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Joseph Charles Hickerson (October 20, 1935 – August 17, 2025), known professionally as Joe Hickerson, was an American folk singer, song finder, and musicologist. He led the Archive of Folk Song at the Library of Congress from 1963 to 1998. == Background == Hickerson was born in Lake Forest, Illinois, on October 20, 1935, and grew up in New Haven, Connecticut. He graduated from Oberlin College with a B.S. in physics in 1957. While at Oberlin, he performed folk music... [more on Wikipedia]

As a songwriter, Joe Hickerson first charted in 1962 with Where Have All the Flowers Gone?.The artist placed 2 songs on the Billboard Hot 100.On US AC the artist achieved 1 Top‑10.