Fred Hellerman, Last Living Member of Folk Group the Weavers, Dead at 89

Fred Hellerman, the last surviving member of the influential Fifties folk group the Weavers, died Thursday at his home in Weston, Connecticut. He was 89. Hellerman's son Caleb confirmed his father's death to the New York Times. No cause of death was provided.

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