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Which fellow member of the folk group The Weavers co-wrote 'If I Had a Hammer' with Pete Seeger?
Answer
Lee Hays
Lee Hays, a fellow member of The Weavers, co-wrote 'If I Had a Hammer' with Pete Seeger in 1949 as a response to the political persecution of suspected communists.
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Pete Seeger's "If I Had a Hammer" was written as a response to McCarthyism blacklisting, yet became embraced across political movements unexpectedly.
Other options people guess
- Woody Guthrie
- Bob Dylan
- Joan Baez
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- folk-music
- the-weavers
- songwriting
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