Hope Foye

Hope Foye (Francis Hope Wainwright) is an American folk singer. She performed with, amongst others, Pete Seeger, Paul Robeson and The Weavers (indeed she was once described as the "fifth" Weaver).[1][2] She also performed in the musical, Bob Fosse's first, Dance Me a Song, in which she premiered the now famous song Lilac Wine.[3] Foye suffered under the McCarran Committee and as a result left the US for a career in Mexico and Europe.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Grossman, Victor and Mark Solomon (2003) Crossing the River: A Memoir of the American Left, the Cold War, and Life in East Germany, University of Massachusetts Press
  2. ↑ Dunaway, David King (1997) Songs for Political Action: Folkmusic, Topical Songs, and the American Left 1926–1953 by Ronald Cohen, Dave Samuelson and Richard Weize, The Journal of American Folklore, Vol. 110, No. 438, Autumn, 1997, pp. 418-423
  3. ↑ Francis, Bob (1950) Dance Me a Song, Billboard, 28 January (p47)
  4. ↑ "Singer's story comes to light at last". presstelegram.com. Retrieved 2016-09-07.
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