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Sanga Music Group Sanga Music Group is comprised of the four following historic American-Folk catalogs: Sanga Music Inc., Stormking Music, Inc., Appleseed Music, Inc. and Howard Beach Music, Inc. The Sanga repertoire made a major musical impact during the Folk Revival of the late 50's and 60's with artists including The Weavers, Pete Seeger and Arlo Guthrie. This catalog contains a plethora of hits such as “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face”, “On Top Of Old Smokey”, “Alice’s Restaurant”, “Where Have All The Flowers Gone”, “If I Had A Hammer”, “Coming Into Los Angeles”, etc. With its powerful influence during the Anti-War, Worker's Rights and Civil Rights movements (among other causes), Sanga Music Group has well earned a place in American Folk music history. Though these catalogs provide a portrait of previous eras, their works are timeless and have managed to remain relevant to proceeding generations. Sanga Music- was founded during the late 50's-early 60's Folk Revival by Fred Hellerman (member of ‘The Weavers’,songwriter, musician, producer) and Harold Leventhal (historiic music promoter). This catalog contains works by American folk music’s most influential figures: Carter Stanley, Odetta, Elizabeth Cotton, legend Pete Seeger ("Where Have All The Flowers Gone" and "My Rainbow Race") and the famed folk group, The Weavers (Fred Hellerman, Lee Hays, Ronnie Gilbert and Pete Seeger).
	The Weavers (formed in 1948 by Ronnie Gilbert, Lee Hays, Fred Hellerman and Pete Seeger) are most widely known for their hits, “On Top Of Old Smokey”, “Follow The Drinking Gourd”, “Kisses Sweeter Than Wine”, “Pay Me My Money Down” and a multitude of additional folk classics. The group experienced their first great success in 1949 with their hit song ”Goodnight Irene”. Despite great political opposition due to a history of signing protest folk songs favoring labor unions and leftist political beliefs, the group recently won the honor of the ‘Lifetime Achievement Award’ during the 2006 Grammy Awards show.
	Pete Seeger (Activist/Author) is individually best known for songs “Where Have All The Flowers Gone”, “If I Had A Hammer”, “Turn, Turn, Turn!” and “We Shall Overcome”. After attending Harvard University through his sophomore year, Seeger went on to write his first book How To Play The Five-String Banjo, and invent the Long Neck or Seeger banjo. Pete was a member of both The Almanac Singers (with Woody Guthrie) and The Weavers. He was also a television host for Rainbow Quest in the mid-sixties. Over the course of his career, Mr. Seeger has received many awards including ‘The Harvard Arts Medal’, the ‘Kennedy Center Lifetime Achievement Award’, and an induction into the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame. Pete Seeger’s work continues to re-establish its presence through modern generations – most recently in Bruce Springsteen’s 2006 release ‘We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions’ (a collection of songs associated with Seeger or recorded in Seeger’s folk tradition).
Stormking Music-was founded in the early 60's by American folk music preservationists Moe Asch, Irwin Silber, Fred Hellerman and Harold Leventhal. Stormking Music includes works by Scottish songwriter/poet/activist Ewan MacColl, and his classic and often covered "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face". Additionally, the catalog is home to the works of Peggy Seeger ("Ballad Of Spring Hill”), Cisco Houston ("Nine Hundred Miles"), Florence Reece ("Which Side Are You On"), Sonny Terry and 'Doc' Watson. Appleseed Music-contains the works of Woody Guthrie's son, Arlo Guthrie and his monumental "Alice's Restaurant Massacre". “Alice’s Retaurant” is a song protesting the Vietnam War Draft, lasts a total of 18 minutes and 20 seconds, and is based on a true incident in which Guthrie was rejected from the military as result of a criminal record. In spite of its lengthiness, the song took over radio waves and was in frequent rotation in 1967. In 1969 a film based on the song was produced titled Alice’s Restaurant. Like his father, Arlo Guthrie often sings songs protesting social injustice and his children have also decided to carry on the legacy as musicians. Arlo regularly performs with Pete Seeger. Appleseed also includes works by important singer-songwriters such as Phil Ochs ("I Ain't Marchin' Anymore"), Peter LaFarge and Matt McGinn. Howard Beach Music - contains additional Arlo Guthrie works such as the hit "Coming Into Los Angeles", Cooper's Lament", "Last Train To Glory" and many others.

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