Wasn't That a Time? - LIVING ERA
Released: Apr 18, 2006
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Released: Apr 18, 2006
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When the Weavers (Pete Seeger, Lee Hays, Ronnie Gilbert and Fred Hellerman) first hit the pop charts in 1950, they brought with them a fairly radical concept: the notion that music was more than...
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Rarities from the Vanguard Vault
Released: Jun 10, 2003
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Released: Jun 10, 2003
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Before the American folk revival of the late '50s, the Weavers proved that traditional music, when presented in the proper fashion, could be wildly popular. Rarities From the Vanguard Vault...
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The Ultimate Collection
Released: Apr 1, 2003
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Released: Apr 1, 2003
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The dominate folk artists of the 1950s, the Weavers were instrumental in bringing true folk music to the American public, scoring radio hits with the most unlikely material, including the then...
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Best of the Vanguard Years
Released: Jan 23, 2001
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Released: Jan 23, 2001
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The Weavers' stint at Vanguard, it should be noted, took place after they had their big pop hits in the early 1950s. That might be construed as either an advantage or disadvantage, depending on...
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Goodnight Irene: The Weavers, 1949-1953
Released: Apr 25, 2000
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Released: Apr 25, 2000
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There are great records, and then there are records like this one, which is an adventure as well as incomparable listening. And don't be repelled by the 100-plus dollar price tag -- this five-disc...
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Best of the Weavers - VANGUARD
Released: Sep 30, 1997
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Released: Sep 30, 1997
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Vanguard's Best of the Weavers is a solid, if brief, collection featuring many of the group's best-known songs -- "Goodnight Irene," "This Land Is Your Land, " "On Top of Old Smoky, " "Michael Row...
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Gospel
Released: May 27, 1997
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Released: May 27, 1997
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Given their reputation for being, well, godless Communists, the concept of a gospel album by the Weavers is curious on its face. In fact, however, much of the group's repertoire derived from folk...
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