Lee Hays

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".

Birth and Death Data: Born March 14, 1914 (Little Rock), Died August 26, 1981 (Croton-on-Hudson)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1950 - 1961

Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, guitar

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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 51 records)

Company	Matrix No.	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
Decca	76280	5/4/1950	Around the world	The Weavers	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Decca	76281	5/4/1950	Tzena, tzena, tzena	The Weavers	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Decca	76420	5/26/1950	Whispering	Gordon Jenkins Orchestra	vocalist
Decca	76421	5/26/1950	Tzena, tzena, tzena	Gordon Jenkins Orchestra	vocalist
Decca	76422	5/26/1950	Goodnight Irene	Gordon Jenkins Orchestra	vocalist
Decca	76423	5/26/1950	When I grow too old to dream	Gordon Jenkins Orchestra	vocalist
Decca	80077	10/24/1950	Lonesome traveler	The Weavers	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Decca	80078	10/24/1950	So long	The Weavers	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Decca	80127	11/3/1950	(The wreck of the) John B	The Weavers	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Decca	80128	11/3/1950	Midnight special	The Weavers	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Decca	80129	11/3/1950	The roving kind	The Weavers	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Decca	80130	11/3/1950	The drinking gourd	The Weavers	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Decca	80139	11/6/1950	Trouble in mind	The Weavers	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Decca	80140	11/6/1950	Along the Colorado trail	The Weavers	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Decca	80141	11/6/1950	Suliram	The Weavers	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Decca	80142	11/6/1950	I know where I'm going ; Hush little baby	The Weavers	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Decca	80845	4/9/1951	Along the Colorado trail	The Weavers	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Decca	80974	5/4/1951	The frozen logger	The Weavers	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Decca	80975	5/4/1951	Follow the drinking gourd	The Weavers	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Decca	80976	5/4/1951	Wake up, darling Cory (Darling Corey)	The Weavers	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Decca	80977	5/4/1951	Greensleeves	The Weavers	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Decca	80978	5/4/1951	Easy rider blues	The Weavers	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Decca	81070	5/9/1951	Greensleeves	The Weavers	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Decca	81178	6/12/1951	When the Saints go marching in	The Weavers	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Decca	81179	6/12/1951	Run home to Mama	The Weavers	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar

(Results 1-25 of 51 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Hays, Lee," accessed November 7, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/204366.

Hays, Lee. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 7, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/204366.

"Hays, Lee." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 7 November 2024.