Paul Campbell

"Paul Campbell" is a songwriting pseudonym employed by the original members of the folk group the Weavers -- Pete Seeger, Lee Hays, Fred Hellerman, and Ronnie Gilbert -- during the first phase of their career, 1948-1953. According to song publishing convention, it was possible to acquire the copyright on an old folk song either by claiming to have "arranged" it or simply by putting down one's own name as the songwriter; often, of course, in what was called "the folk process," performers really did add their own arranging and melodic ideas, as well as new lyrics to create what ...