Lee Hays

Lee Hays
Hays (left) at the House Committee on Un-American Activities
Background information
Birth nameLee Elhardt Hays
Born(1914-03-14)March 14, 1914
Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S.
DiedAugust 26, 1981(1981-08-26) (aged 67)
Croton-on-Hudson, New York, U.S.
GenresFolk music
OccupationSinger

Lee Elhardt Hays (March 14, 1914 – August 26, 1981) was an American folk singer and songwriter, best known for singing bass with the Weavers. Throughout his life, he was concerned with overcoming racism, inequality, and violence in society. He wrote or cowrote "Lonesome Traveller", "Wasn't That a Time?", "If I Had a Hammer", and "Kisses Sweeter than Wine", which became hits and Weavers' staples. He also familiarized audiences with songs of the 1930s labor movement, such as "We Shall Not Be Moved".

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