Tony Saletan, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Tony Saletan

American folk musician

Date of Birth: 29-Jun-1931

Place of Birth: New York City, New York, United States

Profession: composer, singer-songwriter

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Cancer


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About Tony Saletan

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  • "Tony" Saletan is an American folk singer and educator, who is responsible for the modern rediscovery of two of the genre's best-known songs, Michael Row the Boat Ashore and Kumbaya.
  • Born and raised in New York City, he attended the Walden School and received his bachelor's and master's degrees from Harvard University.
  • For a brief period during his childhood, Saletan's piano teacher was a young Leonard Bernstein.
  • He was involved as a teen in the Henry Wallace presidential campaign of 1948, in which original music in the folk style was important.
  • Saletan settled in the Boston area, where for several years he appeared on educational television (WGBH), taught music in the Newton, Massachusetts public schools and gave private guitar lessons.
  • He also became involved in folk dancing and calling of contra dances.
  • Saletan has often taught at Pinewoods Dance Camp in Plymouth, Massachusetts.
  • Later in life, Saletan moved to Tacoma, Washington.

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