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May 13, 1927Singer/songwriter Fred Hellerman is born in New York City. He joins The Weavers, a folk act that's blacklisted in the Communist scare of the 1950s. Hellerman co-writes several country hits: Jimmie Rodgers' "Kisses Sweeter Than Wine," Billy Grammer's "Gotta Travel On" and Don Williams' "I'm Just A Country Boy"Dec 24, 1955After being blacklisted during the McCarthy era, the folk group The Weavers makes a comeback with a performance at Carnegie Hall in New York. The group performs "Goodnight Irene" and the soon-to-be country hit "Kisses Sweeter Than Wine"Dec 29, 1963The 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"Sep 1, 2016Fred 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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