Ronnie Gilbert

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Ronnie Gilbert was an American folk singer and activist best known as the powerful contralto voice of the influential folk group The Weavers.

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Ronnie Gilbert canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American singer
activist
folk singer
human
activeYearsEnd 2000s
activeYearsStart 1940s
associatedAct Fred Hellerman
Lee Hays
Pete Seeger
The Weavers
birthName Ruth Alice Gilbert
causeOfDeath natural causes
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1926-09-07
dateOfDeath 2015-06-06
ethnicGroup Jewish American
genre folk music
givenName Ruth Alice
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOf The Weavers
movement American folk music revival
civil rights movement
peace movement
notableFor political and social activism
powerful contralto voice
role in American folk music revival
notableWork Weavers recordings of "Goodnight, Irene"
linked to: Goodnight, Irene

Weavers recordings of "On Top of Old Smoky"
performances with The Weavers
occupation actor
folk musician
playwright
political activist
psychologist
singer
placeOfBirth New York
New York City
United States of America
placeOfDeath California
Mill Valley, California
United States of America
politicalAlignment left-wing politics
residence Mill Valley, California
sexOrGender female
spouse Donna Korones
Martin Weg
stageName Ronnie Gilbert
voiceType contralto

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The Weavers member Ronnie Gilbert
Ronnie Gilbert stageName Ronnie Gilbert
The Weavers: Wasn’t That a Time! features Ronnie Gilbert
Fred Hellerman workedWith Ronnie Gilbert