Fred Hellerman

Songwriter ("Kisses Sweeter than Wine", "I Never Will Marry"), composer, author and singer, educated at Brooklyn College (Bachelor of Arts degree) and Columbia University. He served in the US Coast Guard during World War II, and co-founded the Weavers folk-singing group, for which he also sang and accompanied on guitar. He also arranged for folk singers, including the Kingston Trio, Harry Belafonte, and Theodore Bikel, and was the music director for "The Moon Besieged". Joining ASCAP in 1960, his other popular-song compositions included "I'm Just a Country Boy", "Delia", "Darlin' Cora", "The Biggest Ride (Since Paul Revere)", "Long About Now", "Come Away Melinda", "Cherries and Plums", "The Honey Wind Blows", and "Healing River".