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    • Dec 24, 1955
    After being blacklisted during the McCarthy era, the folk group The Weavers makes a comeback with a performance at Carnegie Hall in New York. The group performs "Goodnight Irene" and the soon-to-be country hit "Kisses Sweeter Than Wine"
    Jul 26, 1956
    In a 373-9 vote, the House of Representatives cites eight entertainment figures, including singer/songwriter Pete Seeger, with contempt for alleged communist involvement. A year later, Seeger's "Kisses Sweeter Than Wine" becomes a country hit for Jimmie Rodgers
    Apr 3, 1959
    "Battle Of New Orleans" songwriter Jimmy Driftwood performs at a Folksong '59 concert at New York's prestigious Carnegie Hall, along with Muddy Waters, Memphis Slim, Mike and Pete Seeger and Alan Lomax
    May 12, 1960
    The San Diego school district demands "Gotta Travel On" author Pete Seeger agree to not make anti-government statements during a concert two days later. Seeger refuses to sign the agreement; a court rules the show must go on
    Mar 27, 1961
    "Gotta Travel On" songwriter Pete Seeger goes on trial in New York for contempt of Congress. His attorney argues his rights were violated during a 1956 investigation by the House Un-American Activities Committee
    Apr 3, 1961
    Folk figure Pete Seeger is sentenced in New York to 10 one-year prison terms for contempt of Congress, after a lengthy investigation into Communist activities. The conviction is overturned in 1962. Two years earlier, Seeger's "Gotta Travel On" became a country hit for Billy Grammer
    Sep 22, 1962
    Singer/songwriter Bob Dylan performs at Carnegie Hall in a concert organized by folk figure Pete Seeger. Dylan writes such country hits as "I'll Be Your Baby Tonight," "It Ain't Me, Babe," "To Make You Feel My Love" and "You Ain't Going Nowhere"
    Sep 14, 1963
    Hoping to end a boycott by major folk artists, ABC invites "Gotta Travel On" songwriter Pete Seeger to appear on "Hootenanny." When the network demands he sign an oath of loyalty to the U.S., he declines and the boycott continues
    Dec 29, 1963
    The Weavers deliver a farewell concert at Chicago's Orchestra Hall. The folk group's members--Fred Hellerman, Lee Hays, Pete Seeger and Ronnie Gilbert--wrote country hits "Kisses Sweeter Than Wine," "Gotta Travel On" and "I'm Just A Country Boy"
    Sep 10, 1965
    The Byrds record the Pete Seeger-written pop hit "Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is A Season)" in Los Angeles. The group includes future country hitmakers Roger McGuinn and Chris Hillman
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