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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 Jun 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...
7 Jun 2015 · MILL VALLEY, Calif. (AP) — Singer Ronnie Gilbert, a member of the influential 1950s folk quartet the Weavers, has died. She was 88. Gilbert died of natural causes Saturday at a retirement community in the San Francisco Bay Area suburb of Mill Valley, said her longtime partner, Donna Korones.
8 Jun 2015 · That's Ronnie Gilbert, a founding member of The Weavers, the quartet led by the late Pete Seeger. Gilbert's voice soared on the group's recordings of fold standards like "Kisses Sweeter Than...
7 Jun 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 Jun 2015 · Ronnie Gilbert, who helped spark a national folk revival with the Weavers, died of natural causes at 88. She was a singer, actor and psychologist who survived the Red Scare and the group's breakup.
7 Jun 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.
