The Weavers
E103435
The Weavers were a pioneering American folk music group whose popular recordings and politically tinged repertoire helped spark the mid-20th-century folk music revival.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Weavers canonical | 18 |
| The Weavers 1950 recording of Goodnight Irene | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: The Weavers Context triple: [American folk music revival, hasNotableFigure, The Weavers]
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The New Lost City Ramblers
The New Lost City Ramblers were an influential American string band formed in the late 1950s, known for their authentic revival and preservation of early 20th-century rural Southern folk and old-time music.
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B.
The Drinkard Singers
The Drinkard Singers were an influential American gospel group from Newark, New Jersey, known for their powerful harmonies and for launching the careers of several prominent soul and gospel artists.
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C.
The Clancy Brothers
The Clancy Brothers were an influential Irish folk group whose energetic performances and recordings in the 1950s and 1960s helped popularize Irish and folk music internationally, particularly in the United States.
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D.
The New Christy Minstrels
The New Christy Minstrels are an American folk music group formed in the early 1960s, known for their choral arrangements and for launching the careers of several prominent artists.
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E.
The Drifters
The Drifters are an American doo-wop and R&B vocal group famed for classic hits like "Under the Boardwalk" and "Save the Last Dance for Me."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: The Weavers Target entity description: The Weavers were a pioneering American folk music group whose popular recordings and politically tinged repertoire helped spark the mid-20th-century folk music revival.
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A.
The New Lost City Ramblers
The New Lost City Ramblers were an influential American string band formed in the late 1950s, known for their authentic revival and preservation of early 20th-century rural Southern folk and old-time music.
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B.
The Drinkard Singers
The Drinkard Singers were an influential American gospel group from Newark, New Jersey, known for their powerful harmonies and for launching the careers of several prominent soul and gospel artists.
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C.
The Clancy Brothers
The Clancy Brothers were an influential Irish folk group whose energetic performances and recordings in the 1950s and 1960s helped popularize Irish and folk music internationally, particularly in the United States.
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D.
The New Christy Minstrels
The New Christy Minstrels are an American folk music group formed in the early 1960s, known for their choral arrangements and for launching the careers of several prominent artists.
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E.
The Drifters
The Drifters are an American doo-wop and R&B vocal group famed for classic hits like "Under the Boardwalk" and "Save the Last Dance for Me."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American folk music group
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vocal group ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1948 ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
American labor movement
ⓘ
American civil rights movement ⓘ
surface form:
civil rights movement
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| blacklistedDuring |
McCarthyism
ⓘ
surface form:
McCarthy era
|
| chartSuccess |
Goodnight Irene
ⓘ
surface form:
Goodnight, Irene reached number 1 on the U.S. charts in 1950
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| disbandedTemporarily | 1952 ⓘ |
| finalConcert | 1980 reunion concert at Carnegie Hall ⓘ |
| formedIn | New York City ⓘ |
| founder |
Lee Hays
ⓘ
Pete Seeger ⓘ |
| genre |
folk music
ⓘ
protest music ⓘ traditional folk ⓘ |
| influenced |
American folk music revival of the 1950s and 1960s
ⓘ
Bob Dylan ⓘ Joan Baez ⓘ Peter, Paul and Mary ⓘ The Kingston Trio ⓘ |
| knownForSong |
Goodnight Irene
ⓘ
surface form:
Goodnight, Irene
Kisses Sweeter Than Wine ⓘ On Top of Old Smoky ⓘ So Long, It’s Been Good to Know Yuh ⓘ
surface form:
So Long (It’s Been Good to Know Yuh)
Tzena, Tzena, Tzena ⓘ Wimoweh ⓘ |
| languageOfLyrics | English ⓘ |
| legacy | pioneers of commercially successful folk music in the United States ⓘ |
| member |
Fred Hellerman
ⓘ
Lee Hays ⓘ Pete Seeger ⓘ Ronnie Gilbert ⓘ |
| notableEvent | New Year’s Eve 1955–56 Carnegie Hall concert ⓘ |
| notableFor | helping spark the mid-20th-century folk music revival ⓘ |
| performanceVenue | Carnegie Hall ⓘ |
| politicalOrientation | left-wing ⓘ |
| politicalThemes |
peace
ⓘ
social justice ⓘ workers’ rights ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Decca Records ⓘ |
| repertoireIncludes |
international folk songs
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spirituals ⓘ traditional American folk songs ⓘ union songs ⓘ |
| reunited | mid-1950s ⓘ |
| subjectOf | documentary film The Weavers: Wasn’t That a Time! ⓘ |
| vocalStyle | close harmony singing ⓘ |
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Subject: The Weavers Description of subject: The Weavers were a pioneering American folk music group whose popular recordings and politically tinged repertoire helped spark the mid-20th-century folk music revival.
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