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   Ronnie Gilbert, member of influential folk quartet the Weavers, dies   
   at age 88   
   Associated Press   
   June 7, 2015 — 1:35am   
      
   MILL VALLEY, Calif. — 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.   
      
   With the Weavers, whose other members were Pete Seeger, Lee Hays and   
   Fred Hellerman, Gilbert helped spark a national folk revival by   
   churning out hit recordings of "Goodnight Irene," ''Tzena Tzena   
   Tzena," ''On Top of Old Smokey," ''If I Had A Hammer," ''Kisses   
   Sweeter Than Wine" and "Wimoweh."   
      
   The group was hugely popular before its left-wing activities were   
   targeted by anti-Communists during the McCarthy era. They were   
   blacklisted, unable to record, appear on television or radio and   
   perform in many concert venues, and eventually disbanded.   
      
   Gilbert went on to pursue a solo career as a singer, as a stage actor   
   and psychologist.   
      
   Gilbert's memoir, "Ronnie Gilbert: A Radical Life in Song," which is   
   the same title of a one-woman show she performed for years, will be   
   published in the fall.   
      
   She is survived by her daughter, Lisa, and Korones, her partner of 30   
   years.   
      
   http://www.startribune.com/ronnie-gilbert-member-of-folk-quartet   
   the-weavers-dies/306400761/   
      
      
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