Throwback Thursday: A Man Behind the Music

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Lee Hays with Harold Leventhal, Ronnie Gilbert in background, 1951. Lee Hays Papers, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections.

In the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections one cannot go far without encountering the name Harold Leventhal, and the Lee Hays Papers are no exception.  Leventhal was a prominent music manager who worked and held close friendships with many musicians of the Folk Revival throughout the latter half of the 20^th century.  He is pictured here (right) in 1951 with Lee Hays, the bass singer of The Weavers.  The Lee Hays Papers are currently being digitized in their entirety.

Nichole Procopenko
Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections