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Guy Carawan

g, voc, bj, 1927-2015 US
Singer / Musician of Folk and World
A.k.a. Guy Hughes Carawan

Guy Hughes Carawan, Jr. (July 27, 1927 – May 2, 2015) was an American folk musician and musicologist. He served as music director and song leader for the Highlander Research and Education Center in New Market, Tennessee.Carawan sang and played banjo, guitar, and hammered dulcimer. He frequently performed and recorded with his wife, singer Candie Carawan. Occasionally he was accompanied by their son Evan Carawan, who plays mandolin and hammered dulcimer. Carawan and his wife lived in New Market, near the Highlander Center.

     
Instruments
  • Guitar
  • Vocals
  • Banjo
  • Recorder
Genres
  • Folk
  • World
  • Blues
  • Spoken Word
Plays With
Hamper McBee
Popular Tracks   
Katusha on Songs with Guy Carawan by Guy Carawan
We Shall Overcome on Journeysongs Third Edition: Volume 27 by Various Artists
The Little Black Flies on Songs with Guy Carawan by Guy Carawan
Freight Train on Peggy Seeger Presents Origins of Skiffle by Peggy Seeger, Isla Cameron & Guy Carawan
Ain't You Got A Right To The Tree Of Life on Tree Of Life by Guy Carawan
We Shall Overcome on Classic Protest Songs from Smithsonian Folkways by Various Artists
Buffalo Gals on Songs with Guy Carawan by Guy Carawan
Cumberland Gap on Peggy Seeger Presents Origins of Skiffle by Peggy Seeger, Isla Cameron & Guy Carawan
Paper of Pins on America At Play by Peggy Seeger & Guy Carawan
Sail Away Lady on Peggy Seeger Presents Origins of Skiffle by Peggy Seeger, Isla Cameron & Guy Carawan

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Band Members
Discography



Title Artist Year Type
Sparkles and ShinesGuy Carawan2002Album
Tree Of Life - Arbol De La VidaGuy Carawan With Candy Carawan1990Album
The Land Knows You're ThereGuy Carawan1986Album
Songs Of Struggle And CelebrationGuy Carawan1982Album
JubilieeGuy Carawan1979Album
Green Rocky RoadGuy Carawan1976Album
Sitting On Top Of The World - Mountain SongsGuy Carawan1974Album
The Telling Takes Me HomeGuy Carawan1972Album
Freedom Now - Songs For A New AmericaGuy Carawan & Candy Carawan1968Album
A Guy Called CarawanGuy Carawan1967Album
Ain't You Got A Right (To The Tree Of Life)Guy Carawan1966Single
We Shall OvercomeGuy Carawan1964Album
Freedom In The Air - A Documentary On Albany, Georgia 1961-1962Guy Carawan, Alan Lomax, Rev. Ben Gay1962Album
The Best Of Guy CarawanGuy Carawan1961Album
Guy Carawan Sings Songs From The SouthGuy Carawan1960Single
Sings Something Old, New, Borrowed And BlueGuy Carawan1959Album
This Little Light Of MineGuy Carawan1959Album
Mountain Songs And Banjo TunesGuy Carawan1958Album
Songs With Guy CarawanGuy Carawan1958Album
American Song Train Volume OneAlan Lomax With Peggy Seeger, Guy Carawan, John Cole and Sammy Stokes1958Album
Folk-Song Saturday NightAlan Lomax, Peggy Seeger, Guy Carawan, John Cole1958Album
Peggy Seeger Presents Origins Of SkifflePeggy Seeger, Isla Cameron And Guy Carawan1957Single
Appalchian & Irish Tunes On Hammer DulcimerEvan Carawan And Guy CarawanAlbum
South African Freedom SongsPete Seeger, Robert Harter, Garrett Morris, Guy Carawan, Ned WrightSingle
America At PlayGuy Carawan, Peggy SeegerAlbum
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