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Ruth Alice "Ronnie" Gilbert (September 7, 1926 – June 6, 2015), was an American folk singer, songwriter, actress and political activist. She was one of the original members of the music quartet the Weavers, as a contralto with Pete Seeger, Lee Hays, and Fred Hellerman .
7 de jun. de 2015 · Ronnie Gilbert, whose crystalline, bold contralto provided distaff ballast for the Weavers, the seminal quartet that helped propel folk music to wide popularity and establish its power as an...
8 de jun. de 2015 · La voz de Ronnie Gilbert, clara, limpia y poderosa, se apagó para siempre el sábado 6 de junio en la residencia de ancianos de la bahía de San Francisco en la que vivía. Tenía 88 años.
8 de jun. de 2015 · When the New York folk group the Weavers burst into the American and British pop charts in 1950 with the Lead Belly song, Goodnight Irene, it was Ronnie Gilbert’s contralto voice that soared...
7 de jun. de 2015 · Ronnie Gilbert was a member of the influential folk group the Weavers, who popularized songs like "Kisses Sweeter than Wine" and "Goodnight Irene". She also worked as an actress, therapist and author, and was a lifelong progressive and leftist.
8 de jun. de 2015 · Morning Edition looks back on the career of Ronnie Gilbert, the only woman member of the hugely influential folk group, The Weavers. She died Saturday at the age of 88.
7 de jun. de 2015 · Ronnie Gilbert, the female voice in the influential 1950s folk quartet the Weavers, which also included Pete Seeger, Lee Hays and Fred Hellerman, has died at age 88.
