Guy Carawan
Guy Hughes Carawan Jr. (July 28, 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 is famous for introducing the protest song "We Shall Overcome" to the American Civil Rights Movement, by teaching it to the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC…
Artist details
- Type
- Person
- Area
- United States
- Born
- July 27th, 1927
- Died
- May 2nd, 2015
- Labels
- Pye Nixa77 Records