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Hellerman, Fred, 1927-2016

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Personal name headingHellerman, Fred, 1927-2016
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See alsoAlternate identity: Hill, Bob, 1927-2016
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Corporate body: Weavers (Musical group)
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Birth date1927-05-13
Death date2016-09-01
Place of birthFlatbush (New York, N.Y.)
Place of deathWeston (Conn.)
Field of activityFolk music
Profession or occupationFolk singers Guitarists Composers Lyricists
Found inThe Weavers; wasn't that a time [MP] 1981: credits (performer, Fred Hellerman)
Encyclopedia of folk, country & western music, 1983 (Fred Hellerman; b. 1927; folk singer)
Songs for political action [SR] p1996: Disc ten, container (Bob Hill (Fred Hellerman)) book, p. 191 (Hellerman's only solo recording was issued by Jubilee Records in June 1950 under the name Bob Hill, because Hellerman was contracted to Decca)
The girl in the mirror, 1968 (Fred Hellerman [composer])
New York times WWW site, viewed Sept. 7, 2016 (in obituary published Sept. 2: Fred Hellerman; b. May 13, 1927, Flatbush, Brooklyn; d. Thursday [Sept. 1, 2016], Weston, Conn., aged 89; singer, guitarist, and songwriter and the last surviving member of the Weavers, the quartet that in the 1950s helped usher in the folk music revival)
Associated languageeng
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