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Hedy West

real name Hedwig Grace West

Cartersville, United States · 1938-04-06 – 2005-07-03

Hedy West is credited on 1,092 releases across 238 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1952–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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1,092

Credits

238

Albums

8

Decades active

130

In collections

Biography

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American folksinger, songwriter, & musician. Moving north to New York City to study music & drama in 1959, she observed & took an important part in the folk-revival taking place. She used a unique three-fingered 'claw-hammer' picking technique on her guitar & banjo playing.
Born: April 6, 1938, Cartersville, Georgia, U.S.A. Died: July 3, 2005.
Daughter of Don West.

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Credited work

1,092 releases · 238 albums · active 1952–2025

  • Performance · 1,116
  • Other credits · 28
  • Production · 1
  • Engineering · 1

Studios: Gold Star Studios · The Cannery, Nashville · Estudios EMI-Odeon, Barcelona · York-Pala

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