A characteristic of older folksongs, in most cases, is that we don't know their composers or authors. Older folksongs were written often with no commercial purpose in mind. They were passed down by word of mouth, from generation to generation.
-- Tom Glazer
   
Tom Glazer   Name:
Tom Glazer
Type:
Musician
Nationality:
American
Birth:
September 2, 1914
Death:
February 21, 2003
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