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Persons in alphabetical order by last name G |
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| Victor Garber | |
| Saxophone on "Cu Cu Ru Cu Cu Paloma #1", "The Drummer And The Cook #2", "Eden Was Just Like This", "Jamaica Farewell", "Mary's Boy Child", "Merci Bon Dieu", "When The Saints Go Marching In" | |
| Art Garfunkel | |
| Composer of: "Homeward Bound", | |
| Emanuel "Chulo" Gatewood | |
| Bass. Appeared with Harry Belafonte on the 1993 and 1995 European Tour. Accompanies Tony Bird on the album "Sorry Africa" from 1990. Also member of the band Ojoyo | |
| Lawrence Gellert | |
| Composer of: "Look Over Yonder", | |
| Vincent Genova | |
| Appeared on the 1979 European Tour | |
| Samantha Genton | |
| Vocals on the 1981 European Tour | |
| Alex Gershunoff | |
| Saxophone on "The Drummer And The Cook #2", "Hava Nageela #1", "Jamaica Farewell", | |
| Van Gibbs | |
| Guitar on the 1978 tour. | |
| Scott Gibson |
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| Member of The Belafonte Folk Singers (bass). Scott received his B.A. in Music at the University of Illinois and his M.F.A. in Music at Boston University. He has performed at both the Tanglewood Opera Theatre and the New England Opera Theatre, and was the first student soloist at a major concert at the University of Illinois. He has done much work in opera appearing in such works as "Romeo and Juliet", "La Bohème", "Cosi Fan Tutte" and "Don Giovanni". Scott, a soloist with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and the Symphony of the Air, toured South America with the Jubilee Singers, and has appeared on TV on the Ed Sullivan Show. | |
| Joan Gilbert | |
| Vocals on "Delia", "The Drummer And The Cook #1", "The Fox", | |
| Alan Giles | |
| Member of The Norman Luboff Choir. | |
| Norman Gimbel | |
| Composer of: "Chimney Smoke" | |
| James Giuffre | |
| Saxophone on "Baby Darlin'", "Hello Everybody", "Man Smart #3", "Matilda #2", "Scarlet Ribbons #1", "Troubles", "Waterboy" | |
| Harry Glickman | |
| Violin on "Acorn In The Meadow", "Hold'em Joe", "I'm Just A Country Boy", "Kukla-Mu", "Man Piaba", "Mo Mary", "Pretty As A Rainbow", "Venezuela #2" | |
| B. Glow | |
| Trumpet "Hava Nageela #2", "When The Saints Go Marching In" | |
| Doc Goldberg | |
| Bass on "Hava Nageela #2", When The Saints Go Marching In | |
| Morris Goldberg | ![]() |
| Woodwinds, saxophone, pennywhistles etc. Comes from South Africa, lives in New York. Member of the band Ojoyo. Appears on CB85254, "Paradise In Gazankulu", on the video "Don't Stop The Carnival" and the video/CD "An Evening With Belafonte And Friends". Works in the band of the popular TV-talk show "The Rosey O'Donnell Show". Has performed with many different artists including: Miriam Makeba on the album LSP2845, Sivuca on VSD79337, and VSD79352, Paul Simon on the song "You Can Call Me Al". Peggi Blu on the album "Blu Blowin' - ". Also as co-producer with Hugh Masekela on the albums "Uptownship", "Beatin' Aroun The Bush" the DVD "Homecoming Concert" and many many more... Has composed: "Marching To The Fair", | |
| M. Golodner | |
| Violin on "Chimney Smoke" | |
| Gilmar Gomes | |
| Percussion on the European 2003 tour. | |
| John P. 'Joli'
Gonsalves (1925-1998) |
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| Vocalist. Was a member of The Belafonte Folk
Singers and The Seafarers Chorus. Solo in
the song "Tunga" on LPM2309. Joli, of Portuguese
ancestry was a graduate of the Arlington Academy of Music in Arlington, Mass. He has
appeared on numerous television shows, among them CBS "Camera Three", and has
had his own radio programs on local stations in New Bedford, Mass., including appearances
on "Voice of America" and "World Wide Broadcasting". In
addition to his Portuguese records he has recorded with the Leonard De Paur Infantry
Chorus. Vocals on: "Judy Drownded",
"Lead Man Holler", "Love
Love Alone", "Lucy's Door", Has composed: "Tunga". More about Joli Gonsalves: Death notice from The New Standard Times, Schooner Ernestina had a fine friend by Gregg Swanzey, Music brings people together by Robert Haddocks, Standard-Times staff writer. |
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| George Goodman | |
| Member of The Belafonte Folk Singers in 1957.
I strongly believe that he has recorded the album CFL7309.
It sounds at least so. Vocals on: "Judy Drownded", "Lead Man Holler", "Love Love Alone", "Lucy's Door", |
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| Conrad Gozzo | |
| Trumpet on: "Baby Darlin'", "Hello Everybody", "Hava Nageela #1", "Jamaica Farewell", "Matilda #2", "Once Was", "The Drummer And The Cook #2", "Troubles" | |
| Earle Grandison | |
| Vocals on the video "Don't Stop The Carnival". | |
| J. Hamilton Grandison | |
| Performs on the album "The Long Road To Freedom", also vocals on "Day-O #1", "Hosanna", "Jack-Ass Song", "Star-O", "Will His Love Be Like His Rum" | |
| Rupert
Westmore Grant (1914-1961) |
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| Better known as Lord Invader. Born December 13, 1914, died October 15, 1961. One of the old classic calypso singers. Only thing common with Belafonte is that they both have recorded traditional calypso songs like "Mary Ann", "Out the Fire", "Sly Mongoose", and "Tongue-Tied Lady" | |
| Andre Gratian | |
| Tour manager for The Norman Luboff Choir. | |
| Diva Gray | |
| Vocals on the 1976 European Tour. Works as a background vocalist in New York. | |
| Douglas Gray | |
| Production manager 1983-1985. | |
| Milton Grayson | |
| Vocals. Member of The Belafonte Folk Singers in 1967. Appears on "Turn the World Around" and "The Long Road To Freedom". | |
| Diane Green | |
| Vocals on R4P5054 | |
| Urbie Green | |
| Trombone on "The Blues is Man 1", "The Blues is Man 2" | |
| Jack Greenberg | |
| Clarinet on "Kukla-Mu", "Venezuela #2" | |
| Alan Greene | |
| Orchestra conductor on LPM1022, LPM1927, LSP1972, "Delia", "The Fox", "Man Piaba", "Mo Mary", "Soldier, Soldier", Composer of: "Lean On Me", "How Green Was My Valley", "Fifteen", "I'm Going Away", "Turn Around" | |
| Rita Greene | |
| Composer of: "All My Trials" | |
| Dick Griffin | |
| Trombone on "Paradise In Gazankulu". | |
| Paul Griffin |
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| Organ on LSP2953. | |
| Hy Grill | |
| Producer of "A Roving", "Chimney Smoke", "Jerry","Kukla-Mu", "Scarlet Ribbons #1", "Shenandoah #1","Venezuela #2" | |
| Lani Groves | |
| Vocals. Appears on "Turn the World Around" | |
| Marty Grupp | |
| Percussion on "The Blues is Man 1", "The Blues is Man 2" | |
| Gigi Gryce | |
| Saxophone on "The Blues is Man 1", "The Blues is Man 2" | |
| George Guadagno |
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| Drums on the 1957 recording of "Fifteen", "How Green Was My Valley", "I'm Going Away", "Judy Drownded", "Lead Man Holler", "The Lord is My Shepherd", "Love Love Alone", "Lucy's Door", and others. | |
| J. Guarnieri | |
| Piano on "A Roving", "Chimney Smoke" | |
| Frank Guerrero | |
| Percussion on "Baby Darlin'", "Hello Everybody", "Man Smart #3", "Scarlet Ribbons #1", "Troubles". "Waterboy" | |
| M. Guryan | |
| Composer of "I'm On My Way To Saturday" | |
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Woody Guthrie (1912-1967) |
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| Has written the
songs: "Pastures Of Plenty", "This Land Is Your Land",
"Why'n Why" FolkLib Index for Woody Guthrie |
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