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Almanac Singers
Almanac Singers
band
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The Weavers
The Weavers
American folk music quartet
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Pete Seeger
Pete Seeger
American folk singer
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Ronnie Gilbert
Ronnie Gilbert
actress, musician (1926-2015)
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Guy Carawan
Guy Carawan
American musician and musicologist
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Sis Cunningham
Sis Cunningham
American musician
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Woody Guthrie
Woody Guthrie
American singer-songwriter and folk musician
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Cisco Houston
Cisco Houston
American musician (1918-1961)
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Oscar Brand
Oscar Brand
Canadian-born American folk singer-songwriter and author
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Arlo Guthrie
Arlo Guthrie
American folk singer
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Sarah Lee Guthrie & Johnny Irion
Sarah Lee Guthrie & Johnny Irion
musical duo
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Stephan Said
Stephan Said
American musician
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Tom Paxton
Tom Paxton
American folk singer and singer-songwriter
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Holly Near
Holly Near
American actress, singer and activist
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Alan Lomax
Alan Lomax
American music historian, field collector, producer and filmmaker
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Frank Hamilton
Frank Hamilton
American musician
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Mike Seeger
Mike Seeger
American singer
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Ewan MacColl
Ewan MacColl
English folk singer, songwriter, communist, labour activist, actor, poet, playwright, and record producer (1915-1989)
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Phil Ochs
Phil Ochs
American protest singer and songwriter
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Alastair Moock
Alastair Moock
American singer-songwriter
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Peggy Seeger
Peggy Seeger
American folk singer
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Matt McGinn
Matt McGinn
British musician
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Big Bill Broonzy
Big Bill Broonzy
American blues singer, songwriter and guitarist
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Hally Wood
Hally Wood
American singer
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Charlie King
Charlie King
American singer-songwriter
Lee Hays
American folk singer and songwriter

Lee Hays

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American folk singer and songwriter
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Member of, past and present

Lee Hays (March 14, 1914 – August 26, 1981) was an American folk-singer and songwriter, best known for singing bass with the Weavers. Throughout his life, he was concerned with overcoming racism, inequality, and violence in society. He wrote or co-wrote "Wasn't That a Time?", "If I Had a Hammer", and "Kisses Sweeter than Wine", which became Weavers' staples. He also familiarized audiences with songs of the 1930s labor movement, such as "We Shall Not Be Moved".