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Lee Hays

Songwriter / Singer-songwriter | * 03/14/1914 († 67, 08/26/1981) | Little Rock, Arkansas (United States of America (USA))
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 "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". ()
Most frequent genres for this person: Music | Documentaries | Drama

Known for these Movies & Shows

Movies with Lee Hays as Actor(2)

as himself1969 Alice's Restaurant

Movies with Lee Hays as Crew(1)


Full Name: Lee Hays
Born: Saturday, 03/14 1914 (March) in Little Rock, Arkansas (United States of America (USA))
Died: Wednesday, 08/26 1981 (August) in Croton-on-Hudson (aged: 67)
Zodiac sign: Pisces (Chinese zodiac sign: Tiger)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: Commonwealth College
Member of: The Weavers, Almanac Singers
Lee Hays frequently works together with these people:
Arlo Guthrie (4x, Actor)
Harold Leventhal (3x, Crew)
Garry Sherman (2x, Crew)
Arthur Penn (2x, Crew)
Pete Seeger (2x, Actor)
Fred Hellerman (2x, Crew)
Tina Chen (1x, Actress)
Seth Allen (1x, Actor)
Abe Seidman (1x, Crew)
James Hannon (1x, Cast)
Victor J. Kemper (1x, Crew)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:1018141, Added: 11/28/2018, Last updated: 02/28/2024