The Weavers
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. The group sold millions of records at the height of their popularity, including the first folk song to reach No. 1 on popular music charts, their recording of Lead Belly's "Goodnight, Irene." Despite their popularity, the Weavers were blacklisted during much of the 1950s. During the Red Scare, members of the group were followed by the FBI and blacklisted, with Seeger and Hayes called in to testify before the House Committee on Un-American Activities Seeger left the group in 1957. His tenor and banjo part was covered in succession by Erik Darling, Frank Hamilton and finally Bernie Krause until the group disbanded in 1964. |
Birth and Death Data: Born Founded 1948, Died Ceased 1964
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1950 - 1961
Roles Represented in DAHR: Vocal group
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Recordings (Results 51-54 of 54 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Decca | L 6883 | 9/17/1952 | The bay of Mexico | The Weavers | Vocal group | |||
Decca | L 6884 | 9/17/1952 | True love | The Weavers | Vocal group | |||
Decca | L 6885 | 9/17/1952 | Clementine | The Weavers | Vocal group | |||
Decca | L 6886 | 9/17/1952 | Down in the valley | The Weavers | Vocal group |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Weavers, The," accessed April 26, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/350232.
Weavers, The. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 26, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/350232.
"Weavers, The." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 26 April 2024.
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Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Weavers (Musical group) - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82033189
Wikidata: The Weavers - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q664062
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/124938866
MusicBrainz: The Weavers - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/621b8812-df32-4bf1-80c4-aee05f803137
ISNI: 0000 0001 1481 7562 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000114817562
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