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Also known as Lee Elhardt Hays

American folk singer and songwriter (1914-1981)

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Gender
Male
Origin
United States
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Lee Hays (born in Little Rock, Arkansas, on 14 March 1914; died 26 August 1981) was an American folk-singer and songwriter best known for singing bass with pioneering folk band The Weavers. Throughout his life, he was concerned with overcoming racism, inequality, and violence in society. He wrote or co-wrote songs such as "Wasn't That a Time?", "If I Had a Hammer", and "Kisses Sweeter than Wine" that became Weavers' staples. He also familiarized audiences with songs of the 1930s labor movement,

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Instance of
human
Given name
Lee
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Little Rock
Place of death
Croton-on-Hudson
Languages spoken
English language
Instrument
voice
Image
Lee Hays.jpg
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date of birth
1914-03-14
date of death
1981-08-26
copyright representative
Broadcast Music, Inc.
manner of death
natural causes
cause of death
disease
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