music revival, of which Pete Seeger was a leading figure.
The Lion Sleeps Tonight
0 linksSong originally written and recorded by Solomon Linda under the title "Mbube" for the South African Gallo Record Company in 1939.
Song originally written and recorded by Solomon Linda under the title "Mbube" for the South African Gallo Record Company in 1939.
It was recorded as "Wimoweh" by the the Weavers in November 1951, and published by Folkways Music Publishers in December 1951.
In 1949, Alan Lomax, then working as folk music director for Decca Records, brought Solomon Linda's 78 recording to the attention of his friend Pete Seeger of the folk group The Weavers.
Tzena, Tzena, Tzena
0 linksSong, written in 1941 in Hebrew.
Song, written in 1941 in Hebrew.
After hearing Pete Seeger performing Tzena, with The Weavers as backing, Gordon Jenkins made an arrangement of the song for the Weavers with English lyrics.
Bernie Krause
0 linksAmerican musician and soundscape ecologist.
American musician and soundscape ecologist.
Krause joined The Weavers in 1963, occupying the tenor position originated by co-founder Pete Seeger until they disbanded in early 1964.
Erik Darling
0 linksAmerican songwriter and a folk music artist.
American songwriter and a folk music artist.
Inspired by the folk music group The Weavers, in the 1950s, he formed The Tunetellers, which evolved into The Tarriers with actor/singer Alan Arkin.
In April 1958, Darling replaced Pete Seeger in The Weavers, and he continued working club dates with The Tarriers until November 1959.