Ronnie Gilbert

Real name: Ruth Alice Gilbert
Born: September 7, 1926
Died: June 6, 2015
Country: United States
IPI: 00011868591 1 work
Affiliation: BMI
Comments: Folk singer, songwriter, actress and political activist and one of the original members of the music quartet the Weavers, as a contralto with Pete Seeger, Lee Hays and Fred Hellerman.
Member of: The Weavers
Related: Paul Campbell [US]

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Originals

		Title	Performer	Release date	Covered by
		Simply Love	Holly Near and Ronnie Gilbert	1986	(2 artists)

Covers by Ronnie Gilbert

Title	Performer	Release date	Originally by
John Henry	Earl Robinson, Odetta, Ronnie Gilbert	November 30, 1987	Fiddlin' John Carson
Biko	Holly Near and Ronnie Gilbert	1983	Peter Gabriel
Goodnight Irene	Holly Near and Ronnie Gilbert	1983	Lead Belly REL, Leadbelly REC
Gracias a la vida	Holly Near and Ronnie Gilbert	1983	Violeta Parra
Harriet Tubman	Holly Near and Ronnie Gilbert	1983	Kate Taylor
Pastures of Plenty	Holly Near and Ronnie Gilbert	1983	(unknown), Woody Guthrie
Stormy Weather - A Medley of Love Songs	Holly Near and Ronnie Gilbert	1983	Ethel Waters with Duke Ellington & His Orchestra PRF, Leo Reisman and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Harold Arlen REC, Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Sy Oliver REC, Ruby Hill, Harold Nicholas PRF, Campbell and Burr, Alfred Drake & Joan Roberts with Oklahoma Orchestra under direction of Jay Blackton REL, Alfred Drake & Joan Roberts PRF, M.J. O'Connell
City of New Orleans	Holly Near, Arlo Guthrie, Ronnie Gilbert, Pete Seeger	1985	Steve Goodman
Guantanamera	Holly Near, Arlo Guthrie, Ronnie Gilbert, Pete Seeger	2001	(unknown), Cuarteto Caney, (unknown)
Jacob's Ladder	Holly Near, Arlo Guthrie, Ronnie Gilbert, Pete Seeger	1985	(unknown)
Mr. Tambourine Man	Holly Near, Arlo Guthrie, Ronnie Gilbert, Pete Seeger	2001	Bob Dylan REC, The Brothers Four REL
Oh, Mary, Don't You Weep	Holly Near, Arlo Guthrie, Ronnie Gilbert, Pete Seeger	1985	Fisk University Male Quartette
Pallet on the Floor	Holly Near, Arlo Guthrie, Ronnie Gilbert, Pete Seeger	1985	Virginia Liston
The Water Is Wide	Holly Near, Arlo Guthrie, Ronnie Gilbert, Pete Seeger	2001	(unknown), (unknown)
Twelve Gates to the City	Holly Near, Arlo Guthrie, Ronnie Gilbert, Pete Seeger	2001	(unknown)
What's Going On/Foolish Nation	Holly Near, Arlo Guthrie, Ronnie Gilbert, Pete Seeger	1985	Marvin Gaye
Wimoweh	Holly Near, Arlo Guthrie, Ronnie Gilbert, Pete Seeger	1985	Solomon Linda's Original Evening Birds
Miner's Lifeguard	Peter, Paul and Mary with Joan Baez, Ronnie Gilbert and Others	August 16, 2019	(unknown)
Greenland Fisheries	Pete Seeger, Chester Washinton, Ronnie Gilbert, Earl Robinson	November 30, 1987	(unknown)
After You've Gone	Ronnie Gilbert	April 1958	Campbell and Burr
A Good Man Is Hard to Find	Ronnie Gilbert	April 1958	Ernest Hare
Black Eye Blues	Ronnie Gilbert	April 1958	Ma Rainey
Cake Walking Babies	Ronnie Gilbert	April 1958	Red Onion Jazz Babies
Empty Bed Blues	Ronnie Gilbert	April 1958	Bessie Smith
Gin House Blues	Ronnie Gilbert	April 1958	Bessie Smith
Joe Hill	Ronnie Gilbert	1963	(unknown), Michael Loring
Just One More Chance	Ronnie Gilbert	January 1951	Abe Lyman and His California Orchestra
Lincoln & Liberty	Ronnie Gilbert	August 13, 1991	(unknown), (unknown)
(Ma Comé Bali) Bela Bimba	Ronnie Gilbert	1951	Unverified
Masters of War	Ronnie Gilbert	July 1964	(unknown), Bob Dylan
My Favorite Things	Ronnie Gilbert	July 1964	Mary Martin, Patricia Neway PRF,REL, Percy Faith and His Orchestra REC
Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out	Ronnie Gilbert	April 1958	Jimmie Cox PRF, Blind Bobby Baker and His Guitar REC,REL
Power and Glory	Ronnie Gilbert	July 1964	The Good Time Singers
Trombone Cholly	Ronnie Gilbert	April 1958	Bessie Smith and Her Blue Boys
Trouble in Mind	Ronnie Gilbert	April 1958	Thelma La Vizzo
Turn! Turn! Turn!	Ronnie Gilbert	July 1964	(unknown), The Limeliters
Weepin' Willow Blues	Ronnie Gilbert	April 1958	Bessie Smith
What's That I Hear	Ronnie Gilbert	July 1964	Joe & Eddie
When Johnny Comes Marching Home	Ronnie Gilbert	August 13, 1991	J. W. Myers
Yellow Dog Blues	Ronnie Gilbert	April 1958	Prince's Band
You've Been a Good Old Wagon	Ronnie Gilbert	April 1958	Bessie Smith
Home Is Where the Heart Is	Ronnie Gilbert, Holly Near	1996	Sally Fingerett
In the Quiet Morning	Ronnie Gilbert, Holly Near	1996	Mimi Farina and Tom Jans
Pastures of Plenty	Ronnie Gilbert, Holly Near	1996	(unknown), Woody Guthrie
Power and Glory	Ronnie Gilbert, Holly Near	1996	The Good Time Singers
The Poet, the Wife and the Monkey	Ronnie Gilbert, Holly Near	1996	Leon Rosselson
This Train Still Runs	Ronnie Gilbert, Holly Near	1996	Janis Ian
Trouble in Mind	Ronnie Gilbert, Holly Near	1996	Thelma La Vizzo
When I'm Not Near the Girl I Love	Ronnie Gilbert, Holly Near	1996	Russ Case and His Orchestra with Jimmy Blair
The Mill Was Made of Marble	Ronnie Gilbert & Marshall Brickman	1963	Joe Glazer and the Elm City Four
Empty Pocket Blues	Ronnie Gilbert with Robin Flower and Libby McLaren	March 17, 1998	Pete Seeger
Calla, Calla (The Bride)	Ronnie Gilbert with Vic Schoen and His Orchestra	October 1951	(unknown)

Songs written by Ronnie Gilbert

Adapted songs

Title	Written by	Originals	Originally by	Covered by
Kisses Sweeter than Wine	Pete Seeger, Lee Hays, Fred Hellerman, Ronnie Gilbert, Jessie Cavanaugh	If It Wasn't for Dicky	The Weavers	Covered by (68 artists)
Virgin Mary	Lee Hays, Fred Hellerman, Ronnie Gilbert, Erik Darling	The Virgin Mary Had a Baby Boy	The Weavers	Covered by (6 artists)

Releases

Albums

Title	Performer	Release date	Label
Alone with Ronnie Gilbert	Ronnie Gilbert	July 1964	Mercury
Harp	Holly Near, Arlo Guthrie, Ronnie Gilbert, Pete Seeger	1985	Redwood Records [US1]
Harp - A Time to Sing!	Holly Near, Arlo Guthrie, Ronnie Gilbert, Pete Seeger	2001	Appleseed Recordings
In Hi Fi the Legend of Bessie Smith	Ronnie Gilbert	April 1958	RCA Victor
Lifeline	Holly Near and Ronnie Gilbert	1983	Redwood Records [US1]
Singing with You	Holly Near and Ronnie Gilbert	1986	Redwood Records [US1]
This Train Still Runs	Ronnie Gilbert, Holly Near	1996	Abbe Alice Music

Singles

	Title	Performer	Release date	Label
	Calla, Calla (The Bride)	Ronnie Gilbert with Vic Schoen and His Orchestra	October 1951	Decca
	Flamenco	Ronnie Gilbert	January 1951	Decca

Performances also appear on

Title	Performer	Release date	Label
Peter, Paul and Mary at Newport 1963-65	Peter, Paul and Mary	August 16, 2019	Shout! Factory
Songs for a Better Tomorrow	various artists	1963	UAW Records
Songs of the Civil War	various artists	August 13, 1991	Columbia [US]
Songs of the Working People - From the American Revolution to the Civil War	Earl Robinson and Friends	November 30, 1987	Flying Fish
Where Have All the Flowers Gone - The Songs of Pete Seeger	various artists	March 17, 1998	Appleseed Recordings