Yep, Rick. That's the Sonja. She lives around Nyack, NY, and works part-time for Minstrel Records. Also teaches voice and helps a lot of the Pinewoods crowd make better use of the voices they were born with. One of the few vocal coaches that doesn't attempt to make their students sound like classical singers. (Praise be!)
Tony Saletan recorded with his (then) wife, Irene, for Folk-Legacy about thirty-two years ago. He's now calling dances, singing, and teaching computer skills, in the Boston area. Recently put together a fine program with several of his friends on the music of the Henry Wallace campaign in 1948. They performed it as a workshop at the last NEFFA in Natick, MA. A dandy show, too!
Dave Sear probably would have done more with his career if he had NOT sounded so much like Pete Seeger! People have assumed that he was just imitating Pete. He had (and may still have) a regular radio show in New York, and I've asked people hearing it for the first time, "Who's that?" Invariably they would answer, confidently, "Pete Seeger, of course!" I'm fairly sure Dave has made his living with his music, performing, accompanying, teaching, etc. We sang with him at a festival in Stamford, CT, a few years ago. He still sounds remarkably like Seeger, Frank! I don't think he really tries to do that, it's just his voice is similar to Pete's (old) voice, and his approach to the music was inspired by Pete. He has a summer place up Route 22 from us, and has been active with a folk music concert series in Chatham, NY. (I think at the Spencer Academy up there.) He's a good lad!
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