The song was first recorded by Leadbelly in 1933. The original Weavers—Pete Seeger (1919-2014), Fred Hellerman
(1927-), Lee Hays (1914-1981), Ronnie Gilbert (1926-2015)—“profited by being
everything pop singers were not; they had spontaneous arrangements and
untrained voices, and they downplayed vocal effects in favor of content…communication,
not hype.” Seeger left the Weavers in 1958 to protest the group’s
decision to perform for a cigarette commercial (How Can I Keep From Singing: Pete Seeger).
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