Hope Foye

Hope Foye (born Frances Hope Wainwright) is an American folk singer who performed with such artists as Pete Seeger, Paul Robeson, and The Weavers (where she was once described as the "fifth" Weaver).[1][2]

She performed in Bob Fosse's first musical, Dance Me a Song, in which she premiered the song Lilac Wine.[3]

Foye suffered under the McCarran Committee and as a result left the United States 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. 418-23
  3. Francis, Bob (1950) Dance Me a Song, Billboard, January 28, 1950 (p. 47)
  4. "Singer's story comes to light at last". presstelegram.com. Retrieved 2018-06-13.


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