Fred Hellerman, last surviving member of the Weavers, dies

[riversedge]

Source: cnn




Fred Hellerman, last surviving member of the Weavers, dies

By Joe Sterling, CNN

Updated 1:14 PM ET, Sat September 3, 2016



The Weavers perform in a 25th Anniversary reunion concert at Carnegie Hall in New York. From left are: Pete Seeger, Lee Hays, Ronnie Gilbert and Fred Hellerman.
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The Weavers, immensely popular, were blacklisted during the McCarthy era
Hellerman also produced Arlo Guthrie's 1967 record "Alice's Restaurant"

(CNN)Fred Hellerman, a singer and composer who was the last surviving member of the iconic and influential folk music quartet the Weavers, has died.


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Hellerman, Pete Seeger, Ronnie Gilbert and Lee Hays formed the Weavers in the late 1940s and recorded many folk standards, such as "If I Had a Hammer," "On Top of Old Smoky," "Goodnight, Irene," "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" (also known as "Wimoweh&quot and "Tzena, Tzena, Tzena," ..................

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The lion sleeps tonight......

[niyad]

1. requiescat in pace

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the weavers: wasn't that a time (the entire documentary)

[madamesilverspurs]

2. So many goodbyes . . .

...and so many wonderful memories!

[TeamPooka]

3. I met him in 1982 at the regional premiere of WASN'T THAT A TIME in CT. He was a wonderful man

polite, caring and so talented.
Pete Seeger was there too and it was a real highlight for me since my mom had raised me on folk music in the 60s and 70s
RIP Mr Hellerman.

[riversedge]

10. I only had the pleasure of hearing Pete Seeger once in concert but I wil treasure it always.

[Stonepounder]

12. When I was a student at Ohio State I was taking guitar lessons and my instructor

was somehow involved with getting Pete Seeger to come to OSU. I got him to get me tickets. Pete was originally booked into a meeg room in the student union. But the room sold out even before most people knew he was coming. So they doubled the size of the room, then quadrupled it. They ended up selling out the Veterans Memorial Auditorium (4,000 seats).

I grew up on Woody, Pete, The Weavers, and other folk music legends.

So many gone. RIP Fred. Save a reunion concert seat for me.

[riversedge]

13. I love folk music--but I was only a twinkle when most of those you mention peaked. Still--I listen

often to their songs. Just love the folk lyrics and a good song.

We have their music

[elleng]

15. So did I grow up on Woody, Pete, The Weavers, and other folk music legends.

[LeftishBrit]

4. RIP.

The Weavers were absolutely great!

[elleng]

5. This Land is Your Land/Goodnight Irene

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/03/arts/music/fred-hellerman-last-of-the-weavers-folk-group-dies-at-89.html?

[gademocrat7]

6. RIP, Mr. Hellerman

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

7. And so passes another

[Chrisdutch]

8. Last of the Weavers

It's been too tough a year for our artistic sensibilities. Bowie, Frey, Prince, Maurice White, Paul Kantner, Keith Emerson....makes you scared to turn the news on. Fred Hellerman was a man of vision and guts who worked with great musicians of vision and guts. May he rest in peace.

[Hekate]

9. A thousand thanks to The Weavers, one and all... Still have my battered copy of The Weavers Songbook

[turbinetree]

11. I remember when I was very young man and my mother

would turn on the car radio and when the Weavers would come on we would all be singing the songs...........

[ripcord]

14. The classics are leaving us

[FailureToCommunicate]

16. Thanks for letting us know this sad news. Another folk star joins the constellations overhead.