Lee Elhardt Hays
Singer, Musical Artist
1914 – 1981
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Who was Lee Elhardt Hays?
Lee Hays 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. Hays wrote or co-wrote "Wasn't That a Time?", "If I Had a Hammer", and "Kisses Sweeter than Wine", which became Weavers' staples. He also familiarized audiences with songs of the 1930s labor movement, such as "We Shall Not be Moved".
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- Born
- Mar 14, 1914
Little Rock - Also known as
- Lee Hays
- The Weavers
- Parents
- Siblings
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- College of the Ozarks
- Lived in
- Arkansas
- Died
- Aug 26, 1981
Croton-on-Hudson
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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