New Year’s Eve 1955–56 Carnegie Hall concert
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The New Year’s Eve 1955–56 Carnegie Hall concert was a landmark live performance by the folk group The Weavers that helped revive their career and became one of the most celebrated events in American folk music history.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
concert
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folk music concert ⓘ historical event ⓘ live performance ⓘ |
| associatedAct | Vanguard Records folk roster ⓘ |
| associatedWork | The Weavers at Carnegie Hall (album) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| audienceType | general public ⓘ |
| city | New York City ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| culturalContext | post–World War II American folk scene ⓘ |
| date |
1955-12-31
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1956-01-01 ⓘ |
| endTime | 1956-01-01 ⓘ |
| eventSequence |
follows The Weavers’ period of blacklisting
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precedes broader commercial success of folk music in late 1950s and early 1960s ⓘ |
| featuredInstrument |
banjo
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guitar ⓘ |
| featuredVocalStyle | group harmony vocals ⓘ |
| genre |
American folk music
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folk music ⓘ |
| hasLiveRecording | The Weavers at Carnegie Hall (1957 release) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
New Year’s Day 1956 set
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New Year’s Eve 1955 set ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
socially conscious music
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traditional folk songs ⓘ union and labor songs ⓘ |
| influenced | later 1960s folk revival concerts ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| location | Carnegie Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainPerformer |
Fred Hellerman
NERFINISHED
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Lee Hays NERFINISHED ⓘ Pete Seeger NERFINISHED ⓘ Ronnie Gilbert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
large and enthusiastic audience response
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symbolizing the return of The Weavers after blacklisting during the McCarthy era ⓘ |
| organizer | Vanguard Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | American folk music revival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | The Weavers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalContext | aftermath of McCarthy-era blacklisting ⓘ |
| recordedAs | The Weavers at Carnegie Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Vanguard Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDateOfRecording | 1957 ⓘ |
| significance |
became one of the most celebrated events in American folk music history
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helped revive the career of The Weavers ⓘ |
| startTime | 1955-12-31 ⓘ |
| venueType | concert hall ⓘ |
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