Lee Hays
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Lee Hays was an American folk singer, songwriter, and activist best known as a member of the influential group The Weavers and for co-writing several iconic protest and labor songs.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lee Hays canonical | 6 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
folk singer
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human ⓘ labor activist ⓘ political activist ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Pete Seeger
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The Weavers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| coWrote |
If I Had a Hammer
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Kisses Sweeter than Wine NERFINISHED ⓘ The Hammer Song NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coWroteWith | Pete Seeger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creativeRole |
lyricist
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vocalist ⓘ |
| familyName | Hays NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
labor movement
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music ⓘ social activism ⓘ |
| genre |
folk music
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labor songs ⓘ protest music ⓘ |
| givenName | Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableSongType |
civil rights songs
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union songs ⓘ |
| influencedGenre |
American folk revival
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American protest music ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | The Weavers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | American folk music revival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Lee Hays NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
co-founding The Weavers
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performing with The Weavers ⓘ writing labor songs ⓘ writing protest songs ⓘ |
| notableWork |
If I Had a Hammer
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Kisses Sweeter than Wine NERFINISHED ⓘ The Hammer Song NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
activist
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folk musician ⓘ singer ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | left-wing politics ⓘ |
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