The Weavers

The Weavers were one of the most influential folk groups of the 1950s and are remembered by many as the epitome of the protest era. Their songs form the link between old-style folk music and the folk/protest music that gave rock its intellectual and philosophical underpinning. The original Weavers were Pete Seeger, Lee Hays , Fred Hellerman , and Ronnie Gilbert . Seeger and Hays had formed the legendary Almanac Singers with Woody Guthrie and Millard Lampell in...