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Lee Hays

real name Lee Elhardt Hays

Little Rock, United States

Lee Hays is credited on 3,256 releases across 727 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1950–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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3,256

Credits

727

Albums

8

Decades active

360

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Lee Hays (born March 14, 1914, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA – died August 26, 1981, Croton-on-Hudson, New York, USA) was an American Folk singer with The Weavers. He is also best known for co-writing "If I Had A Hammer" with Pete Seeger.

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3,256 releases · 727 albums · active 1950–2026

  • Performance · 3,841
  • Other credits · 225
  • Production · 8

Studios: Record Plant, N.Y.C. · Carnegie Hall · P.J.'s · The Roostertail

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