Hedy West
Biography
Hedwig Grace "Hedy" West (April 6, 1938 – July 3, 2005) was an American folksinger, songwriter and song catcher. She belonged to the same generation of folk revivalists as Joan Baez, Judy Collins and Carolyn Hester. Her most famous song "500 Miles" is one of America's most popular folk songs. English folk musician A. L. Lloyd declared West to be "far and away the best of [the] American girl singers in the [folk] revival." Hedy West played the guitar and the banjo. On banjo, she played both clawhammer style and a unique type of three-finger picking that showed influences beyond old-time and bluegrass such as blues and jazz. She is a 2022 inductee to the Georgia Women of Achievement.
Bio from Wikipedia
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
(Ten) Years Together (The Best Of Peter, Paul And Mary)
1970
Peter, Paul And Mary
1962
Inside Llewyn Davis (Original Soundtrack Recording)
2013
In Concert
1964
The Best Of Sonny & Cher
1967
Dueling Banjos
1973
The Two Of Us
1972
Late Again
1968
The Best Of Bobby Bare
1966
Peter And Gordon
1964
For Old Time's Sake
2022
Black Hole Rainbow
2020
Playlist: The Very Best Of The Hooters
2012
Starting Over
1995
Soul Folk
1969
The Seekers
1964
The Astounding 12-String Guitar Of Glen Campbell
1964
American Folk Singers And Balladeers
1964
Greatest Hits
1962
In The Wind / Are You Ready For This? / The New Image / What The World Needs Now Is Love
2015
Call Of The Midnight Sun
1965
Credited work
1,254 releases · 237 albums · active 1952–2026
- Performance · 1,254
- Other credits · 79
- Production · 3
- Engineering · 1
Studios: Gold Star Studios · New York Noise · 12th Street Studio · The Cannery, Nashville
Frequent collaborators
- Various
- Richard Anthony (2)
- Peter, Paul & Mary
- Peter, Paul And Mary
- The Seekers
- Bobby Bare
- Jonny Hill
- The Kingston Trio