The Weavers
Signed Photograph
Signed photograph of the American folk music quartet who sang traditional folk songs from around the world, as well as blues, gospel music, children's songs, labor songs, and American ballads, and sold millions of records at the height of their popularity. Light handling creases, small pinhole in upper margin, else fine. 10 x 8 inches (25.4 x 20.3 cm.).The popular ensemble went through a number of personnel changes over the years. The present photograph is signed by Ronnie Gilbert (Alto), Lee Hays (Bass), Fred Hellerman (Baritone, Guitar) and Erik Darling (Tenor) and can thus be dated to the years 1958-62.
From the collection of George Gaber (1916–2007), noted percussionist who performed with a number of professional ensembles, including the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, the Israel Philharmonic, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and Baltimore Symphony and worked with Leonard Bernstein, Otto Klemperer, Igor Stravinsky, Henry Mancini, Duke Ellington and many others over the span of his career. From 1960 to 1986 taught percussion at the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University and was also an artist in residence at Carnegie Mellon University, an adjudicator for National Music Arts in Japan and the Canadian Music Competition, and a Hall of Fame recipient in Percussion Arts Society.
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