Thomas Griffin 'Tom' Winslow, African-American folk and country-blues singer, born 13 November 1940, a native of North Carolina; died 23 October 2010 in Albany, New York, following a stroke. After moving to upstate New York in the early 1960s he met Pete Seeger, became an original crew member and Sloop Singer of the Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, and studied guitar with Rev. Gary Davis. His 1969 Biograph album contains 'Hey Looka Yonder (It's the Clearwater)', regarded as the first environmental song by an African-American songwriter. He toured festivals and campuses nationally, performed with his family as The Winslows, and lived in New Baltimore, NY. [Source: Wikipedia / Clearwater.org obituary]
Thomas Griffin 'Tom' Winslow, African-American folk and country-blues singer, born 13 November 1940, a native of North Carolina; died 23 October 2010 in Albany, New York, following a stroke. After moving to upstate New York in the early 1960s he met Pete Seeger, became an original crew member and Sloop Singer of the Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, and studied guitar with Rev. Gary Davis. His 1969 Biograph album contains 'Hey Looka Yonder (It's the Clearwater)', regarded as the first environmental song by an African-American songwriter. He toured festivals and campuses nationally, performed with his family as The Winslows, and lived in New Baltimore, NY. [Source: Wikipedia / Clearwater.org obituary]