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The Weavers

70–140 BPMfolk revivaltopical folkhootenanny folk

1950s folk revival hootenanny from the 1950s: long-neck banjo strum, fingerpicked acoustic guitar, twelve-string guitar, warm and anthemic in feel. A name-free Suno recipe that reproduces the signature sound without tripping the artist-name filter.

Style: Folk Revival · Related styles: Topical Folk, Folk, Protest Folk, Folk Rock

History

The Weavers turned folk songs into popular hits by singing them in rousing four-part harmony, with banjo and guitar driving songs meant to be sung along with. The quartet formed in Greenwich Village in 1948: Pete Seeger, Lee Hays, Ronnie Gilbert and Fred Hellerman. Their recording of Lead Belly's Goodnight, Irene became a huge hit in 1950, and for a short time they were among the best-selling acts in the country, bringing songs from American, African and Israeli traditions to radio. The group's left-wing associations made them a target during the McCarthy era, they were blacklisted, and bookings dried up. A reunion concert at Carnegie Hall in 1955 proved there was still an audience, and the resulting album, The Weavers at Carnegie Hall, became one of the key records of the folk revival. Seeger left in 1958, and the group continued with other members before disbanding in the sixties. The Weavers are remembered for Gilbert's strong alto, Hays's bass, Seeger's banjo and the idea that a song belongs to the people singing it.

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