A report on The Weavers
American folk music quartet based in the Greenwich Village area of New York City.
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Michael, Row the Boat Ashore
0 linksAfrican-American spiritual first noted during the American Civil War at St. Helena Island, one of the Sea Islands of South Carolina.
African-American spiritual first noted during the American Civil War at St. Helena Island, one of the Sea Islands of South Carolina.
Seeger taught it to the Weavers, who performed it at their Christmas Eve 1955 post-blacklist reunion concert.
Darlin' Cory
0 linksWell-known American folk song about love, loss, and moonshine.
Well-known American folk song about love, loss, and moonshine.
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Rock Island Line
0 linksAmerican folk song.
American folk song.
The Weavers – The Weavers' Greatest Hits (1957)
Harvey Matusow
0 linksAmerican communist who became an informer for the Federal Bureau of Investigation and subsequently a paid witness for a variety of anti-subversion bodies, including the House Un-American Activities Committee, before eventually recanting the bulk of his testimony.
American communist who became an informer for the Federal Bureau of Investigation and subsequently a paid witness for a variety of anti-subversion bodies, including the House Un-American Activities Committee, before eventually recanting the bulk of his testimony.
Seeger's band, The Weavers, went from a hit record with "Wimoweh" to being blacklisted and finding no work.
Follow the Drinkin' Gourd
0 linksAfrican-American folk song first published in 1928.
African-American folk song first published in 1928.
In 1947, Lee Hays, of the Almanac Singers and The Weavers, rearranged Follow the Drinkin' Gourd and published it in the People's Songs Bulletin. Familiar with African-American music and culture, Hays stated that he himself had heard parts of the song from an elderly black woman named Aunty Laura.
So Long, It's Been Good to Know Yuh
0 linksSong by American folk musician Woody Guthrie first released in 1935, and part of his album Dust Bowl Ballads.
Song by American folk musician Woody Guthrie first released in 1935, and part of his album Dust Bowl Ballads.
Although the song had a limited success during its 1930s release by Guthrie, its popularity soared in 1951 when it was published by Howard S. Richmond's music publishing company Folkways Music Publishers, Inc., and promoted to major record labels, landing a recorded version by The Weavers with different verses.
The Weavers: Wasn't That a Time!
0 linksThe Weavers: Wasn't That a Time! is a 1982 documentary film about the folk group The Weavers and the events leading up to their 1980 reunion concert at Carnegie Hall.
The Tarriers
1 linksAmerican vocal group, specializing in folk music and folk-flavored popular music.
American vocal group, specializing in folk music and folk-flavored popular music.
In March 1958, Darling was recruited to replace Pete Seeger in The Weavers.
The Roving Kind (song)
0 links1950 popular song by Jessie Cavanaugh and Arnold Stanton, both pseudonyms used by music publisher The Richmond Organisation.
1950 popular song by Jessie Cavanaugh and Arnold Stanton, both pseudonyms used by music publisher The Richmond Organisation.
The song had first been recorded by the American folk group, The Weavers.
The Weavers at Carnegie Hall Vol. 2
0 linksThe Weavers At Carnegie Hall Vol. 2 is a live album by the Weavers, released in 1963.