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    • Dec 29, 1963
    The Weavers deliver a farewell concert at Chicago's Orchestra Hall. The folk group's members--Fred Hellerman, Lee Hays, Pete Seeger and Ronnie Gilbert--wrote country hits "Kisses Sweeter Than Wine," "Gotta Travel On" and "I'm Just A Country Boy"
    Aug 26, 1981
    Singer/songwriter Lee Hays dies in Croton-On-Hudson, New York. He was the bass singer for the controversial folk group The Weavers, and co-wrote Billy Grammer's "Gotta Travel On" and Jimmie Rodgers' "Kisses Sweeter Than Wine"
    Feb 24, 1998
    Ben E. King's "Stand By Me," The Miracles' "You've Really Got A Hold On Me," The Five Satins' "In The Still Of The Nite," Simon & Garfunkel's "Bridge Over Troubled Water" and Johnnie Ray's "Cry" join the Grammy Hall of Fame with records by Carole King, The Drifters, James Taylor, Sam Cooke, Henry Mancini, Woody Guthrie, B.B. King and The Weavers
    Sep 13, 2001
    The Oak Ridge Boys are inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in Sharon, Pennsylvania, along with The Eagles, The Bee Gees, The Chordettes, The Vogues, Gladys Knight & The Pips, The McGuire Sisters, Smokey Robinson & The Miracles and The Weavers
    Jan 12, 2006
    The Carter Family's "Keep On The Sunny Side," Doc Watson's "Black Mountain Rag" and The Weavers' "Goodnight Irene" are announced as new entries in the Grammy Hall of Fame, along with music by Bob Dylan, Barbra Streisand, The Miracles, B.B. King and Jimi Hendrix
    Feb 7, 2006
    Merle Haggard, Cream and The Weavers are recognized with Grammy Lifetime Achievement awards at Los Angeles' Wilshire Ebell Theatre. Late producer Owen Bradley earns a Trustees Award, and Tom Dowd earns a Technical Grammy
    Jan 27, 2014
    Folk artist Pete Seeger dies at New York-Presbyterian Hospital. A member of The Weavers, he co-wrote Jimmie Rodgers' "Kisses Sweeter Than Wine" and Billy Grammer's "Gotta Travel On"
    Jun 6, 2015
    Ronnie Gilbert, formerly of the folk group The Weavers, dies in Mill Valley, California. The quartet earned a country hit with the 1951 single "On Top Of Old Smoky." Gilbert co-wrote Jimmie Rodgers' country hit "Kisses Sweeter Than Wine" and Billy Grammer's "Gotta Travel On"
    Sep 1, 2016
    Fred Hellerman, formerly of the folk group The Weavers, dies at his home in Weston, Connecticut. He was a member of the act when it netted a 1951 country hit with "On Top Of Old Smoky." He also wrote Billy Grammer's "Gotta Travel On," Jimmie Rodgers' "Kisses Sweeter Than Wine" and Don Williams' "I'm Just A Country Boy"
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