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Guy Hughes Carawan Jr. (July 28, 1927 – May 2, 2015) was an American folk musician and musicologist. He served as music director and song leader for the Highlander Research and Education Center in New Market, Tennessee .
8 de may. de 2015 · Mr. Carawan, a white folk singer and folklorist who died on Saturday at 87, did not write “We Shall Overcome,” nor did he claim to. The song, variously a religious piece, a labor anthem and a...
6 de may. de 2015 · His reference was to the song We Shall Overcome, which had been introduced to the US civil rights movement by Guy Carawan, the folk singer and political activist, who has died aged 87.
7 de may. de 2015 · Guy Carawan, who introduced the song “We Shall Overcome” to the civil rights movement, died on May 4 at age eighty-seven after a lengthy illness.
6 de may. de 2015 · The musician, known for introducing the protest song to the civil rights movement, died last week at 87. He and wife, Candie, taught music at the Highlander Center in New...
8 de may. de 2015 · Guy Carawan, whose rendition of the song We Shall Overcome became an anthem of the US civil rights movement, has died at his home in Tennessee, the New York Times reported. He was 87.
8 de may. de 2015 · Civil rights activist and folk singer, Guy Carawan, died on Saturday, May 2 2015 in his home in New Market, Tenn. During a performance at the 1960 founding convention of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee at Highlander Folk School, Carawan introduced an updated version of the hymn, “We Shall Overcome.”.
