Fred Hellerman
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Fred Hellerman was an American folk singer, guitarist, songwriter, and producer best known as a founding member of the influential folk group The Weavers.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Fred Hellerman canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
folk music group
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folk singer ⓘ guitarist ⓘ human ⓘ record producer ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 2010s ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1940s ⓘ |
| associatedAct | The Weavers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1927-05-13 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Weston, Connecticut, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | natural causes ⓘ |
| child | Caleb Hellerman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 2016-09-01 ⓘ |
| education | Abraham Lincoln High School (Brooklyn) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Jewish American ⓘ |
| familyName | Hellerman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
music
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record production ⓘ |
| genre | folk music ⓘ |
| givenName | Fred NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | American folk revival musicians ⓘ |
| instrument | guitar ⓘ |
| languageOfPerformance | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | The Weavers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryService | United States Coast Guard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Fred Hellerman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being a founding member of The Weavers
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contributions to the American folk music revival ⓘ |
| notableWork |
participation in the album "Goodnight Irene" with The Weavers
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production of Arlo Guthrie's album "Alice's Restaurant" ⓘ songwriting and arranging for The Weavers' repertoire ⓘ |
| occupation |
guitarist
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record producer ⓘ singer ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| politicalPersecutionContext | blacklisted during the McCarthy era ⓘ |
| positionHeld | founding member of The Weavers ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Decca Records
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Vanguard Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Weston, Connecticut, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Susan Lardner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| voiceType | baritone ⓘ |
| workedWith |
Lee Hays
NERFINISHED
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Pete Seeger NERFINISHED ⓘ Ronnie Gilbert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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