Ronnie Gilbert | |
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![]() Gilbert in August 2006 | |
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Birth name | Ruth Alice Gilbert |
Born | Brooklyn, New York, New York, U.S. | September 7, 1926
Died | June 6, 2015 Mill Valley, California, U.S. | (aged 88)
Genres | American folk music, protest music, Americana |
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Formerly of | The Weavers Pete Seeger The Almanac Singers Arlo Guthrie Woody Guthrie Holly Near Lead Belly |
Ruth Alice "Ronnie" Gilbert (September 7, 1926 – June 6, 2015), was an American folk singer, songwriter, actress and political activist. She was one of the original members of the music quartet the Weavers, as a contralto with Pete Seeger, Lee Hays, and Fred Hellerman.
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